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7 hours ago

Dodgers Honored Miguel Rojas With Initials On Caps And More

The Dodgers supported Miguel Rojas after his father's death, honoring him with initials on caps and a team toast after a series win.
fromDodger Blue
1 day ago
Los Angeles

This Day In Dodgers History: Vin Scully Calls Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run, Chan Ho Park Becomes First Korean MLB Player & Adrian Gonzalez Sets Mark

April 8 marks significant achievements in Dodgers history, including Chan Ho Park's debut in 1994 and Adrián González's home run record in 2015.
LA Dodgers
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7 hours ago

Dodgers Honored Miguel Rojas With Initials On Caps And More

The Dodgers supported Miguel Rojas after his father's death, honoring him with initials on caps and a team toast after a series win.
Los Angeles
fromDodger Blue
1 day ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Vin Scully Calls Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run, Chan Ho Park Becomes First Korean MLB Player & Adrian Gonzalez Sets Mark

April 8 marks significant achievements in Dodgers history, including Chan Ho Park's debut in 1994 and Adrián González's home run record in 2015.
LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
4 days ago

ESPN involving Dodgers broadcaster for Jackie Robinson Day game

Joe Buck will announce the Dodgers vs. Mets game on Jackie Robinson Day, emphasizing the significance of honoring Robinson's legacy.
LA Dodgers
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Davey Lopes, part of Dodgers' historic infield and World Series winner, dies at age 80

Davey Lopes, a legendary Dodgers second baseman, passed away at age 80, remembered for his record-setting infield and impressive career achievements.
New York Mets
fromNew York City, NY Patch
3 weeks ago

Mamdani Declares His Baseball Allegiance. See How It Stacks Up To Past Mayors

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a New York Mets fan, continuing a tradition of NYC mayors publicly declaring their baseball team loyalties.
#world-baseball-classic
Washington Nationals
fromDodgers Nation
3 weeks ago

Dodgers World Series hero 1 win away from WBC title

Team USA is one win away from the WBC title, with Dodgers catcher Will Smith as the sole remaining Dodgers representative after Clayton Kershaw departed the roster.
New York Yankees
fromDodgers Nation
3 weeks ago

Dodgers World Series opponent says atmosphere better at WBC

Aaron Judge states the World Baseball Classic atmosphere is bigger and more passionate than the World Series he played in against the Dodgers.
Major League Baseball
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1 month ago

MLB News: McCutchen to Rangers, Astros' Pena to Miss WBC, Kershaw Cheered in Denver

World Baseball Classic features notable players including Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, while Andrew McCutchen signs with Texas Rangers, Jeremy Peña misses the tournament with a finger fracture, and Clayton Kershaw receives standing ovation in Denver.
LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
3 weeks ago

Dodgers Star in Documentary About Puerto Rican Baseball

Dodgers Kike Hernandez and Edwin Diaz executive produced a documentary about Puerto Rico's baseball culture and World Baseball Classic rivalry with the Dominican Republic.
LA Dodgers
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Commentary: Get all beaned up and enjoy the surprisingly profound World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic delivers elite international baseball competition with intense emotion and entertainment during spring training season.
LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
3 weeks ago

Dodgers' Kike Hernandez Can Join Puerto Rico in WBC Semifinals Under 1 Condition

Kike Hernandez misses the World Baseball Classic due to elbow surgery but supports Puerto Rico from the sidelines while continuing his recovery with the Dodgers.
#miguel-rojas
LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
1 week ago

Miguel Rojas speechless after being named Dodgers Opening Day 2B

Miguel Rojas received an honorary start at second base for his final Opening Day, celebrating his contributions and career with the Dodgers.
fromDodgers Nation
3 weeks ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers' Miguel Rojas Speaks Out on False PED Report

Miguel Rojas demands an apology from The Athletic reporter Evan Drellich for falsely identifying him as receiving an 80-game PED suspension, emphasizing the error damaged both his reputation and the Dodgers organization.
LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
1 week ago

Miguel Rojas speechless after being named Dodgers Opening Day 2B

Miguel Rojas received an honorary start at second base for his final Opening Day, celebrating his contributions and career with the Dodgers.
LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
3 weeks ago

Dodgers' Miguel Rojas Speaks Out on False PED Report

Miguel Rojas demands an apology from The Athletic reporter Evan Drellich for falsely identifying him as receiving an 80-game PED suspension, emphasizing the error damaged both his reputation and the Dodgers organization.
Los Angeles
fromDodger Blue
4 weeks ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Walter Alston Elected Into Baseball Hall Of Fame

Walter Alston was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee on March 10, 1983, and managed the Dodgers to four World Series championships between 1955 and 1965.
#jackie-robinson
New York Yankees
fromCentral Current
1 month ago

Sean Kirst: Eighty years after Jackie Robinson's minor league heroics, a spotlight on his courage and pain in Syracuse

Syracuse's current baseball team, the Mets, directly descends from the Montreal Royals who signed Jackie Robinson in 1946, making the city integral to breaking baseball's color barrier.
New York Yankees
fromCentral Current
1 month ago

Sean Kirst: Eighty years after Jackie Robinson's minor league heroics, a spotlight on his courage and pain in Syracuse

Syracuse's current baseball team, the Mets, directly descends from the Montreal Royals who signed Jackie Robinson in 1946, making the city integral to breaking baseball's color barrier.
LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
3 weeks ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Last Spring Training Game At Dodgertown

The Los Angeles Dodgers ended their 61-year Spring Training tenure at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida on March 17, 2008, before relocating to Camelback Ranch in Arizona.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: In L.A. and in Cooperstown, Freddie Freeman will forever be a Dodger, not a Brave

In just four years, the Dodgers star has won two championships and hit the first and only walk-off grand slam in World Series history. Freeman's Hall of Fame legacy appears destined to be defined by what he has and will accomplish with the Dodgers.
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LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
3 weeks ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Juan Marichal Signed To Contract

Juan Marichal, a Hall of Fame pitcher, signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1975 to finish his career but retired after just six innings due to poor performance.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Why Jackie Robinson Testified Against Paul Robeson

English, the first Black woman to open a private practice in the state of New York, was known as Brooklyn's Birth Mother. She had delivered some six thousand babies, including the children of Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X. She became a philanthropist, and her patronage of the arts was perhaps best represented by her conversion of St. Casimir's into a haven for theatre, performance, and community engagement.
History
#baseball-labor-history
fromDodger Blue
1 month ago
Major League Baseball

This Day In Dodgers History: Don Drysdale & Sandy Koufax Begin Spring Training Holdout

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1 month ago
Major League Baseball

This Day In Dodgers History: Don Drysdale & Sandy Koufax Begin Spring Training Holdout

Chicago White Sox
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Chicago White Sox Legend Trashes Team Over Stunning Omission from Social Media Post Honoring Black Players

Frank Thomas publicly criticized the Chicago White Sox after being omitted from the team's Black History Month social media post honoring notable Black players.
#los-angeles-dodgers
fromDodger Blue
1 month ago
Major League Baseball

This Day In Dodgers History: Longest-Running Infield Broken Up With Davey Lopes Trade

LA Dodgers
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3 weeks ago

Dodgers' Kike Hernandez Says Chasing Three-Peat is a 'Privilege'

Kike Hernandez embraces the pressure on the Dodgers to win a third consecutive World Series, viewing it as a privilege and compliment rather than a burden.
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1 month ago
Major League Baseball

This Day In Dodgers History: Longest-Running Infield Broken Up With Davey Lopes Trade

LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
3 weeks ago

Dodgers redeem last week's loss, cruise past Reds

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 in a spring training game, extending their winning streak to three consecutive victories.
New York Yankees
fromYahoo Sports
2 months ago

Revisiting the 1955 World Series

The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers overcame injuries and a makeshift pitching staff through managerial creativity to win their first World Championship, clinching the series on the road.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

CBS Sports Host Blasts Player Accused of Using Racist Insult: You're Wrong!'

Well, I guess today is a new day in football, but with the same old racist problems; and whilst we do wanna focus on the games ahead today because the game is what we love yesterday does still linger. And whether or not you like Vini Jr., that shouldn't shape your opinion on this incident, and which team you support, it shouldn't affect which side of the story that you fall on.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromFaithandfearinflushing
1 month ago

The 'Not Supposed to Be Here' Players

veteran L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton, played by Warren Beatty, is in the prime of his life - "at my age, in any other business, I'd be young" - when he rides his way into an apparently fatal bicycle accident. An escort from above assigned to monitor such activity (Buck Henry) dutifully swoops up Joe to move him along on his celestial journey. Except the QB knew in his bones the accident wasn't as fatal as it appeared, and therefore heaven really could wait.
Film
Major League Baseball
fromBattery Power
1 month ago

Examining Black baseball history: The Atlanta Black Crackers

The Atlanta Black Crackers evolved from the Atlanta Cubs into a resourceful Negro Leagues team that faced chronic financial struggles but influenced organized baseball structures and talent pathways.
#kike-hernandez
LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
1 month ago

Dodgers' Kike Hernandez Announces Birth of Son

Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Kike Hernandez welcomed his second child and first son, Santiago Jose, on February 25th, 2026.
LA Dodgers
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1 month ago

Dodgers' Kike Hernandez Announces Birth of Son

Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Kike Hernandez welcomed his second child and first son, Santiago Jose, on February 25th, 2026.
#mlb
LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
1 month ago

Dodgers' Dave Roberts Makes Roki Sasaki Decision For Opening Day

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts maintains confidence in Roki Sasaki despite a rough spring training outing where he struggled with control and pitch location before improving in the second inning.
LA Dodgers
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1 month ago

The Five Greatest Dodgers of Mexican Descent

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a significant Latino fan base built through decades of Mexican and Caribbean talent, with Fernando Valenzuela and Adrian Gonzalez among the most impactful players from Mexico.
Major League Baseball
fromDodger Blue
2 months ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Sandy Koufax Becomes Youngest Player Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

Sandy Koufax became the youngest Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and dominated the 1961–66 era with multiple Cy Youngs, a perfect game, no-hitters, and World Series titles.
fromDodgers Nation
1 month ago

Dodgers' World Series hero in the Mix to Make Opening Day Roster

I've already seen the confidence in Will versus last year when we traded for him and he was unsure of himself. Where now, I think that he has the respect of his teammates and and he's also done it in the highest of leverage.
LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
1 month ago

This Day In Dodgers History: SportsNet LA Launched

The 24-hour channel was created to provide exclusive and unrivaled coverage of the Dodgers with games, news programs and documentary-style shows. In addition to Time Warner Cable subscribers, it was available for Bright House Networks Champion Broadband customers from Day 1.
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LA Dodgers
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1 month ago

Inside Ebbets Field's Lasting Legacy in Dodgers Lore

Ebbets Field served as a beloved Brooklyn community ballpark that fostered player-neighbor ties and helped break racial barriers in baseball.
LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
1 month ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Future Hall Of Famer Dazzy Vance Traded To Cardinals

Dazzy Vance was a dominant NL pitcher, 1924 Triple Crown winner and Hall of Famer, later traded in 1933 with declining performance.
LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
2 months ago

Why does Dave Roberts wear No. 30 with the Dodgers?

Dave Roberts wears No. 30 to honor mentor Maury Wills and preserved the number out of respect after Wills requested no one else wear it.
LA Dodgers
fromDodger Blue
2 months ago

Freddie Freeman: 'Going To Be Weird' Not Seeing Clayton Kershaw With Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw retired after 18 seasons, leaving the Dodgers’ clubhouse void while planning to pitch for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
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