Shohei Ohtani Tokyo Series home run caps off the week of Ohtani
TOKYO — The entire week was a buildup to this.Whether the ball struck by Shohei Ohtani would have cleared the right-field wall at the Tokyo Dome if…
Dodgers hope Tokyo Series trip ‘galvanizes’ team chemistry
TOKYO — It was the overriding theme of last October, an intangible factor that yielded triumphant results.During their run to last year’s World Series, the Dodgers repeatedly…
How Dodgers accomplished their mission to ‘paint Japan blue’
TOKYO — Andrew Friedman remembers the talent, the crowd and maybe most of all, the hats.In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball…
Why Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is more than ‘a representative of Japan’
TOKYO — They screamed.They screamed and made that noise that crowds make when thousands of people scream at the same time, that sound that is heard when…
Dodgers’ Tokyo Series trip confirms the team’s ‘amazing’ hold on Japan
TOKYO — For much of the last two years, the Dodgers have felt like Major League Baseball’s Team of Japan.They signed Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki…
How Dodgers fans in Japan can get a break on high ticket prices
Shohei Ohtani is coming home as a World Series champion, and demand for tickets to the Dodgers’ season-opening series in Tokyo is fierce.Want one? The…
Why the Dodgers don’t need Shohei Ohtani to pitch to start the season
If there was one big surprise this spring, it was the Dodgers’ decision to have Shohei Ohtani “slow-play” his pitching program over the second half…
Dave Roberts is Dodgers’ real MVP? New contract removes all doubt
Nearly a decade ago, I was tipped off that an outlier had interviewed for the vacant Dodger managerial job.It was the first time anybody had…
Jack Dreyer is Dodgers’ Rubik’s Cube master, and potential bullpen arm
PHOENIX — It took some four hours of work, roughly 1,200 Rubik’s Cubes, and years’ worth of knowledge with the six-side, 54-panel puzzle.Ever since high school, minor-league…
Travis Hunter’s take panned when he downplays Shohei Ohtani
Reaction to Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter’s two-sentence response to a question about two-way players has been decidedly one-sided. Few agree with him. Even fellow…
Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller on mend from liner to head
PHOENIX — The mere sight of a pitcher getting hit in the head by a line drive would make Bobby Miller so squeamish he couldn’t bear to…
Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki announces marriage; Bobby Miller feeling better
PHOENIX — The announcement came out of nowhere, so much so that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t even know about it before his daily address with reporters…
Dodgers’ Bobby Miller in concussion protocol after comebacker off head
PHOENIX — The Dodgers’ first official game of 2025 began with a reminder of 2024.“Now taking the field,” said the public address announcer at Camelback Ranch on…
Four things to watch as the Dodgers begin 2025 spring training
PHOENIX — Ninety-nine percent. According to Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projection system, that is the Dodgers’ likelihood of making the playoffs this year. A whopping 99.4%,…
Dodgers aren’t worried about Shohei Ohtani’s health after surgery
If any other hitter was coming back from a shoulder operation, there would be concerns. If any other pitcher was returning from a season-long absence…
Five takeaways from Roki Sasaki’s introductory press conference
When Sasaki held his initial round of in-person meetings with teams last month, the pitcher tasked each with a “homework assignment,” as his agent Joel…
Invincible? After historic offseason, the Dodgers sure seem like it
Invincible.The word first came to mind Wednesday afternoon when the Dodgers held a news conference to introduce a nervous kid who has never played a…
Roki Sasaki is on the Dodgers. Here’s why that’s great for MLB
This is not a sad day for baseball. This is a great day for baseball.Roki Sasaki, arguably the best young pitcher in the world, is…
From Freddie Freeman to Decoy, Dodgers owned top 2024 L.A. moments
The similarities between Freeman’s 10th-inning grand slam and Kirk Gibson’s ninth-inning home run in 1988 were striking. Both were slugged by injured hitters essentially playing…
How will Dodgers reward Dave Roberts? Will they land Roki Sasaki?
Roki Sasaki will wait until the 2025 international signing period opens on Jan. 15, when clubs will have money bonus pool money available to sign…