Matt Olson at Dodger Stadium. (By: Stacie Wheeler) LOS ANGELES — Matt Olson hit his 44th home run of the season for the Braves against Bobby Miller and the Dodgers, …
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers did not name a designated closer going into the 2023 season, but they had been quietly developing one of the league’s best relievers in Evan …
Read More »Q&A with author Brad Balukjian about ‘The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife’
Photo: Stacie Wheeler Do you remember that excitement of opening a new pack of baseball cards? The waxy outer packaging is the gift wrap. The stale – even new it …
Read More »David Price gets goose bumps talking about Jackie Robinson Day, then strikes out 7
David Price (Photo: Stacie Wheeler) PHOENIX, Ariz. — David Price bounced back from his shaky Spring Training debut, striking out seven of 10 batters in three no-hit innings of dominant and efficient …
Read More »Gavin Lux considers the Dodgers’ reluctance to trade him a ‘confidence booster’
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — It was a whirlwind of a week for Gavin Lux, the Dodgers No. 11 ranked prospect (No. 8 on Dustin’s revised Midseason Top 30 list). The 20-year old …
Read More »Q&A with author Michael Schiavone about ‘The Dodgers: 60 Years in Los Angeles’
Sixty years ago, the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles bringing Major League baseball to the West Coast. Chavez Ravine was yet to be carved out as the Dodgers’ permanent …
Read More »A healthy and effective JT Chargois is an intriguing bullpen option
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Justin Turner‘s wrist injury cast a shadow over an otherwise positive 3-1 win against the Oakland Athletics on a cool Monday night at Camelback Ranch. The Dodgers’ …
Read More »‘For it’s one … two …’: Dodger pitchers and 2-strike counts
Note: This piece appears in this home stand’s edition of Dodger Insider magazine, and is being reposted here with permission, special thanks to Jon Weisman. See www.dodgers.com/insider for more official team …
Read More »First-round draft pick Will Smith quickly moving up Dodgers’ system
Will Smith has quickly moved up the Dodgers’ minor league system since they selected him in the supplemental first round (No. 32 overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft with the compensatory pick …
Read More »Jharel Cotton ‘excited’ to be selected for Futures Game
Jharel Cotton and Willie Calhoun are representing the Dodgers in the Futures Game later today. Both are having strong seasons at their respective levels of the minor leagues. Calhoun is doing …
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