Dodgers Digest Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Blog
The five Dodgers who made the All-Star team will be in town for the 2023 All-Star Game, when they’ll try to help the NL to their first victory since 2012. The results of this are meaningless, but honestly, over a decade of losing is sorta humiliating.
All-Star energy. pic.twitter.com/pa1wibGYdY
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 9, 2023
======
The lineups, including the three Dodger starters going one after the other.
The NL’s #AllStarGame starting lineup (Tuesday, 8 pm ET on @MLBONFOX):
— MLB (@MLB) July 10, 2023
Acuña Jr. RF
Freeman 1B
Betts CF
Martinez DH
Arenado 3B
Arraez 2B
Murphy C
Carroll LF
Arcia SS
Gallen P
The AL’s #AllStarGame starting lineup (Tuesday, 8 pm ET on @MLBONFOX):
— MLB (@MLB) July 10, 2023
Semien 2B
Ohtani DH
Arozarena LF
Seager SS
Díaz 1B
García RF
Hays CF
Jung 3B
Heim C
Cole P
——
Of course other stuff has been happening besides the MLB Draft, but we didn’t cover it much because there wasn’t much notable.
Dalton Rushing played in the 2023 Futures Game … sorta.
Dalton Rushing, C (No. 4/MLB No. 50): Rushing is known for his ability to get on base, particularly by getting hit by pitches. That’s exactly what happened in his lone plate appearance during the Futures Game — the left-handed-hitting 22-year-old catcher was plunked by a pitch in the sixth inning before scoring from first on Marlins prospect Nasim Nuñez’s bases-clearing double.
Then again, this was probably more valuable than anything he could’ve shown in that game.
“He goes I got a curveball… then he throws a heater. And I was like oh FUCK” pic.twitter.com/h59mCYElEn
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) July 9, 2023
Additionally, Mookie Betts was somehow the third seed against Vladimir Guerrero Jr.‘s sixth seed in the 2023 Home Run Derby.
That match-up went about as … well, Mookie himself expected.
“I think my chances are pretty low.” ?
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 10, 2023
Mookie Betts was brutally honest about his #HRDerby odds. pic.twitter.com/vCSJJQLa5C
#Dodgers Mookie Betts was asked why he didn't call a timeout during his round: "It wouldn't have helped," he laughed.
— Juan Toribio (@juanctoribio) July 11, 2023
The tradition of Dodgers shitting themselves in the HR Derby is back, baby.
Vladdy moves on to the #HRDerby semifinals with ease. ? pic.twitter.com/emtjFh0Z4i
— MLB (@MLB) July 11, 2023
At least he lost to the eventual winner?
——
As far as other stuff going on, at least hating Rob Manfred is the one universal joy that baseball fans have.
Rob Manfred booed to begin the #MLBDraft in Seattle. ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/PkIKUsBnsZ
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 9, 2023
Welcome home, @BriceMatthews5! pic.twitter.com/cvn0SeSlg4
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 10, 2023
We also got some #Content.
Which teammate would the guys live with and not want to live with? Let's find out. ? pic.twitter.com/cIWNHkIGT5
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 11, 2023
Biggest pet peeve? Let's hear 'em. pic.twitter.com/YOhb4N3Gmx
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 11, 2023
======
Go NL?
Go Dodgers on the NL at least.
