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It took two whole seasons for Shohei Ohtani to open the season in the starting rotation, and he showed on Tuesday that he is up for the challenge to post a fully healthy two-way season. Ohtani only went 1-3 with a pair of walks at the plate against the Cleveland Guardians in the Dodgers 4-1 […]
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hasn’t hit much yet this season, but Tuesday night was a reminder that the four-time MVP is also an excellent pitcher. The Dodgers needed his arm to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in the middle game of their interleague series at a damp Dodger Stadium that was much closer than […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be the first Dodgers pitcher to make a second start in 2026, finishing off the six-game homestand on Wednesday evening against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium. Yamamoto will be on five days rest after earning the win on opening day with six strikeouts in six innings, allowing only two runs to […]
Shohei Ohtani has his first two-way day of 2026. Tuesday game info
The Great Lakes Loons, the Dodgers’ High-A affiliate in the Midwest League, unveiled their 2026 opening day roster on Tuesday, which among other things highlighted the strength and depth of outfield prospects in the system. Josue De Paula and Zyhir Hope, both consensus top-100 prospects, plus centerfielder Kendall George, who stole 100 bases last season, […]
The middle game of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ series against the Cleveland Guardians will be the first pitching start for Shohei Ohtani, who coincidentally is the second in a series of Japanese pitchers. Roki Sasaki pitched in Monday night’s game, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will pitch in Wednesday afternoon’s finale. Because of the World Baseball Classic, […]
Playing the Dodgers was a challenge. Despite the challenge, some statistics provide insights to the remainder of the season. The Positive Statistics. The Diamondbacks were up to the challenge of playing the Dodgers. They lost the last two games by only 1 run. In each of those games, the game-deciding run was scored in the […]
Talkin' Gaysball: The Dodgers needed a way to welcome new closer Edwin Díaz. So they invited Tatiana Tate to play his trumpet entrance live. The post Dodger Stadium’s new trumpeter has played with some of pop’s biggest gay icons appeared first on Outsports .
Gavin Stone resumed throwing this week, about four weeks after he was shut down in spring training with shoulder soreness. “I would say he’s pre-spring training, or right at the beginning,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters at Dodger Stadium on Monday, which suggests a build-up period of likely four to five weeks before he […]
Yesterday, The Athletic published their yearly survey of MLB fandoms and where they are on the “Hope-o-meter.” (Gift link here.) The Colorado Rockies finished 27th, ahead of the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins. Some 25.3% of fans said they felt “optimistic.” (Surprising no one, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are 99.7% optimistic.) Here’s […]
Looking to keep their undefeated season alive, the Dodgers couldn’t get anything going until the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians as the offense fell mostly silent in a 4-2 defeat. Roki Sasaki made his first big league start since May of last year, looking to turn the page after a rough spring training where […]
The Dodgers are back after Sunday’s off day as they open up a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians at home on Monday. Roki Sasaki makes his season debut against left-hander Parker Messick. MONDAY GAME INFO
The middle game of the Dodgers’ game against the Guardians on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium features the 2026 pitching debut of Shohei Ohtani at Dodger Stadium. This is expected to be a full two-way season for Ohtani, who had his second Tommy John surgery in 2023, did not pitch in 2024, and last year […]
Going out of their way to provide Roki Sasaki with the opportunity to find himself as a starting pitcher, the Dodgers offer him a spot in the Opening Day rotation. The reigning champs do that even if his spring training showing did little to lower the volume on those concerns. Part of why that’s feasible […]
As if the Dodgers were trying to successfully distract me from working on the third of three planned essays I have for the revival of the “It’s Not My Money(ball)” series, word began circulating that the Dodgers had released a refillable Shohei Ohtani souvenir soda that was originally $75 before tax, and only good for […]
The Dodgers have a new Class-A affiliate in the California League this season. After 15 years linked with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 2026 is the inaugural season for the Ontario Tower Buzzers. Ontario’s first roster is headlined by shortstop Emil Morales, who was named to top-100 prospect lists this offseason by Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, ESPN, […]
A total of 20 Dodgers minor league games will be televised on SportsNet LA this season. That includes 12 games of the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets and eight games of the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, with all of these games coinciding with either a Dodgers off day or a major league game exclusively on national television. […]
The Dodgers complete their homestand on Wednesday night with the finale of a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium. After a pair of 7:10 p.m. start times, the Wednesday game has the odd start time of 5:20 p.m. The Guardians are flying home after Wednesday’s game to a Thursday off day, before […]
Sal Stewart hit 5 homers for the Cincinnati Reds once called upon for the stretch run of the 2025 season, and he backed it up with a pair of hits (and 4 RBI) in Cincinnati’s brief postseason play against the Los Angeles Dodgers. People saw him. People became aware of him. The brash rookie in […]
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The Dodgers had pregame ceremonies before each of their first three games of the season, and even trailed 2-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks in each game. But they managed to win all three, earning a sweep to open 2026. Batter of the week Will Smith caught all three games of the opening weekend, including talking […]
Team news [SI] What D-backs Brutal Dodger Stadium Sweep Told Us — And What it Didn’t – Surprisingly enough, the D-backs’ bullpen has not been as poor as one might think. Outside of the blowup inning by Taylor Clarke in game one, the D-backs relief corps gave up three runs in 10 innings — certainly […]
James Tibbs III capped an incredible debut series in Triple-A with two home runs and a double, driving in five runs in the Oklahoma City Comets’ second straight romp, 13-4 over the Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies). Coming off a strong first spring training with the Dodgers, Tibbs on Sunday hit a solo home run in the […]
Here’s a smorgasbord of leftover Dodgers stories from the weekend. The Dodgers’ hype video for the season last week embraced their status as the bad guys of MLB. Bill Plunkett at the Orange County Register talked to some players about that perception of the team. Alex Vesia talked in detail to Jack Harris of The […]
Editor’s note: We had some overnight internet issues, so we’re doing the shorter weekend format today. Thanks for understanding! Major League Baseball’s Opening Day weekend series have all come to an end, and the Yankees were one of just five teams to kick off the season with a sweep, joining the Blue Jays (sure), Dodgers […]