Third baseman Edwin Rios was selected by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft on June 9th, making him the No. 192 overall pick in the draft. His selection on the one hand might have been a bit surprising for the Dodgers that early in the draft picking an […]
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Alex Wood added to 2017 All-Star team
July 7th, 2017 at 12:00 pm 
by Ron Cervenka Major League Baseball announced on Friday the addition of seven players to the active All-Star rosters as replacements for All-Stars unable to participate in Tuesday’s 88th Midsummer Classic. Los Angeles Dodger starting pitcher Alex Wood joins the National League Team while newly-named American League All-Stars include Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer, Seattle Mariners second […]
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Joe Davis has first Vin Scully moment
July 7th, 2017 at 11:25 am by Ron Cervenka When it was announced that 2016 would be Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully’s final season as the voice of the Dodgers after 67 glorious seasons that spanned the lives of nearly every living Dodger fan, it was devastating news. After all, this is the man who not only called most of the greatest moments […]
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Meet Peter Summerville – Quakes ‘Performance Science Coach’
July 7th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The game of baseball has captivated millions of people around the globe and especially in North America. Many of us are held hostage by the game even though we are far removed from the actual playing field. Even from a distance, we sometimes get close-up moments that are unusual and sometimes unexpected but always relished […]
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Turner named to 2017 All-Star Game after record-setting Final Vote effort
July 6th, 2017 at 5:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers Third basemen Justin Turner has been voted into the 2017 MLB All-Star Game by fans through a hotly contested and spirited Final Vote campaign that included round-the-clock on-line voting by the popular Pantone 294 Dodgers fan group and a seven-hour final voting period on Twitter. Turner tallied a record-setting 20.8 million votes to surpass the previous […]
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Quakes give Bumgarner less-than-warm welcome in rehab start
July 6th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka There are two schools of thought when a major leaguer is on a rehabilitation assignment with one of their organization’s minor league affiliates. For the rehabbing player, it’s all about getting back into MLB shape and back with the big club regardless of game results. For the rest of the team – the actual minor […]
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Buehler named Texas League Pitcher of the Week
July 5th, 2017 at 1:45 pm by Ron Cervenka For those who have been fortunate enough to personally watch Dodgers top right-handed pitching prospect Walker Buehler in action, Wednesday’s announcement that he had been named as the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the period of June 29 – July 2 comes as absolutely no surprise. After all, the 22-year-old Lexington, Kentucky native and […]
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Dodgers steal win over Dbacks
July 5th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you want to find it, you’ll have to dig deep into the box score from Tuesday night’s 4-3 Dodgers win over the second-place Arizona Diamondbacks. It wasn’t a thrilling walk-off home run or even a hit at all. It wasn’t a walk or a balk or a wild pitch. It was, of all things, a […]
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Dodgers trade deadline wish list
July 5th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Jacob Rudner The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is just a month away and with it comes crazy trade rumors and wish lists. In this article, and probably a few more to come, I will be taking your suggestions on who you would like to see the Dodgers pursue and your reasons why or why not. The goal […]
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Three-game series with Dbacks most important of season for Dodgers
July 4th, 2017 at 12:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Although you will be hard pressed to find anyone within the Dodgers organization to admit it, the three-game series with the NL West second-place Arizona Diamondback – which begins tonight at Dodger Stadium – will have a huge impact on baseball’s most intense divisional race. Oh sure, you can argue that there is still a […]
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