After seemingly over a year-plus of speculation about whether he’d come overseas, 23-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki is confirmed to be heading stateside via an announcement from his team the Chiba …
Read More »Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers’ legendary lefty, dies at age 63
Via The Dodgers announced on Tuesday night that Fernando Valenzuela died at the age of 63. The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. pic.twitter.com/MXeBlDzDWJ— Los …
Read More »Teoscar Hernandez wins the 2024 Home Run Derby, the first Dodger to do so
(Via @Dodgers) Teoscar Hernandez was the last entry into the 2024 Home Run Derby, announcing his participation during an in-game interview while in left field against the Phillies on ESPN. …
Read More »Ohtani, Smith, Freddie, Mookie, Teoscar, and Glasnow to represent Dodgers in 2024 All-Star Game … and maybe a ball boy?
While Shohei Ohtani was voted in to start the 2024 All-Star Game as the DH, the fate of the rest of the potential All-Stars on the Dodgers was left up …
Read More »Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, agrees to plead guilty to bank fraud & tax fraud
A bit under a month ago, authorities revealed that they’d be charging Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter and friend of current Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, with bank fraud and other crimes …
Read More »Ippei Mizuhara charged with bank fraud & stealing over $16 million from Shohei Ohtani
Late yesterday, multiple stories broke that federal authorities were due to charge Ippei Mizuhara for his alleged theft from Shohei Ohtani, whom Mizuhara was formerly the translator for. Earlier today, …
Read More »Shohei Ohtani’s ex-translator, Ippei Mizuhara, reportedly negotiating guilty plea regarding alleged theft
(Via @Dodgers) Shohei Ohtani‘s former long-time translator Ippei Mizuhara is negotiating a guilty plea with federal investigators stemming from the alleged theft perpetrated by him against Ohtani, according to a …
Read More »Shohei Ohtani says he’s never bet on sports, accuses Ippei Mizuhara of lying and theft
A few days ago, we were attempting to process the shocking and sudden mess involving Shohei Ohtani and his now-former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. We also weren’t left with much of …
Read More »Attempting to process the Ippei Mizuhara/Shohei Ohtani events
(Photo: Cody Bashore) You probably noticed that we haven’t covered this week’s breaking news at Dodgers Digest. This isn’t due to a lack of effort or an attempt to diminish …
Read More »Gavin Stone wins 5th starter role, some other roster moves, and the season debut is up next for Dodgers
The exhibition games in Korea have just been completed, with the Dodgers prevailing over the Kiwoom Heroes by a score of 14-3 yesterday and then over Korean National Team today …
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