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Orioles claim Michael Siani off waivers from Dodgers

The many travels of Michael Siani continued on Monday, with the outfielder claimed by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers from the Dodgers. He’ll start off with his new organization in Triple-A Norfolk. Siani was designated for assignment last Tuesday when the Dodgers traded for another defense-forward outfielder in Alek Thomas. In 29 games for Triple-A […]

Dodgers, Padres start NL West showdown

For the first time this season, the Dodgers and the Padres will meet in their fight for NL West supremacy. Currently, the two teams are separated by only a half game, with the Dodgers having one more win than the Padres with the same number of losses. The Padres have used the Dodgers’ struggles to […]

Dodgers pitcher count continues to rise

In the last eight days, three different pitchers made their Dodgers debut. On May 10, Wyatt Mills appeared in his first major league game since 2022, and pitched thrice more since. Charlie Barnes was called up Friday, pitched in two games in his two days, then was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday. Chayce McDermott closed […]

Dodgers Week 8: Shohei Ohtani rests, then shines in winning streak

The Dodgers last week lost Blake Snell to the injured list, with the left-hander set for surgery this Tuesday to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. This came after Tyler Glasnow was sidelined the week before with back spasms. Losses on the field mounted too, including Monday and Tuesday to the San Francisco Giants, […]

Zyhir Hope homers twice for Tulsa, OKC romps in Albuquerque

All four Dodgers minor league affiliates won on Saturday, with offense driving the show. Player of the day Zyhir Hope hit a pair of two-run home runs in Tulsa’s win, giving him three home runs over the last two days. It’s the third career two-homer game for Hope, who this week in MLB Pipeline’s updated […]

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Dodgers notes: Roki Sasaki, Eric Lauer, Ross Stripling

Roki Sasaki had his best MLB start to date on Sunday, issuing no walks and striking out eight in seven innings to beat the Angels in Anaheim, allowing just one run along the way. Sasaki has tinkered with his pitch mix this season, adding a faster version of his split-fingered fastball while also throwing a […]

National League West report: Feasting on American League

Last week saw to divisional matchups in the National League West, and NL West teams lost the two series against other NL teams outside the division. The San Diego Padres dropped two of three against the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Colorado Rockies lost two out of three against the Pittsburgh Pirates. But the division mostly […]

Every Dodgers pitcher used in 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers set a franchise record by using 40 different pitchers in 2024, then did it again in 2025. This was after using 39 pitchers in both 2021 and 2023. Here are all the pitchers who appeared in a game for the Dodgers in 2026, starting with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on opening day through […]

Roki Sasaki’s breakout performance helps Dodgers sweep Angels

The Dodgers did not forget how they fared against the Angels last year. This year, the Dodgers are returning the favor as they completed the sweep of the Angels on Sunday behind Roki Sasaki’s finest start at the big league level, taking the finale 10-1. The Dodgers once again took the first lead, as after […]

Dodgers on Deck: Monday, May 18 at Padres

It took more than a quarter into the season, but the Dodgers on Monday finally will play the San Diego Padres for the first of four series this season, this one a three-game affair between the top two teams in the National League West at Petco Park in San Diego. Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts the series […]

Dodgers trade for Eric Lauer

With Blake Snell having elbow surgery on Tuesday, Tyler Glasnow on the injured list with back spasms, and River Ryan only one start back from a minor league injured list stint, the Dodgers had five starting pitchers for their six-man rotation. So it makes perfect sense that they acquired left-hander Eric Lauer from the Toronto […]

Jack Dreyer on injured list, Dodgers call up Chayce McDermott & Paul Gervase

A bullpen refresh was inevitable heading into the Dodgers series finale against the Angels in Anaheim, after using eight pitchers to cover all nine innings on Friday. But there’s also another injury afoot, with Jack Dreyer placed on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder discomfort. The Dodgers called up both Chayce McDermott, who was […]

Alex Freeland homers twice, Ryder Ryan returns for Oklahoma City

All four Dodgers minor league affiliates won on Saturday. Player of the day Alex Freeland homered for a second straight day, and liked it so much he did it twice on Saturday. After Friday’s homer was hit from the right side, Freeland on Saturday homered twice while batting left-handed, and also singled. Freeland scored three […]

Blake Snell to undergo elbow surgery on Tuesday

Blake Snell’s return from injury lasted just six days as the left-hander was scratched from his scheduled start on Friday. It was revealed that Snell had loose bodies in his left elbow— the same issue with Edwin Díaz— and was placed on the 15-day IL. He will undergo elbow surgery on Tuesday, with Dr. Neal […]

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Dodgers walk all over Angels for 4th straight win

The sixth inning was the key to the Dodgers’ 15-2 win over the Angels on Saturday night. Justin Wrobleski the day after a bullpen game completed six innings for his sixth straight start, and the Dodgers broke open the game with five runs in the sixth inning against Halos ace José Soriano. After a four-game […]

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, May 17 at Angels

The Dodgers finish off their weekend series against the Angels on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, with Roki Sasaki on the mound for the series finale. This will be the first career game against the Angels for Sasaki. Grayson Rodriguez is expected to be activated from the injured list to make his Angels […]

Dodgers vs. Angels game II chat

After four losses in a row, the Dodgers try for their fourth win in a row on Saturday night in Orange County. The day-off carousel lands on Kyle Tucker for this one, with Alex Call starting in right field. Saturday game info

Dodgers try to keep offensive upswing against José Soriano

It’s hard to read too much into all of two games, but the Dodgers have scored 11 runs over their last two games, more than any three-game stretch of the previous six games. They’ve scored four, five, and six runs over the last three games, and you don’t need Disco Stu to see this is […]

Checking in with Dodgers relievers Will Klein, Wyatt Mills

With the Dodgers on a three-city road trip to Anaheim, San Diego, and Milwaukee, here are a few leftover tidbits from the last homestand at Dodger Stadium. Toast of the town First, I spoke with reliever Will Klein, who has kept his late-season surge and World Series heroics going in the early part of the […]

Max Muncy keeps hitting, Kiké Hernández feeling healthy

Max Muncy homered in Friday night’s Dodgers win in Anaheim, his team-leading 12th of the season. The third baseman is in his ninth season with Los Angeles and is hitting .275/.372/563 with a 162 wRC+ that ranks seventh in the National League and 2.2 fWAR that is third in the league. Ben Clemens wrote about […]

River Ryan returns from injured list for Oklahoma City

Friday in Albuquerque showcased a pair of players who may very well find themselves with the Dodgers within a few weeks. Player of the day River Ryan struck out four and allowed only one run on the moon at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, with four strikeouts. It was his first start since April 11, after […]

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Edwin Diaz implicated in cockfighting in Puerto Rico

On May 14, Josh Peter of USA Today broke the story that Edwin Diaz was allegedly involved in cockfighting in his native Puerto Rico. Mr. Peter’s report named Diaz, along with his brother, former Dodgers reliever Alexis Diaz, and top horse racing jockeys Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz, Jr., as participants in cockfighting in Puerto […]

Blake Snell has loose bodies in elbow, expected to miss a while

The Dodgers starting rotation was the most stable part of their team through the first quarter of the season, but the last week and a half has put a dent in the depth and figures to create some tests over at least the next few weeks. Blake Snell was placed on the injured list on […]