The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to roll. They now have won 14 of their last 16 games, including the last seven straight. They also have opened a 6.5 game lead over the San Diego Padres, with whom they will have their next series. The big guys, the ones who made all the talk in the offseason have been doing their jobs. Shohei Ohtani leads the team with a batting average at .355, 11 homers, nine stolen bases, and is tied with Mookie Betts with most runs on the team. Starter Tyler Glasnow is 6-1 with a 2.70 ERA, 63 strikeouts and a 0.92 WHIP. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA and had his ..read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Atlanta Braves this weekend in what could have been one of the club’s biggest series so far this season. The 5-1 win in Sunday’s finale was highlighted by an offensive showcase by DH Shohei Ohtani and another solid outing from veteran southpaw James Paxton. Ohtani went 4-for-4 with two long balls and three RBI on the afternoon, increasing his team-leading average and OPS to .364 and a monstrous 1.111, respectively. His homers were his ninth and tenth of the season. Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez added a long ball of his own in the sixth inning to extend the Dodg ..read more

One of the central themes surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers so far in 2024 is how they quickly go from scorching hot one day to ice cold the next, particularly on offense. Fortunately, the winning streak before Sunday’s 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays was one of the team’s best runs so far this season, keeping the club ahead of the pack in the National League West. Obviously, the Dodgers will have a few bad days here and there, and even a slump or two spanning several games. However, getting swept at home against the Nationals, then turning around and manhandling them on the road is an excellent e ..read more

Despite rumors of their demise, the Los Angeles Dodgers are back, baby! Ok, so no one really thought they were dead but it’s been a rough few weeks for the Boys in Blue. They lost four of their last five series, including the last three straight at home. However, the Dodgers have seemed to righted the ship. They finished a three game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Thursday, who took two of three from the Dodgers just last week at home. Starters James Paxton, Landon Knack, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto combined to only allow four runs over 16.2 innings of work, and the bullpen only allowed one r ..read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers found a bit of redemption Sunday by avoiding a sweep against the New York Mets in what could have been one of the worst homestands in recent years. The redemption wasn’t so much about getting revenge against the Mets as it was reassuring themselves just how capable they were of playing exceptional baseball. Righty Tyler Glasnow was solid for the Dodgers in the 10-0 victory, throwing eight innings of shutout ball while scattering seven hits, striking out 10 New York batters and allowing no walks. Glasnow threw 101 pitches before turning the game over to journeyman lefty ..read more

It’s safe to say the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers have yet to fire on all cylinders. Although it is only mid April, many fans are up in arms about how the team has performed thus far. After 21 games, the Dodgers sit at 12-9, one game ahead of the San Diego Padres in the NL West. They have only won two of their last seven games, which includes two losses to the aforementioned Padres, and only two wins in their current nine game home stand. Lots of things are going wrong for the Dodgers at the moment. Currently, the pitching staff is dealing with six starters on the injured list – an entire starting ..read more

Although it’s been right around two weeks since the beginning of the season for most MLB teams, more time has passed for the Los Angeles Dodgers due to the South Korea trip to open up the year. The Dodgers already have 16 games on the books and are already on their second go-around with division foe San Diego. Overall, the infamous Dodger offense has lived up to its name for the most part, despite a select few bottom-of-the-order regulars struggling mightily. Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani Converted infielder Mookie Betts started the year on a dead sprint to outpace every other hitter in the l ..read more

On Thursday, Shohei Ohtani’s translator, Ippei Mizuhara, was charged in connection with his theft of millions of dollars from Ohtani. And it’s much worse that was originally thought. While in Korea for the international series against the San Diego Padres, Ohtani and the whole Los Angeles Dodgers team found out that Ippei had stolen around $4 million from Ohtani. Ippei was then fired from his duties as Ohtani’s translator. MLB, the FBI, and other federal agencies looked into the matter and on Thursday, charges against Mizuhara were announced. In a 37 page criminal complaint, it was revealed th ..read more

Although spirits weren’t particularly high when the Los Angeles Dodgers left Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sunday evening, the team could be in for a major energy boost when 29-year-old righty Walker Buehler returns to the mound sometime soon. Buehler completed his second rehab outing for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, throwing nearly five innings of shutout ball. In his 4-2/3 innings of work, he faced 16 Albuquerque batters on 65 pitches and allowed just two hits with eight strikeouts and no walks. His heater sat around 94 MPH most of the night and touched as high as 96 MPH. Buehler pitche ..read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers are starting their first road trip of this season, aside from that little sojourn to Korea. Does that actually count as a road trip? Regardless, this one is a little six game spin through the north side of Chicago and the Twin Cities. First up is a three game set against the Cubs, where the friendly confines of Wrigley Field may not be so friendly, temperature wise. All three games are mid afternoon games, local time, and no day while they’re there is it supposed to be above 50°. Sunday looks like there is rain forecast for most of the day. The Dodgers will say hi to ol ..read more