The Dodgers have acquired second baseman Brian Dozier from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for infielder Logan Forsythe and minor leaguers Luke Raley and Devin Smeltzer. Dozier, 31, appeared in 104 games with the Twins this season batting .224 with 21 doubles, 16 home runs and 52 RBI. The Mississippi native ranks among Major League […]

Suffice to say, the home debut of newest Dodger Manny Machado did not go as planned. Oh sure, you can fluff it up by arguing that he did hit his first home run at Dodger Stadium with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. But by then nearly all of the Manny Machado welcoming […]

It’s one of those ridiculous nonsensical proverbs that we’ve all heard dozens of times throughout our lives: ‘Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.’ Throwing a no-hitter is a big deal. Coming close to throwing a no-hitter is not. After all, a no-hitter isn’t horseshoe or hand grenades. You either throw a no-hitter, or […]

Following a three-city / 10-game roadtrip to open the season’s second half, the first place Dodgers return home Monday to open a seven-game homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers (July 30-Aug. 2) and Houston Astros (3-5) in a rematch of the 2017 World Series. The Brewers series will be highlighted by four-time All-Star Manny Machado’s Dodger […]

Perhaps it was nothing more than being homers, or perhaps nothing more than their frustration at their team having their asses handed to them (again) by a far superior Dodgers team, but when Atlanta Braves Fox South broadcasters Chip Caray and Joe Simpson went on their minute and a half rant blasting the apparel that […]

A lot has happened since Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig was placed on the disabled list on July 8. There was a Home Run Derby, an All-Star Game, the Dodgers acquired a new superstar shortstop, their third baseman returned to the disabled list, Andrew Toles was called up and sent back down, Alex Verdugo was […]

Baseball can be a cruel sport. One day you’re laughing and joking around with fellow major leaguers in a spacious major league clubhouse feasting like kings and traveling from city to city on chartered jets, and the next you’re back in a cramped minor league clubhouse eating sack lunches and spending countless hours traveling from […]

With the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline rapidly approaching and with several of the biggest bullpen pieces already off the trading block, Dodger fans are getting a little anxious over initial reports that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi have every intention of going after a top-tier reliever (or […]

Quick – without looking it up, name the Dodger player who has been the hottest hitter since the All-Star break. If you answered Dodgers newcomer and four-time All-Star Manny Machado, you’d be wrong. Since being acquire the day after the 2018 Midsummer Classic, the 26-year-old Hialeah, Florida native and Baltimore Orioles 2010 first round draft pick […]

The Dodgers will celebrate the 12-year career of former All-Star outfielder Andre Ethier in a pregame retirement ceremony on Friday, August 3 prior to their 7:10 p.m. game with the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium. The ceremony will be emceed by actor Jason Bateman and will include tributes from Ethier’s teammates past and present. “I look forward […]