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Dodgers' 3 MVPs live up to the hype in home opener

@juanctoribio
March 28, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- From the moment the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani this offseason, manager Dave Roberts couldn’t wait to fill out a lineup card that was going to include three former Most Valuable Players. In the two games against the Padres in Seoul, South Korea, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and

Dodgers announce roster for home opener

@juanctoribio
March 28, 2024

The regular season is already underway for the Dodgers after splitting two games against the Padres in the Seoul Series, but with the home opener against the Cardinals on Thursday, there's another opportunity to name an Opening Day roster. Here is that 26-man crew:

Here's every ranked prospect on '24 Opening Day rosters

@thevandalorian and @alyssam_gomez and @jesus_cano88
March 28, 2024

Opening Day is finally here! MLB's brightest stars back in action, and its future stars are ready to take the league by storm.

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Will Smith, Dodgers agree to 10-year extension

@juanctoribio
March 27, 2024

LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers have a core in place, one they believe will lead them to multiple championships over the next decade. On Wednesday, they made sure star catcher Will Smith plays an integral part in that pursuit. Smith and the Dodgers agreed to a 10-year, $140 million extension,

What needs to go right for each team this season

March 28, 2024

Whether for players or teams, it’s hard to have a good season without a few things going right. And those things can take many shapes and forms over the course of 162 games: the right location on a fastball at just the right moment, a friendly hop here, a well-timed

The great unknown for every team in 2024

@Theo_DeRosa
March 26, 2024

So much can go right -- or wrong -- over the course of a 162-game season. Not even MLB's best teams can predict exactly how their 2024 campaign is going to play out, leaving the door open for what can be a frightening concept: the great unknown. Injury concerns, player

Injuries & Moves: Heyward scratched with low back tightness

March 26, 2024

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Father and son: Karros makes Dad proud with strong showing

@bmags94
March 27, 2024

There are few things more synonymous with baseball than the relationships between fathers and sons. Heck, that’s basically the entire plot of the famed baseball movie "Field of Dreams." As Jared Karros took the mound for the Dodgers on Tuesday at Angel Stadium, his father Eric -- a former Dodger

Triple-A prospects to watch -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 27, 2024

What's better than one Opening Day this week? Two Opening Days! Nearly all 30 Major League clubs will take the field Thursday (weather permitting) in what will be the first game action for everyone but the Dodgers and Padres, who split two contests in Seoul last week. The next day,

Looking to add depth to rotation, Paxton caps solid spring

@bmags94
March 27, 2024

ANAHEIM -- At long last, the Dodgers have made it to one of their most anticipated seasons in franchise history. It’s been a whirlwind of a month for a Dodgers team that went 14-7 in Cactus League play, while also splitting a two-game regular-season set against the Padres in the

One must-visit Minor League ballpark from every farm system

@BensBiz and @JoshJacksonMiLB
March 26, 2024

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. Picking favorites is a fool's errand, but,

Ohtani says he never bet on sports, had no knowledge of Mizuhara's gambling

@juanctoribio
March 25, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani sat back in his seat inside the press conference room at Dodger Stadium. He adjusted his cap and opened a folder that consisted of some of the points he wanted to make sure he relayed. For the first time since Major League Baseball announced an

Yamamoto among Rookie of the Year contenders

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 26, 2024

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The most important thing we learned from each team this spring

March 25, 2024

It's that time of year when every player is just itching to get the season underway. After six weeks of spring camp and nearly a month's worth of exhibition games, everyone is filled with anticipation for the start of the regular season. But ahead of Opening Day on Thursday, let's

Here's where every Top 100 prospect is expected to start the 2024 season

@brendan_samson
March 28, 2024

The past week has been filled with exciting announcements identifying which young stars will take the next step in their careers. From Texas manager Bruce Bochy delivering the good news to Wyatt Langford to Pittsburgh skipper Derek Shelton messing with Jared Jones about inning limits, a total of 16 Top

Miller moved up in Dodgers' rotation: 'I'm ready to go'

@SarahWexler32
March 24, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- When the Dodgers resume their regular season, their rotation is going to line up slightly differently than it did in the Seoul Series. Tyler Glasnow, L.A.’s Opening Day starter, will get the ball Thursday for the first of a four-game set against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium.

High-A Great Lakes hits the high seas with fun Pontooners alternate identity

@JoeTrezz
March 25, 2024

Minor League Baseball is all about fun, and that extends to team logos and on-field caps. A few MiLB clubs have rebranded or revealed new looks for their primary uniforms. Many, in keeping with the freewheeling spirit of the Minors, will be adopting creative alter-ego identities at various points throughout

Each team's projected Opening Day lineup

March 27, 2024

We're just days away from Opening Day, and amid the buzz and anticipation of a new season beginning, managers around the game will be making out their first lineup cards of the new campaign. Who will get the nod to start in each club's season opener? Here's a look at

The 2024 award winners will be ... 

@MannyOnMLB
March 24, 2024

As we gear up for Opening Day, excitement is in the air. Also in the air this time of year? Predictions for the season ahead. We asked 88 MLB.com staff members to predict each league’s winners of the four Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards in 2024: Most Valuable Player,

3 takeaways from Dodgers' season-opening set

@juanctoribio
March 22, 2024

This story was excerpted from Juan Toribio's Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Who is MLB's best player? Let's ask the players themselves

March 23, 2024

During Spring Training, MLB.com beat writers surveyed their clubhouses, asking players for their opinions on a range of topics. Well over 100 players participated, in exchange for anonymity. In the leadup to Opening Day, MLB.com is publishing a series of stories based on the results of that survey. Today’s topic:

1 fact about every team to make you sound smart

@SlangsOnSports
March 24, 2024

It’s almost Opening Day, with the excitement and promise of a new season radiating throughout the sport and beyond. It’s time to consume baseball in every form possible, including, of course, talking baseball. Whether it’s water-cooler chats, Slacks from the home office, family dinners or group chats, you’re going to

50 years ago, Tommy John changed baseball history

@ladsonbill24
March 22, 2024

It was July 17, 1974. Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles left-hander Tommy John was having a dream season, leading the National League with 13 victories while the team was in first place in the NL West. The Dodgers were facing the Expos, and John had started the third inning by allowing