Walk-off loss to Angels puts Dodgers in first-place tie in NL West
The Dodgers finally had their storybook moment.Until the Angels rewrote it with a walk-off ending.In the top of the ninth inning at Angel Stadium on…
Shohei Ohtani and agent accused of sabotaging real estate project
A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing Shohei Ohtani, claiming the Dodgers’ star and his agent got them fired from a $240-million luxury…
Blake Snell’s 10K effort highlights Dodgers blowout of Blue Jays
It took until August, but the starting rotation the Dodgers envisioned in spring training is intact and delivering. Vowing not to revisit the predicament they…
Son Heung-min is LAFC building block to grow global brand
Already the home of Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles is now also the home of South Korea’s Shohei Ohtani.Like Ohtani, Son Heung-min has been the most…
Who are three Dodger stars who need to heat up at the plate?
The Dodgers are leading the majors in on-base-plus-slugging percentage as an offense this year. They are second in the National League in scoring, and third…
Dodgers manufacture enough offense to slip past Tampa Bay Rays
TAMPA, Fla. — Scoring runs at Steinbrenner Field should not be as hard as the Dodgers made it look this weekend.The spring training ballpark, which is doubling…
Clayton Kershaw can’t match Garrett Crochet in Dodgers’ loss
BOSTON — The Dodgers had MLB strikeout leader Garrett Crochet on the ropes early Saturday night, after Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández each homered within the game’s…
Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith revive Dodgers in win over Twins
It was quality over quantity for the Dodgers on Monday night. A bunch of empty at-bats, salvaged by a few emphatic drives that left the…
Amid resurgent year and batting title push, Will Smith unbothered being ‘overlooked’
ATLANTA — The hierarchy of stars was obvious even in the table arrangements.At an All-Star Game media day event on Monday at the Roxy Coca-Cola Theater in…
MLB needs to get Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge in Home Run Derby
ATLANTA — Major League Baseball will present its annual Home Run Derby on Monday night, and Shohei Ohtani isn’t on the list of scheduled participants.Aaron Judge isn’t…
Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers beat Giants to end 7-game losing streak
SAN FRANCISCO — Once upon a time, Shohei Ohtani wasn’t expected to start pitching this season until after the All-Star break, if not longer.In hindsight, how much…
Shohei Ohtani has top-selling MLB jersey; two other Dodgers in top four
Shohei Ohtani has the bestselling jersey in baseball.Again.He is joined in the top four by Dodgers teammates Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.Again.According to rankings released…
With trade deadline looming, Dodgers’ skid raises questions
MILWAUKEE — The Dodgers have been here before.This time last year, in a season that bore so many similarities to their current one, a first-place and highly…
Dodgers fall to Brewers, extend losing streak to five games
MILWAUKEE — The game plan, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday afternoon, was simple.As the Dodgers prepared to face Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski, a hard-throwing and supremely…
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…
Shohei Ohtani wows early, Dodgers’ bullpen falters in loss to Astros
The Dodgers’ starting pitcher had no problems on Saturday afternoon.It was the bulk guy who followed him who ran into issues.In a 6-4 loss to…
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…
The Dodgers have baseball’s best record, with room for improvement
With a 6-1 annihilation of the downtrodden Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, the Dodgers extended their advantage in the National League West to eight…
Shohei Ohtani is sharp but Dodgers fall to Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three batters into his third start of the year on Saturday, Shohei Ohtani showed some brief frustration.With one out in the first…
Far from their best, Dodgers still find a way to beat Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dave Roberts has a high bar for his $400 million baseball team.Sure, the Dodgers entered Friday winners of 13 of their 17, tied…