Articles for Dodger Stadium

It cost $1.7 million to have the LAPD work — and wear Dodgers caps — at World Series parade
5 days, 18 hours ago

It cost $1.7 million to have the LAPD work — and wear Dodgers caps — at World Series parade

LA Times  

The response was much like that of a father when handed the bill for his daughter’s wedding reception. So, when the city of Los Angeles informed the Dodgers that its police and fire department services for the Nov. 1 parade to celebrate the World Series championship totaled $2,028,805.19, the team was only too happy to cut the check. The city …

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Can’t stop, won’t stop: Dodgers still reveling in World Series title afterglow
1 week, 3 days ago

Can’t stop, won’t stop: Dodgers still reveling in World Series title afterglow

LA Times  

The face of the franchise, Landon Knack is not — that distinction belongs to Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw — but the rookie pitcher has been as much, if not more, of a social media presence than his more famous teammates in the weeks since the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the …

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‘A Shohei economy’: How Shohei Ohtani’s first year transformed the Dodgers financially
2 weeks ago

‘A Shohei economy’: How Shohei Ohtani’s first year transformed the Dodgers financially

LA Times  

The announcements came like a metronome at the start of last season, a steady stream of almost weekly news releases from the Dodgers announcing one Japanese sponsorship deal after the next. And even before accounting for the staggering $680 million of deferrals Ohtani proposed in his contract — a structure that preserved the Dodgers’ payroll flexibility by paying him only …

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He’s Still Standing: How Elton John made honesty his best policy after years of shame
2 weeks, 1 day ago

He’s Still Standing: How Elton John made honesty his best policy after years of shame

The Independent  

It’s October 1975 and Elton John’s US tour is about to conclude with two sold-out nights at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles. These shows would go on to become a turning point in the pop star’s narrative, and nearly five decades later, a pivotal moment in his new Disney+ documentary, Elton John: Never Too Late. open image in gallery Elton John …

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Baseball teams and fans can whine, but Dodgers keep winning
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Baseball teams and fans can whine, but Dodgers keep winning

LA Times  

As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world. These Dodgers are intent on running it back, going even harder for an encore, sparing no expense in an attempt to become baseball’s first back-to-back …

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Signing of Blake Snell is Dodgers’ latest financial flex: ‘This is where you want to play’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Signing of Blake Snell is Dodgers’ latest financial flex: ‘This is where you want to play’

LA Times  

In the right-field Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, where dozens of media members gathered for yet another introductory news conference welcoming a star player to the organization, the Dodgers flexed their financial muscles with businesslike handshakes and celebratory smiles. “As we were getting together and talking about ways we could put ourselves in the best position to …

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No Juan Soto! Dodgers should focus on keeping World Series champs
1 month ago

No Juan Soto! Dodgers should focus on keeping World Series champs

LA Times  

So the Dodgers begin their title defense this week by flirting with baseball’s hottest available star. Dodger Teoscar Hernández hugs teammate Mookie Betts during the team’s World Series celebration on Nov. 1 at Dodger Stadium. He’s one of baseball’s best young players, he raked the Dodgers for a 1.084 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in the World Series, he was everything Aaron Judge …

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Linkin Park’s massive 2025 tour taps Queens of the Stone Age for Dodger Stadium show
1 month, 1 week ago

Linkin Park’s massive 2025 tour taps Queens of the Stone Age for Dodger Stadium show

LA Times  

Linkin Park — with its new lead singer Emily Armstrong, shown harmonizing with Mike Shinoda, and new album “From Zero” — is embarking on a world tour in January and will play a Dodger Stadium show with Queens of the Stone Age. Additional supporting acts include Queens of the Stone Age, who will make one appearance, Canadian heavy metal rock …

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The Sports Report: Matthew Stafford delivers a stunner for the Rams
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Sports Report: Matthew Stafford delivers a stunner for the Rams

LA Times  

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford does the iconic Michael Jordan shrug after throwing the game-winning touchdown in overtime against the Seahawks in Seattle Sunday. “That’s the nature of baseball.” Continue reading here MORE DODGERS L.A. toasts its World Series champion Dodgers: ‘The city needed this parade’ Clayton Kershaw revels in his first World Series parade, reveals additional injury Dodgers fans turn …

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Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani, and his dog, steal the show at victory parade
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani, and his dog, steal the show at victory parade

CNN  

CNN — The Los Angeles Dodgers enjoyed a party that was more than three decades in the making on Friday as they celebrated their World Series win over the New York Yankees with an open-top bus parade through downtown Los Angeles before a pep rally at Dodger Stadium. Congratulations, Los Angeles, thank you fans.” Hundreds of thousands of Dodgers fans …

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Shohei Ohtani's dog steals the show on Dodgers' World Series parade as he joins players in front of 100,000 fans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani's dog steals the show on Dodgers' World Series parade as he joins players in front of 100,000 fans

Daily Mail  

Shohei Ohtani did not come alone to his first World Series championship victory parade, bringing his dog, Decoy, on the team bus. The Los Angeles Dodgers' roster was stuck in traffic on the way to their own World Series victory parade, where 100,000 fans were waiting to celebrate their championship victory. Shohei Ohtani's dog, Decoy, made a grand appearance at …

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Photos: Dodgers celebrate World Series win with massive parade, Dodger Stadium event
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Photos: Dodgers celebrate World Series win with massive parade, Dodger Stadium event

LA Times  

Friday’s parade celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series championship brought an estimated 225,000 people to downtown Los Angeles, with fans lining the route early. Members of the Dodgers were transported atop double-decker buses through the parade route before heading over to a celebration at Dodger Stadium on Friday afternoon. Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw holds the World Series trophy. Mariachi singer Julian …

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Freddie Freeman is latest Dodgers World Series legend for the ages
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Freddie Freeman is latest Dodgers World Series legend for the ages

LA Times  

Freddie Freeman was welcomed on Friday to the rest of his life. “I’m glad I did because we got a championship now.” Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off grand slam against the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 25. “The whole postseason we kept going up to Freddie and saying, ‘Hey, we got you, we know you’re …

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‘Happy birthday, Fernando!’ Fans call for Valenzuela statue at Dodger Stadium
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Happy birthday, Fernando!’ Fans call for Valenzuela statue at Dodger Stadium

LA Times  

Fernando Valenzuela would have turned 64 on Friday. Coming from a small town in Mexico, Valenzuela helped expand the Dodgers’ fan base to include a large portion of L.A.’s Latino population decades after many members of that community were forced out of their homes in Chavez Ravine to clear the way for Dodger Stadium. “Fernando, popularly known as “El Toro”, …

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Dodgers fans turn to lucky jerseys, sweaters, rosaries and prayer to help team win the title
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers fans turn to lucky jerseys, sweaters, rosaries and prayer to help team win the title

LA Times  

Fans cheer for the Los Angeles Dodgers to celebrate their World Series win along 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2024. “I was wearing my lucky jersey and I knew we would come back.” Gonzales was one of several fans attending Friday’s victory parade who said they had patted shirts and jerseys, kissed rosaries and prayed during …

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Dodger Stadium vs. Yankee Stadium: Why L.A. beats N.Y. in a battle of architecture
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dodger Stadium vs. Yankee Stadium: Why L.A. beats N.Y. in a battle of architecture

LA Times  

Dodger Stadium, born in 1962 and now the third oldest park in baseball; and Yankee Stadium, rebuilt in 2009 and still evoking a storied era. Dodger Stadium, born in 1962 and now the third oldest park in baseball after Chicago’s Wrigley Field and Boston’s Fenway Park, is a jewel of a place that to this day captures the quirky, futuristic, …

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Rita Ora and Taika Waititi enjoy World Series double date with Jon Hamm and wife as celebs watch Yankees-Dodgers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi enjoy World Series double date with Jon Hamm and wife as celebs watch Yankees-Dodgers

Daily Mail  

Hollywood's finest turned out for the greatest show in Tinseltown Saturday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the World Series. New Zealand director Taika Waititi and wife Rita Ora enjoyed a Dodgers date night with actor Jon Hamm and his wife Anna Osceola. Taika Waititi, Rita Ora, actor Jon Hamm …

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Freddie Freeman Hits Historic Walk-Off Grand Slam In Thrilling Dodgers World Series Win
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Freddie Freeman Hits Historic Walk-Off Grand Slam In Thrilling Dodgers World Series Win

Huff Post  

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 25: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a walk-off grand slam during the tenth inning against the New York Yankees during Game One of the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series …

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Emotional moment Fernando Valenzuela's grieving family join Dodgers tribute ahead of World Series
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Emotional moment Fernando Valenzuela's grieving family join Dodgers tribute ahead of World Series

Daily Mail  

The Los Angeles Dodgers remembered late team legend, Fernando Valenzuela, ahead of their World Series battle against the New York Yankees Friday night. Valenzuela's mourning family gathered on the field following the team's introductions as the Dodgers paid tribute to their legend ahead of the World Series curtain raiser. Fernando Valenzuela's grieving family joined the Los Angeles Dodgers' tribute to …

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Dodgers fans pay tribute to beloved former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers fans pay tribute to beloved former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela

NPR  

Dodgers fans pay tribute to beloved former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela Fernando Valenzuela, one of the most beloved former pitchers of the Los Angeles Dodgers, died this week. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: First game of one of the most anticipated World Series in memory had an ending for the history books last night - a grand slam - to win the game …

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‘Every time I wear this, they win’: What 22 Dodger fans wore for the World Series
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Every time I wear this, they win’: What 22 Dodger fans wore for the World Series

LA Times  

The last time the Dodgers were in the World Series, it was in the thick of the pandemic. Oscar Alexander Rodriguez and Angelica Andrade Martinez pose in front of the Fernando Valenzuela memorial at Dodger Stadium before the first World Series game on Friday in Los Angeles. Lizette Duenas poses in front of the Fernando Valenzuela memorial at Dodger Stadium …

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How to avoid carmageddon as sports fans head to the World Series and other games Friday
1 month, 4 weeks ago

How to avoid carmageddon as sports fans head to the World Series and other games Friday

LA Times  

The four-level interchange where the 110 and 101 freeways meet is perpetually one of the most congested in Los Angeles. Los Angeles officials are preparing to host the trifecta of sporting events on Friday night as fans are expected to jam the 110 Freeway to get to Dodger Stadium, L.A. Memorial Coliseum and Crypto.com arena to cheer on their teams. …

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World Series brings brief ‘Carmageddon’ traffic for Dodger fans, but with time to get to seats
1 month, 4 weeks ago

World Series brings brief ‘Carmageddon’ traffic for Dodger fans, but with time to get to seats

LA Times  

Traffic turns on to Vin Scully Avenue toward Dodger Stadium ahead of Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 25. “We haven’t moved in five minutes.” Friday marked the start of the 120th World Series, and combined with a handful of other big events throughout the city, some were labeling the evening a “traffic nightmare.” Around downtown, in addition …

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The Dodgers, Lakers and USC all play at home Friday night. Is L.A. ready for the traffic?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The Dodgers, Lakers and USC all play at home Friday night. Is L.A. ready for the traffic?

New York Times  

What do Shohei Ohtani, Pink Floyd member David Gilmour, father-son duo LeBron James and Bronny James, USC’s white horse mascot Traveler, Garfield High School and Roosevelt High School all have in common? With five major venues with the capacity to host about 240,500 spectators, not to mention the stadium workers, team staff and anyone else working these events, there’s the …

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