Why would the Angels become buyers at the MLB trade deadline?
In the slang, “mid” means disappointingly mediocre, forgettable, uninspiring. On TikTok, a classic rant starts: “It’s called the Midwest because everything in it is mid!…
Freddie Freeman’s walk-off hit saves the day and lifts the Dodgers
For 2 ½ hours of a sun-splashed Wednesday afternoon, the Dodgers were playing up to — or perhaps down to — recent expectations.Their offense consisted…
Why pitching injuries continue to be issue in MLB, and at all levels
Keith Meister is worried. The 63-year-old orthopedic surgeon feels as if he’s screaming into a void, his expert opinion falling on deaf ears.Meister, whose slight…
How the Rays (and Dodgers) may shed light on pitching injuries in MLB
Tommy John surgery was never supposed to go this far.It was once a cross-your-fingers-and-pray fix for a career-ending injury. Now, MLB teams cycle through as…
How to revitalize baseball’s All-Star Game? Bat flips
ATLANTA — We need bat flips.The home run swing-off to end Tuesday’s All-Star Game was great. Whether you embrace it as a revelation or dismiss it as…
Ex-MLB pitcher Dan Serafini found guilty of murdering father-in-law
Dan Serafini was a first-round draft pick from a prestigious private high school. He pitched professionally for 22 seasons and earned more than $14 million…
MLB draft: Pitcher Seth Hernandez goes No. 6 to the Pirates
Seth Hernandez has imagined his name being announced for years at the MLB amateur draft. It finally happened Sunday. The Gatorade national player of the…
Why the Angels selected Tyler Bremner at No. 2 in the MLB draft
ATLANTA — The name was a surprise, but the pick should not have been.The bromide about teams picking the best available player rather than drafting for need…
How Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery differs from Ron Washington
Ray Montgomery is just three weeks into his interim tenure as Angels manager. And as his responsibility grows, he’s well aware that so does the…
Three Californians, family of former Giants pitcher, missing in Texas flash floods
The Bay Area family of a former San Francisco Giants pitcher is among those still missing following a devastating flash flood in Central Texas that…
Shohei Ohtani’s return to two-way role going (mostly) well a month in
MILWAUKEE — His breaths were heavy. His answers were interrupted by deep inhales. And beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.Tired? Perhaps.But personally invigorated? There seemed…
Dodgers must fortify their pitching before the trade deadline
The Dodgers are counting on Max Muncy to be ready to produce in October.As they should.Muncy is expected to be sidelined for six weeks with…
Photos: Kershaw’s road to 3,000
The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw’s road to 3,000 strikeouts started in his very first game, when he struck out Skip Schumaker of the St. Louis Cardinals…
Clayton Kershaw is the greatest pitcher in Dodgers history
The slider was sizzling. The hitter was frozen. The strikeout was roaring.With an 84-mph pitch on the black in the sixth inning against the Chicago…
Dodgers’ All-Star lineup record quest fizzles in late voting
Poised to set a record for player popularity and elite production, the Dodgers had eight finalists for the National League starting lineup in the 2025…
Why the Angels using only five starting pitchers so far is a rarity
Kyle Hendricks knows what it takes to make it in Major League Baseball.The 162-game trek of the regular season is familiar to the 35-year-old Southern…
Dodgers Dugout: It’s time for Kiké Hernández to retire … as a pitcher
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. If the Dodgers put Kiké Hernández on the injured list, does…
Why the Dodgers aren’t rushing Shohei Ohtani’s pitching build-up yet
For so long, the biggest question surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s future as a pitcher was simple.When, after a second career Tommy John surgery, would he finally…
Tampa Bay pitcher Hunter Biggie is hit in the head by a foul ball
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Hunter Bigge was taken to hospital after being struck by a ball travelling at 105mph while in the dugout at…
UCLA’s College World Series title hopes end in loss to Arkansas
OMAHA — For 12 years UCLA waited to return to Omaha and the College World Series. It waited 15 total hours to play the fourth inning of…