(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Dodgers signed a top player in Shohei Ohtani, a guy with a unique set of skills who had already won two AL MVP awards. What they didn’t imagine is that he had room to get even better. That’s apparently what he is doing right now. “In his first season with the @Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani is off to an incredible start,” MLB tweeted, with a graphic with some key stats. In his first season with the @Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani is off to an incredible start. pic.twitter.com/jq0E5AijVJ — MLB (@MLB) April 24, 2024 Ohtani is leading the league in ..read more

(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently not playing their best ball. While they are, technically, in first place of the NL West division, their win-loss record stands at 13-11. The whole world knows they will be better than this with time, but as of right now, they haven’t shown their best version. Why are people so confident that the Dodgers will eventually be okay? Mainly because of the talent on their roster. As an example, we will show this bit of data brought to us by Codify Baseball. “Mookie Betts is 1st in MLB with a 1.103 OPS. Shohei Ohtani is 2 ..read more

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to pay $325 million (over 12 years) in the offseason to get Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s services. This is a pitcher who posted a 1.21 ERA in his last season in Japan, in 164 innings. His career ERA in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league was lower than 2.00: when it comes to run prevention, he was the man in his native country. Life in MLB, however, hasn’t treated him too kindly. He has been far from a disaster, as he has a 4.50 ERA, but that’s a far cry from his best version in Japan. What is happening with Yamamo ..read more

(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)   Sunday was an eventful day for the Los Angeles Dodgers. MLB megastar Shohei Ohtani and rookie Andy Pages both homered, and it marked career achievements for both players. For Ohtani, the longball was the 176th of his MLB career, and with that, he became the Japanese-born player with the most homers in MLB. He left behind Japanese legend and 2009 World Series champion Hideki Matsui. Pages, on the other hand, left the yard for the first time in his career. One got his ball back, but the other one wasn’t so lucky. “Andy Pages was handed the ball fr ..read more

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)   Los Angeles Dodgers star Walker Buehler, who is in the final stages of his Tommy John surgery rehab, was supposed to be playing his last minor league game on Thursday before joining the big league rotation next week. However, those plans can now change and depend on what manager Dave Roberts and the front office decide. He conceded two runs over 2.2 innings on Thursday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He couldn’t make it out of the third frame and his night was over after 68 pitches. What did Roberts say regarding the next step for Buehler? That he needed to ..read more

(Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a historic 10-year, $700 million deal in the offseason. They paid him all that money to be the best version of himself he can be. And he has been pretty close to it: he can’t pitch this year due to an elbow injury, but he has been excellent with the bat slashing .341/.385/.634 with 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs, and a 1.019 OPS. He has, however, just 10 RBI: one would think a hitter with 15 extra-bases in an elite lineup would have more. This can be easily explained by looking at his perform ..read more

(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)   The Texas Rangers are calling up star pitching prospect and high 2021 draft pick Jack Leiter to start on Thursday. The Houston Astros are also bringing a former top prospect, Forrest Whitley, to the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t want to miss the party. “BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up Cuban outfielder Andy Pagés, per sources. He is the No. 94 prospect in baseball, according to @MLBPipeline,” baseball reporter Francys Romero tweeted. BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up Cuban outfielder Andy Pagés, per sources. He ..read more

(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)   Baseball has experienced a historic spike in elbow and arm injuries with pitchers in the last couple of years. Spencer Strider, Gerrit Cole, Shane Bieber, Lucas Giolito, Jonathan Loaisiga, Kyle Bradish, Shohei Ohtani, Felix Bautista, and Framber Valdez are just a few hurlers who have gone down with a long-term elbow injury in the last two seasons. The list is much, much larger. Fans and media members have identified the need to throw harder every time and the reduced recovery time that results from the implementation of the pitch clock as the two ma ..read more

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Dodgers are destined to make history in 2024. They have put together an incredibly talented team, led by former MVPs Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman. However, we all assumed they were bound to break some records related to good performance. What most people didn’t foresee is that they are bound to have off games, too. In this case, the pitching staff was historically wild. “The Dodgers have walked 14 batters in a game for the fourth time in franchise history. First time in 62 years,” Dodgers insider Fabian Ardaya tweeted ..read more

(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)   While Shohei Ohtani remains at the center of the storm because of his former interpreter’s legal issues (which involved stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star’s account), he continues to diligently go to the park and perform to the top of his abilities. Despite the controversy, the suspicions, and the accusations by many fans (even after the federal authorities determined he is a victim), he still has a job to do with the Dodgers. And he is the best at what he does. It might be easy to forget, in the middle of the scandal, that Ohtan ..read more