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MLB Power Rankings Week 3: Braves, Dodgers battle for top spot
In what could be a season-long battle, the Braves and Dodgers were once again vying for our top spot in this week’s Power Rankings, with Atlanta just barely edging out Los Angeles. Another team might soon be in that mix, as the Yankees have the most wins in the majors at 13. The Astros — […]
Continue readingDodgers put righty Bobby Miller on IL due to shoulder injury
Miller, 25, is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts during his second major league season. He has struck out 18 batters and walked six in 11 2/3 innings. Miller hasn’t been recovering well from his last couple of starts, manager Dave Roberts said after Saturday night’s rain-delayed 5-2 victory over the San Diego […]
Continue reading2024 MLB predictions: Playoffs, World Series, MVPs and more
Opening Day is tomorrow, so you know what that means — it’s time for season predictions! There are lots of questions going into the 2024 season: What does Year 3 of MLB’s expanded playoffs have to offer? Will we continue to see top teams knocked out early? And is this the year your favorite team […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Cincinnati lineup gets closer to clarity
The perceived odd offseason signing of 3B/1B Jeimer Candelario makes a bit more sense now, as he can start at third base and not worry about playing time, with 1B/DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the other side of the diamond and the duo of SS/2B Matt McLain and SS/3B Elly De La Cruz featured up the […]
Continue readingSources: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers reach agreement
Kershaw, who turns 36 in March, will take his physical at the Dodgers’ spring training complex in Glendale, Arizona, within the next day or two, a source told ESPN. The Athletic reported that he will sign a one-year contract that includes a player option for 2025, creating the possibility that he could pitch in the […]
Continue readingDodgers’ Clayton Kershaw happy with offseason decisions, eyes July return
“I’d really never made a big decision in my life,” Kershaw said. “I got drafted by the Dodgers, married the same girl from high school. I didn’t really have many decisions to make along the way. This was kind of the first offseason that I had some choices to make, and it wasn’t easy. But […]
Continue readingMatt Kemp suffers knee bruise
Kemp ran into the wall trying to track down a triple by Josh Rutledge. The ball bounced off the wall just before Kemp turned into the padding while running full speed and fell backward onto the warning track. He stayed down for several minutes as team trainers checked him over. He got up, took a […]
Continue readingWay-too-early 2024 MLB power rankings
Now that the Fall Classic is over, it’s time to turn our attention to 2024 — and we’re kicking that off with some way-WAY-too-early power rankings. Where do Texas and Arizona rank after their exhilarating World Series runs? Were the Braves and Dodgers hurt by their division-round knockouts? And where did the Orioles and Astros […]
Continue readingWhy the Dodgers’ playoffs pitching blueprint won’t change
LOS ANGELES — The circumstances yearned for reassessment, but Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t entertain it. Clayton Kershaw had put together the worst start of his illustrious career, on the heels of a two-month stretch in which he was clearly limited by a balky left shoulder, but Roberts didn’t deviate from his plan. […]
Continue readingDodgers’ Clayton Kershaw pulled from playoff start after allowing 6 runs in 1st inning
More Teams. More Games. Gabriel Moreno‘s home run piles it on the Dodgers in the top of the first as Clayton Kershaw exits early. (0:36) LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw‘s Saturday start against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks lasted eight batters and less than one inning. By the time he exited, with a 6-0 deficit and […]
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