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Welcome back, Tigers fans! The long winter is over and we have real baseball that counts for real stats on our screens and on our radio. The Tigers started the 2025 season against some of the hardest National League opponents in the game with the Dodgers. Today they did it again, squaring off against Nick […]
After opening day Thursday, there’s still pomp and circumstance to be had at Dodger Stadium, including before their Friday tilt against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the middle game of a three-game series. The Dodgers before the game will have their championship ring ceremony, which is expected to begin at 6:20 p.m., narrated by Anthony Anderson, and […]
LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, we get our first real look at what an already formidable Dodgers lineup looks with perennial All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker inserted near the top. We saw some of it in spring training, but due to the World Baseball Classic and some early slow-playing of others in camp, there were only […]
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers games will now be available to watch on FuboTV, thanks to a new carriage agreement with SportsNet LA that begins with the start of the 2026 season. Opening day for the Dodgers is exclusively televised by NBC Sports, with the first SportsNet LA telecast coming Friday with the second game of […]
The Dodgers second title defense begins in earnest tonight. From the Grand Tour of 2025, which spanned three countries, two continents, and took every last day of the season — and then some — to this new campaign, with a traditional length Spring Training. What a luxury. The Dodgers had the best record in the […]
The beginning of the MLB season is always a time of hope. Other than a couple select teams (RIP Rockies, White Sox, et al) there is at least a chance they’ll make the playoffs, and that gives us all something in common. Sure, there are some teams far more likely, others nearly guaranteed, but we […]
When the Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday evening, it’ll be their first-ever game on March 26. The Dodgers first played a regular season game in March in 1998, opening that year on March 31 against the Cardinals in St. Louis. Mark McGwire in the fifth inning off Ramón Martínez hit the first of […]
Diamondbacks News How to Watch the Diamondbacks on Opening DayThanks to MLB senseless splitting of games across so many platforms and services, here is a refresher on how Arizona fans can check out the Diamondbacks facing off against the Dodgers today. Unfortunately for D-backs fans who have subscribed to DBACKS.TV, the game will not be […]
Opening day is almost always fun, the official start to the season after several months of no baseball. This year the Dodgers start the year in a place they’ve never been before, coming off consecutive championships. No World Series are won on opening day, but it’s still a time of great memories, from the pomp […]
Shohei Ohtani has been a fixture at or near the top of MLB jersey sales for a number of years, and he heads the list entering 2026 as well. What’s new is that Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s legendary postseason and World Series performance vaulted him into the No. 2 spot in MLB. The Dodgers teammates are the […]
They might be the two best words in all of sports. “Opening Day” “One of my favorite memories of Opening Day from the Astros was in 1980 when my dad opened the home game in the Astrodome after signing the first million dollar contract. It was the Astros vs. the Dodgers and my dad hit […]
The Dodgers’ first game against the Diamondbacks on Thursday will be exclusively televised by NBC, with streaming on Peacock. Lead play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti will call the game, alongside analysts Orel Hershiser and Luis González. NBC Sports plans to use analysts from each team on their broadcast this season, both on Sunday Night Baseball, their […]
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Introduction In previous weeks we looked at the offseason moves of the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants. Today we’ll wrap up our tour of the NL West with a review of the Arizona Diamondbacks offseason, along with my predictions for the 2026 season. 2025 Season Overview/Recap The […]
The Dodgers have won the last two World Series and are heavy favorites to return to the playoffs yet again. As the Dodgers try to become the first MLB team in 28 years to win three championships in a row, all of the authors at True Blue LA look ahead to the 2026 season, on […]
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Wednesday finalized their opening day roster, setting the 13 pitchers, 12 position players and one unicorn for the start of the season. It’s the first time on an opening day roster for Will Klein, and Edgardo Henriquez, and the second time for Justin Wrobleski, who was active for the […]
The Dodgers on Tuesday signed relief pitcher Jake Cousins to a major league contract. He was non-tendered by the New York Yankees in November. Cousins did not pitch in the majors in 2025, and was limited to only two games in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before undergoing Tommy John surgery in June. Given that timing, it’s unlikely […]
LOS ANGELES — In finalizing their 2026 opening day roster on Thursday, seven Dodgers were placed on the injured list, bringing the total to eight such players sidelined to begin the season. Pitchers Blake Snell, Gavin Stone, Brusdar Graterol, Brock Stewart, Landon Knack, and Jake Cousins were all placed on the 15-day injured list. Infielder/outfielder […]
While the Dodgers are striving to be the last team standing for the third season in a row, they aren’t alone in their quest to be the best for a long stretch of time. Shohei Ohtani won National League MVP in each of his first two years with the Dodgers, the only player in franchise […]
The National League West sent two teams to the postseason in each of the previous six years. The San Diego Padres accounted for four of those, with the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks making it once each since 2020. This year, the Dodgers are in excellent shape to make the postseason for a 14th […]
Over a career spanning 12 seasons, Miguel Rojas has gone from an overlooked bench player in 2014 to hitting one of, if not, the most important home runs in Dodgers history. Rojas’ legacy as a Dodger icon is now cemented, his ninth inning home run against Jeff Hoffman in Game 7 will be remembered for […]
The Dodgers failed to score a run in the final game of the Freeway Series against the Angels on Tuesday night, but Ohtani’s 11-strikeout performance provided reassurance that he is ready for regular season work out of the Dodgers rotation. On the eve of MLB opening day, the Dodgers started the first frame strong with […]
The Dodgers conclude their 2026 spring training against the Angels at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday evening, wrapping up the Freeway Series as the final tune-up before Opening Day. Shohei Ohtani makes his second start of spring training. Jack Kochanowicz takes the ball for the Angels. Tuesday game info
After 32 exhibition games over the last five and a half weeks, things get real on Thursday for the Dodgers, who host the Arizona Diamondbacks on opening day at Dodger Stadium. Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for the second straight opening day for the Dodgers. He joins Sandy Koufax as the only Dodgers to throw the final […]
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers opening day roster has been finalized, if not yet officially announced, since Sunday when Alex Freeland beat out Hyeseong Kim for a platoon role at second base. Antoine Kelly and Chris Campos were the last two non-roster pitchers remaining in camp, and made the trip to Southern California for the […]