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Shohei Ohtani stands alone in spotlight amid gambling scandal

SHOHEI OHTANI WALKED from the left-field corner to the right-field corner of Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon to have a festive conversation with a group of his old Angels teammates, and the news of it was that he did it alone. Before Ippei Mizuhara was fired last week and accused Monday by Ohtani of stealing […]

Dodgers call up strikeout rate leader Kyle Hurt

The Los Angeles Dodgers have called up right-hander Kyle Hurt, the minor league leader in strikeout rate, to bolster their bullpen as the postseason nears, it was announced Tuesday. Hurt, 25, has 145 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this season and mixes a high-90s fastball with three other swing-and-miss pitches. He […]

Ronald Acuña Jr. again goes deep against Dodgers in Braves’ 90th win

More Teams. More Games. Ronald Acuna Jr. hits this home run 121.2 MPH off the bat to give the Braves a 1-0 lead. (0:30) LOS ANGELES — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for the third straight night at Dodger Stadium and Orlando Arcia hit a three-run shot in the 10th inning that sent the streaking Atlanta […]

Dodgers’ Daniel Hudson returns to IL after spraining right MCL

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed veteran right-hander Daniel Hudson on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a sprained MCL in his right knee. Hudson injured the knee while recording the save in Wednesday night’s 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that Hudson was hurt on the next-to-last […]

Dodgers routed by Giants in worst home shutout loss since 1898

LOS ANGELES — J.D. Davis took batting practice five hours ahead of game time, landing balls in the center field net. He did it again when it counted. LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer, Davis added a pinch-hit grand slam, and the San Francisco Giants routed the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers 15-0 on Saturday […]

Padres eliminate Dodgers, advance to NLCS for 1st time since 1998

SAN DIEGO — Nights like these, when the weekend arrives and the Dodgers are in town, don’t often feel like a home-field advantage for the Padres. So many Dodgers fans make the 125-mile drive south that Petco Park is often called “Dodger Stadium South” when the two teams match up. But that wasn’t the case […]

Dodgers leave RHP Craig Kimbrel off NLDS roster vs. Padres

LOS ANGELES — Craig Kimbrel, an eight-time All-Star with 394 career saves, was left off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ initial postseason roster on Tuesday, a somewhat expected outcome given his season-long struggles in the ninth inning. The Dodgers are expected to go with a closer-by-committee this month, beginning with a National League Division Series matchup […]

MLB division series: Highlights, live updates and takeaways from a wild Day 1

We’re down to eight teams in the 2022 postseason after four were eliminated this past weekend in MLB’s first-ever wild-card series weekend. Now it’s on to the league division series: four series, best-of-five, first team to win three advances. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the defending champion Atlanta Braves in the first game of the division […]

2022 MLB playoffs: Our predictions from the wild-card games through the World Series

The 2022 MLB playoffs begin Friday afternoon, debuting a new format with 12 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The Dodgers — who enter October with MLB’s best record and a franchise record number of wins — look to add another title to prove their 2020 championship was no fluke. Meanwhile, the […]

Freddie Freeman delivers Los Angeles Dodgers franchise-record 107th win

SAN DIEGO — Freddie Freeman singled in Mookie Betts with one out in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Wednesday night in the second straight extra-inning game between the rivals, with L.A. setting the franchise season record with its 107th victory. “That’s a lot of wins, […]

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