Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis is a slow runner – perhaps the slowest runner on the team (although a race between he and Adrian Gonzalez might be too close to call). But Ellis ran slower than he normally does on Friday night against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park and it actually won the game […]
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Stripling to make rehab start with Loons on Saturday
June 12th, 2015 at 7:30 pm 
by Ron Cervenka * * * UPDATE * * * It’s one of the absolutes in professional baseball; in fact, it’s one of the absolutes in life itself – one man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity. Such is the case for Dodgers pitching prospect Lindsey Caughel, who came to spring training this past March with every intention of […]
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Quakes name four to Cal League All-Star Game
June 12th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes announced on Thursday that they will be sending four players to the 2015 California League versus Carolina League All-Star Game to be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 7:35 pm (PT) – although sending probably isn’t the right word to use. The prestigious annual event is […]
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Veteran left-hander Erik Bedard to retire
June 11th, 2015 at 3:28 pm by Ron Cervenka After 11 major league seasons, 36-year-old veteran left-hander Erik Bedard has notified the Dodgers of his intention to retire. Bedard, who was signed to a minor league contract on January 18, 2015 by his former Tampa Bay Rays general manager and current Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, was given an invitation to major league camp and appeared […]
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Bloggers get first look at upcoming promotional items
June 11th, 2015 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka For the eighth consecutive year the Dodgers hosted their annual Blogger’s Night at Dodger Stadium – this one a bit different from those in the past, as it was split between two nights – Monday, June 8 and Wednesday, June 10. The annual event, which began in 2008, is the brainchild of former Dodgers Vice President […]
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Be afraid, MLB pitchers. Be very afraid
June 11th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka In his final at-bat during his final rehab game with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes last Friday night, Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig grounded into a 6-4 force play to end the top of the seventh inning against the defending Cal League champion Lancaster JetHawks. And even though the 24-year-old Cienfuegos, Cuba native homered in his previous at-bat, it […]
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Drillers Sweep Naturals in Doubleheader
June 10th, 2015 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Tulsa Drillers played a double header with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Tuesday. Playing two on a given day is not all that unusual but what happened yesterday in Springdale Arkansas certainly was out of the ordinary. At Arvest Ballpark – home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals – the Dodgers AA affiliate shut out […]
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Meet Dodgers first-round draft pick Walker Buehler
June 10th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Dodgers selected right-hander Walker Buehler out of Vanderbilt University with their first round pick in the 2015 First Year Player Draft. The 20-year-old junior was a bit of a surprise pick in that he was not expected to still be available as a 24th overall selection. Little did he know that he would be […]
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It’s not just Bolsinger’s pitching that’s dialed in
June 9th, 2015 at 2:02 pm by Ron Cervenka Andrew Friedman officially took over the helm of the Dodgers front office as President of Baseball Operations on October 14, 2014. A little over a month later, November 22 to be exact, Friedman made one of many off-season acquisitions that, for the most part, went under the radar of most Dodger fans – he acquired then […]
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Two Dodgers pitching prospects back on track towards big leagues
June 9th, 2015 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Unless you happened to be at the Dodgers spring training game against the Angels in Tempe, Arizona on March 19, 2015 (or were watching it on SportsNet LA), you probably never even noticed it. In fact, even if saw the game you probably missed it anyway. In the top of the eighth inning during one of […]
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