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2026 NLDS: Blake Snell is a man on a mission
The left-hander gets better and better as the scene shifts to fall Blake Snell takes the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 23 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Megan Garcia If there’s a game this season that’s telling about what Blake Snell expects of himself, it was his Sept. 4 outing against the Washington Nationals. Snell threw six shutout innings that night against a team that ranked among the best offenses in Major League Baseball at th...
2026 NLDS: Teoscar Hernández breaks the ice in sizzling victory over Braves
Teoscar Hernández’s two-run home run in the fourth inning opened the scoring in the Dodgers’ 5–3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill While a journey to a championship may feel like an October marathon, the first step usually sets the tone, especially at home. A 5–3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday let the Do...
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal sets the tone for the Dodgers in Game 1
Tarik Skubal allowed one run across six innings in his first postseason outing for the Dodgers on Saturday. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey It took Tarik Skubal six innings to set the right tone to start Dodgers’ postseason run. And when it went sideways in the later innings, the newly minted Dodger exemplified his trademark grit to maintain a winning trajectory on Saturday and beyond. Skubal was outstanding in his Dodger postseason debut in their 5–3 win over the Atlanta...
2026 NLDS: Kyle Tucker begins his October story
Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 with a home run on Saturday. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne He watched from the batter’s box. Gave a backward bat flip. He cracked a smile rounding third base. And he gave an emphatic high-five to Teoscar Hernández. Who is this guy? It’s Kyle Tucker. The guy the Dodgers were getting when they signed him to one of the offseason’s most ground-shaking moves. The earth shook at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. This, after Tucker’s two-run home run in ...
2026 Postseason: The Dodgers’ key to a three-peat? Not thinking about it
Dave Roberts has led the Dodgers to the postseason in each of his 11 years as Dodger manager. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey From the moment the Dodgers paraded around Los Angeles as back-to-back champions last November, the talk of a three-peat became a constant. It has continued to grow as the team put together another stellar campaign in 2026, possibly hinting at another successful run. But ask almost any Dodger player and it’ll be clear that they aren’t thinking about tha...
2026 NLDS: Rookie Josue De Paula gets a bigger stage
Rookie Josue De Paula, who was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to Los Angeles on Sept. 11, was added to the Dodgers’ National League Division Series roster against the Atlanta Braves. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill While “11” might be the magic number for the veterans in the Dodger clubhouse on the eve of the postseason — the number of victories needed for a championship — it also carries a unique meaning for Josue De Paula. With 11 Major League games under his belt followi...
2026 NLDS: Dodgers look to flip regular season script on the Braves
Will Smith tags out Michael Harris II at the plate during the Dodgers vs. Braves game on May 8 at UNIQLO FIeld at Dodger Stadium. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Megan Garcia and Senji Torrey After five days off in Los Angeles, where the Dodgers rested, prepared and awaited their first opponent of the postseason, it’s finally time to get to business. And for the fourth time in nine years, it’ll be the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves going head-to-head. This is the first time they meet in t...
De Paula and Zazueta cap big year for Dodger Minor Leagues
Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 with two runs scored against the Giants on Sept. 19 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Kate Foultz/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Cary Osborne and Megan Garcia It’s become routine to say that the Dodger player development system had a special season. But it might be hard to pick a season — among recent ones — with more achievements than 2026. Every Dodger Minor League team from Single-A up reached the postseason. And then there are the individual achievements — including ...
2026 Postseason: The environment has changed for the Dodgers
Max Muncy watches his home run in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series on Nov. 1, 2025. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Megan Garcia It’s just…different. “In the playoffs, everything is back to zero. It’s a new season and a new opportunity,” says 2025 World Series hero Miguel Rojas. The six-month grind is now over. The hopefulness of April is over. The dog days of August are in the rearview. The first finish line in September has been crossed. The Dodgers have reached the postseason for a Major...
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal’s plan for Game 1 — be him
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal’s plan for Game 1 — be him Tarik Skubal will start Saturday’s NLDS Game 1 for the Dodgers. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne If you don’t feel nervous, you don’t feel alive. Tarik Skubal, a Dodger for two months, will take the mound in 100-degree weather to start Game 1 of the 2026 National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, and he admits he’ll have some nerves. “But I get nervous for every game,” he said. Imagine how the batters in t...
2026 NLDS: Shohei Ohtani expresses confidence going into postseason
Shohei Ohtani took outdoor batting practice on Tuesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey While five days off can be unusual for a team that plays nearly every day for six months straight, it provided Shohei Ohtani the vital time to rest and reset in preparation for the postseason trek ahead. “It feels really good overall,” said Ohtani, who battled bicep and knee ailments late in the regular season. “I do feel like my swing is in a better place. It feels smooth. Just little twea...
2026 Postseason: Fourtune
A quartet of Dodger starting pitchers leads the treasure hunt (Clockwise from the top) Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell make up one of the most formidable postseason starting rotations in history. (Matt Mesa/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne As manager Dave Roberts held a bottle of champagne in the visitors’ clubhouse at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park on Sept. 17, he delivered a message to his National League West champion Dodger team before they popped...
2026 Postseason: Miggy Ro’s last dance
Veteran infielder Miguel Rojas announced earlier this year that 2026 would be his final season as a player. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill During a two-decade journey in professional baseball now approaching its twilight, Miguel Rojas embraced the role of mentoring younger teammates, the quality he hopes to use one day as a Major League manager. But one player slipped through the cracks, unable to seek the wisdom of a future World Series hero and a three-time winner of the D...
How the Dodgers used ABS in its debut season
Max Muncy challenges a strike call on Aug. 13 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey The automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system is rounding out its first season in the big leagues, and the Dodgers have been frequent beneficiaries of the second look. So how did the Dodgers utilize ABS in the regular season, and perhaps more importantly, what did these challenges amount to? Well, they may have nudged the scale just enough for a few mo...
2026 Postseason: Part of Freddie Freeman’s fix-it plan — go back to 2024
2026 Postseason: Part of Freddie Freeman’s fix-it plan — go back to 2024 Freddie Freeman (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne In 2024, Freddie Freeman was in a really bad place physically going into the postseason. His severely damaged ankle was one of the Dodgers’ biggest concerns. And yet, he ended up becoming one of the biggest heroes in World Series history. This time around, a bothersome right knee plagued him in September. “A couple of Octobers ago was probably 100 times wors...
Another Dodger team that has helped power the championship era
(From left to right) Travis Smith, Eric Yavarone and Brandon McDaniel have been integral in keeping Dodger players on the field throughout the season and postseason. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey When a position player first joins the Dodgers, there’s something they must learn before their first at-bat with the team: The hip-lock hit celebration. They raise their arms above their head, bend their left knee and contort their body to the left. Of course, players have adde...
2026 Postseason: Four Dodgers changed their seasons late; now head into the postseason with momentum
Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández were two of the Dodgers’ hottest bats in September. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne For Mookie Betts, it was August. Teoscar Hernández was late, late August. Kyle Tucker and Edwin Díaz were deep into September. That’s the point in the season when each player — each a multi-time All-Star, each an award-winning player — turned things around. And there are reasons why. Now, each player heads into the postseason as one of the Dodgers’ hottest per...
The Dodgers shift their focus to October after 100 regular-season wins
Alex Call celebrates at second base after driving in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for the Dodgers on Sunday at Oracle Park. (Scott Marshall/Getty Images) https://medium.com/media/c47707557649f3a5594d22fca90766e6/href by Megan Garcia Game 162 needed an extra inning to wrap up, but the Dodgers still found themselves in familiar territory, in the win column after a 5–1 series sweep of the Giants at Oracle Park on Sunday. The Dodgers and Giants were knotted up at 1–1 as each bullpen worked ...
Blake Snell collects vital takeaways in final regular-season tune-up
Blake Snell notched three strikeouts across four innings on Saturday. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) https://medium.com/media/18e96130cb839f198a6d983c25b9d12c/href by Senji Torrey While he would only take down four innings, Blake Snell did what he needed to keep the Dodgers in the game. More importantly, it gave him enough time to figure out what he needed to tweak in preparation for postseason pitching. “I definitely needed to pitch today,” Snell said. “Pitching today was big for me just t...
10 Years Ago: Vin Scully’s final broadcast
Vin Scully’s favorite player, Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays, visited the San Francisco booth during Scully’s final career Dodger broadcast at San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2016. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill A Hollywood ending unfolded on Sept. 25, 2016, during Vin Scully’s final broadcast at Dodger Stadium: A walk-off home run by Charlie Culberson against the Colorado Rockies to clinch a division title. Afterward, both players and fans stared at the press box bearing his n...
Tarik Skubal cuts through the Giants lineup in dominant performance
Tarik Skubal recorded 10 strikeouts over seven innings against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) https://medium.com/media/84f9baeb8d5b3b5a751558d50e596595/href by Senji Torrey With the postseason secured and a second-seed bye locked in, the Dodgers’ final regular-season series against the San Francisco Giants is an opportunity to sharpen some tools. Tarik Skubal was at his sharpest on Friday.. The two-time Cy Young winner bombarded the San Francisco ...
Snapshots: Dodgers cross the 4 million mark in the final homestand
The Dodgers surpassed 4 million in attendance this season at UNIQLO FIeld at Dodger Stadium for the second straight year. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey The Dodgers’ final homestand of the season secured history. In the final game at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles set a new record for attendance with 4,034,219 fans across the 81 home games in 2026. The new mark surpassed the previous 2025 record of 4,012,470, the first time the team crested the 4 million mark in ...
Shohei Ohtani and his bat are ready for an October takeoff
Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in the ninth inning on Thursday. (Nick Tomoyasu/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey Five games isn’t a lot of runway to ramp up and get off the ground. Shohei Ohtani may only have needed two. A day after a 1-for-4 night in his return to the Dodger lineup after missing 13 games, the Dodger designated hitter went 2-for-5 with a double and a single. The double — off All-Star closer Mason Miller — gave him his first RBI since Aug. 18, and the add-on s...
Tyler Glasnow, in his final regular season start, shows that he is a weapon
Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 batters on Thursday. (Nick Tomoyasu/Los Angeles Dodgers) https://medium.com/media/3021cdbc59f61edcb468b300689d95b9/href by Cary Osborne Veteran Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman was not having it. Declaring Tyler Glasnow a №4 starter is a misstatement. “We have four №1 starters. That’s what we have,” Freeman said. “They’re all ready to go in whatever role they’re going to be deployed in the NLDS. … If you want to call (Glasnow) a №4, you can call him №4. But they...
Shohei Ohtani shows glimpse of power in return to Dodger lineup
Shohei Ohtani singled in his first at-bat on Wednesday in his return from the injured list. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) by Megan Garcia The sound and distance of Shohei Ohtani’s seventh-inning fly ball were all too familiar. It fell just a few feet short of a home run, but it was a welcome sight. The designated hitter is back to being himself. Ohtani was slotted into the second spot of the Dodgers’ starting lineup in his return from the injured list on Wednesday. His one hit in his four at-bat...
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