The Great Lakes Loons had a season for all seasons in 2016 coming away with the Midwest League Championship in convincing fashion by winning seven of ten play-off games. Many factors played into the championship run with perhaps the most significant being that a number of players got hot at the right time and that […]
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Zach McKinstry – An important spoke in Loons championship wheel
January 14th, 2017 at 7:00 am 
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Fans weren’t only ones anxious over Turner and Jansen
January 13th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka During Wednesday’s press conference at Dodger Stadium to welcome back third baseman Justin Turner and closer Kenley Jansen, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman made it abundantly clear to the gathered media the importance and priority that he and general manager Farhan Zaidi had in re-signing the two Dodger free agents. “It goes without saying […]
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Downloadable tickets required for FanFest 2017
January 12th, 2017 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced that fans planning to attend this year’s FanFest event at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, January 28 will be required to download a (free) ticket in order to be admitted into the event. Downloadable FanFest tickets will be available beginning at 12 noon on Thursday, January 12 via the Dodgers website at www.dodgers.com/fanfest. FanFest 2017 […]
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Why a Dozier-less Dodgers are a better Dodgers
January 12th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Jacob Rudner (Editor’s note: The following is a guest piece submitted by Jacob Rudner, a 16-year-old Southern California native and lifelong Dodger fan who is pursuing a career in journalism and broadcasting. Jacob currently runs a weekly sports channel on YouTube called dTSPN and administers @ladodgers_edits on Twitter and ladodgers_edits on Instagram) * * * * * * * […]
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Turner, Jansen to address media today at 1:30 pm (PT)
January 11th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Shortly after Tuesday’s much anticipated and long awaited announcement that free agent closer Kenley Jansen had officially re-signed with the Dodgers (to the tune of five-years / $80 million), the team also announced that they would hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 pm (PT) from Dodger Stadium that will also include recently re-signed […]
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Dodgers officially announce Kenley Jansen re-signing
January 10th, 2017 at 2:28 pm by Ron Cervenka After weeks of unbearable anxiety, a full-blown wedding in Curaçao, a lengthy honeymoon, an unofficially announced five-year / $80 million deal (but officially acknowledged by Cot’s), the Dodgers have officially announced the re-signing of 29-year-old Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. Although Jansen wasn’t quite as outspoken about wanting to remain with the Dodgers as was recently re-signed Dodgers […]
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Spring training likely to offer good look at ‘Man in Blue‘
January 10th, 2017 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka With college football’s National Championship game now behind us – and an outstanding one it was – and with the NFL’s Super Bowl game pretty much all that stands between us and spring training, it’s time that we once again start hearing the proverbial and often kidded-about phrase “I’m in the best shape of my […]
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Single-game spring training tickets on-sale at Camelback Ranch
January 9th, 2017 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka Single-game tickets for 2017 Spring Training at Camelback Ranch, the ninth year spring home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, are on sale now online and by phone. To order online, visit www.dodgers.com/spring or www.camelbackranchbaseball.com. To order by phone, call 800-352-0212. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. Single-game tickets also will […]
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Dodgers sign Fabio Castillo to minor league contract
January 9th, 2017 at 9:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Dodgers have signed free agent pitcher Fabio Castillo to a minor league contract. The 27-year-old right-hander began his professional baseball career 11 years ago, when he was signed by the Texas Rangers as a 16-year-old. At that time, the native of Samaná, Dominican Republic had also been on the watch list for the Yankees, […]
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Drew Maggi – No pressure, No diamonds
January 8th, 2017 at 8:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Dodgers have re-signed infielder Drew Maggi to a minor league contract for 2017. He will be heading into his eighth minor league season with his third MLB organization. Maggi was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Brophy College Preparatory School in Phoenix being one of four Maggi siblings to attend Brophy. After […]
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