Shohei Ohtani trying to rectify ‘bad habits’ amid playoff struggles
NEW YORK — Sometimes, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, all it takes one bad matchup, or one crafty pitcher, for a hitter to “trigger bad habits”…
Shaikin: Don’t blame big payrolls for the success of Dodgers, Yankees and Mets
It’s a cyclical thing, and the cycle has come back around to the tired lazy narrative. The teams with the three largest payrolls are three…
Charter cuts jobs, programs on Dodgers and Lakers channels
NEW YORK — Charter Communications, the company that runs the SportsNet channels for the Dodgers and Lakers, is cutting back programming on those channels.Live coverage of…
A New York City guide for L.A. people (Dodgers’ version)
Any Dodgers fan visiting New York is bound to have questions.Why is the Statue of Liberty calling for a right-handed relief pitcher? Why does the…
Dodgers need Shohei Ohtani to be playing like their best player
Shohei Ohtani was staring at his phone when I approached him in front of his locker in the wake of the Dodgers’ 7-3 defeat to…
Why the Dodgers have confidence in Walker Buehler vs. the Mets
The quality of pitches and the results this season have not been vintage Walker Bueher, not after a second Tommy John surgery sapped him of…
Positive omen? Snake in the Dodgers’ dugout didn’t deliver
Baseball players are notorious for playing practical jokes on one another. Several undoubtedly have involved snakes of the rubber, plastic or even robotic variety.But a…
Bullpen game blows up as Dodgers lose NLCS Game 2 to Mets
In theory, the Dodgers’ decision to go with a bullpen game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday made sense.The club’s…
Teoscar Hernández’s agent fires back at critics of one-year Dodgers deal
Most agents representing MLB players don’t publicly gloat. But most agents don’t take the heat from their colleagues that Rafa Nieves apparently did when he…
Prep Rally: Here are the biggest surprises this high school football season
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s week eight of the high school football season. Let’s look…
The Sports Report: Another postseason game, another shutout for Dodgers
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
NLCS: Jack Flaherty gives LA Dodgers 1-0 lead over New York Mets
Jack Flaherty stars as the Los Angeles Dodgers tie a Major League Baseball record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched, reaching 33 in their 9-0 win…
Dodgers pitchers zero in on MLB history in Game 1 win over Mets
Bats have flailed, balls have soared, runners have sprinted, and still…Nobody can score off the Dodgers!The New York Mets came to town Sunday as the…
Sacrifice bunts part of Dodgers’ NLCS strategy against Mets
It was exactly 36 years ago Tuesday that Kirk Gibson hit his famous walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley and hobbled around the bases in…
Dodgers dominate New York Mets in NLCS Game 1 shutout victory
The Dodgers had been here before.Coming off an emotional five-game division series against a National League West opponent. Entering an NL Championship Series against a…
How Blake Treinen removes stress from pressure-packed moments
In an age when everything on a baseball field can be quantified and culled into scouting reports that reveal the strengths, weaknesses and tendencies of…
Inside the new mindset fueling the Dodgers’ playoff run
On the darkest night of their season last week, the Dodgers didn’t linger in their hushed home clubhouse.The team had just been blown out in…
Dodgers Dugout: Why the Dodgers will beat the Mets in the NLCS
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. A rare Sunday edition of the newsletter. Newsletter Are you a…
Dodgers still working on starting pitching plan for NLDS vs. Mets
The players’ voices were still hoarse. The clubhouse carpet was still sticky. But, less than 24 hours after a booze-soaked National League Division Series celebration…
Nine concerns for the Dodgers facing the Mets in the NLCS
In the postgame clubhouse following Game 5 of the National League Division Series, the expletives flowed as freely as showers of beer and champagne. Actually,…