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Dodgers acquire pitcher Layne Somsen off waivers
June 22nd, 2016 at 4:32 pm 
by Harold Uhlman The Dodgers have claimed right-handed relief pitcher Layne Somsen off waivers from the New York Yankees. Somsen has been a man on the move having previously been claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds by the Yankees back on May 24. Somsen was originally selected by the Reds in the 22nd round of the 2013 First-Year […]
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Unheralded defense sets up yet another Dodgers win
June 22nd, 2016 at 7:30 am by Ron Cervenka For the third time in the last five days the Dodgers have used dramatic home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to turn deficits into eventual Dodgers wins. Last Friday night Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner’s eighth-inning solo shot – his second of the night – tied a game in which his exciting […]
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Arizona League Dodgers begin season on a winning note
June 22nd, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Play in the rookie level Arizona League began on Monday, June 20th. The fourteen team league plays its 56 game schedule in and around the Phoenix area at the spring training facilities of their parent major league clubs. The The AZL Dodgers play their home games at the Camelback Ranch complex shared by the parent […]
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Monday night’s other hero
June 21st, 2016 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka On Monday night Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw won his 11th game of the season, thus tying Cubs Jake Arrieta and White Sox Chris Sale for most in the MLB. But without question the biggest accomplishment of the night – especially if you ask Kershaw – was Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen not only picking up his 20th save […]
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Taylor acquisition could be a bad sign for Kiké Hernandez
June 20th, 2016 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Let’s be brutally honest here. Before his dramatic bottom of the eighth inning pinch-hit solo home run on Sunday afternoon that turned a 1-0 deficit into a 1-1 tie and eventual 2-1 Dodgers win, Dodgers super utility Kiké Hernandez has been … well … awful. I mean, in the 61 games in which he has appeared this […]
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Friedman can ‘definitely see’ Urias moving to Dodgers bullpen
June 20th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Prior to Friday night’s exciting 10th-inning 3-2 walk-off win by the Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman sat down with AM 570 LA Sports radio host David Vassegh for a one-on-one interview. And though the Dodgers top exec discussed a variety of hot topics with Vassegh, none was hotter than what the […]
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Dodgers trade Zach Lee to Mariners for shortstop Chris Taylor
June 19th, 2016 at 9:06 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have acquired infielder Chris Taylor from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-handed pitcher Zach Lee. Taylor, 25, was hitting .312 with 41 runs, 19 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 29 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 63 games with Triple-A Tacoma, including a .414 mark with runners in scoring position (24-for-58). He […]
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Dads played big role in development of their Dodger sons
June 19th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is little doubt that athletes talented enough to play the game of baseball at its highest level didn’t get there on their own. When you consider that there are only 750 players in Major League Baseball, it’s probably safe to say that most of them started playing when they were five years old (or younger). It’s also safe […]
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Kershaw no-hitter was a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’
June 18th, 2016 at 12:17 pm by Ron Cervenka (Reposted from June 19, 2014) There isn’t anyone, not one single person who follows the game of baseball even casually who didn’t expect this night to come. Clayton Kershaw pitched a no-hitter. And but for a throwing error by Hanley Ramirez on a very difficult play in the seventh inning it would have been a perfect […]
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