Under the category of ‘Who didn’t see this one coming,’ the Dodgers placed 34-year-old right-handed reliever Sergio Romo on the 10-day disabled list on Friday afternoon for what is being called “a left ankle sprain,” retroactive to June 8. If the date June 8 is rattling around in your head somewhere it’s probably because it […]
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Dodgers bolster Rancho Cucamonga Quakes outfield
June 10th, 2017 at 7:00 am 
by Harold Uhlman During the past week, the Dodgers have added depth to three of their minor league affiliates. In the recent past, such additions have most often been pitchers, but in this case two of the new signees are outfielders, with the third being a pitcher. Victor Roache is one of those reinforcements recently pressed into service. […]
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Things that make you say Hmmm…
June 9th, 2017 at 11:00 am by Ron Cervenka Every now and then the Dodgers make a move that immediately makes you say “Hmmm…” Such was the case on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before the organization’s enormously successful Blue Diamond Gala event (through the LA Dodgers Foundation), the team sent out a press release announcing that they had purchased the contract of 28-year-old right-hander Fabio Castillo – […]
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Turner’s return could put Forsythe’s future in jeopardy
June 9th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner landed on the disabled list on May 18 for a strained right hamstring, it brought immediate anxiety to Dodger fans everywhere. After all, the extremely popular 32-year-old Long Beach, California native and unofficial team captain was only hitting a near MLB-best .379 when he pulled up lame rounding third base. […]
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Bellinger’s participation in Home Run Derby “a possibility”
June 8th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Dodgers rookie phenom Cody Bellinger hit his 11th home run of the season on May 28, he became the fastest player in franchise history to reach that mark. In fact, since 1913, only four players in the majors have hit more home runs through the first 32 games of their careers. But with that […]
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Dodgers picked a bad night for Scherzer to have a good night
June 7th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka As a Dodger fan it angered you to no end, but as a true fan of the great game of baseball it left you awestruck. On Tuesday night, 33-year-old Dodgers right-hand Brandon McCarthy was absolutely brilliant and pitched as good as he has all season. The problem was, 32-year-old Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer was even better; […]
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Dodgers need to re-think this pitching match-up thing
June 6th, 2017 at 3:24 pm by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers acquired 34-year-old Franklin Gutierrez and 28-year-old Brett Eibner during the off-season, they did so with one specific goal in mind – to give their heavy left-handed-hitting lineup a couple of right-handed bats. In fact, when Gutierrez showed up at the Dodgers spring training facility at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, Dodgers manager Dave […]
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Dodgers prospect Trevor Oaks three-peats as Pitcher of the Week
June 6th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Oklahoma City Dodgers right-hander Trevor Oaks was named the Pitcher of the Week in the Pacific Coast League for the week of May 29-June 4. It was his third such award. Interestingly enough, Oaks pitched only once during that week but it was a memorable game for him. He tossed seven scoreless innings against the […]
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Turner to begin rehab tonight with Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
June 5th, 2017 at 1:11 pm by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned that Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner will begin his rehab assignment on Monday night with the team’s Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes when they take on the Modesto Nuts (Mariners) at LoanMart Field in Rancho Cucamonga. The extremely popular 32-year-old Long Beach, California native was placed on the 10-day disabled list […]
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Are the Dodgers intentionally delaying Joc Pederson’s return?
June 5th, 2017 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Anyone who witnessed the violent collision between Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson and right fielder Yasiel Puig at Dodger Stadium on May 23 knows first hand that it was horrible. Not only were both players down for a considerable period of time, Pederson was bleeding from his forehead as he and Puig walked off the field, […]
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