(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

(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)   Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud on Thursday, after authorities revealed that he stole $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star’s account without him knowing. He used a number of tactics to prevent Ohtani from knowing what was going on, including changing the settings of the account to not send alerts after transactions and impersonating Ohtani in conversations with the bank. Mizuhara allegedly did it to cover betting expenses. Ohtani recently told the media that Mizuhara was telling lies ..read more

(Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)   A gambling addiction can cause all kinds of troubles with family, friends, employers, and even law enforcement. If things get out of hand, it can get ugly really quickly. That’s exactly what happened with Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, friend, and confidant Ippei Mizuhara. Authorities, after conducting an investigation on the matter, concluded that Mizuhara stole $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star’s bank account to cover for gambling debts. Questions remain about the case, most notably how the player didn’t notice $16 million disappea ..read more

(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)   After a criminal investigation took place, authorities determined that Ippei Mizuhara committed bank fraud. What does this have to do with baseball? Well, Mizuhara is known in the baseball business for being Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and friend for years, until last month. The current Los Angeles Dodgers star had money taken from his bank account, according to authorities, and Mizuhara was the alleged perpetrator of the crime. Reports indicate that he had taken over $16 million to cover gambling-related debts. Sports gambling is illegal in the st ..read more

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)   When the Los Angeles Dodgers were playing the Seoul Series, it was revealed that Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was being investigated for reportedly stealing money from the player to cover gambling debts. For days, even weeks, the baseball universe speculated that Mizuhara was possibly covering for Ohtani, but authorities have determined that the global star wasn’t aware of what was happening in his bank account. ESPN reporters Alden Gonzalez and Jeff Passan revealed some new developments in the case. Gonzalez said that ..read more