The Dodgers kickoff an eight-game / 10-day homestand beginning Friday night with three games against the Atlanta Braves (June 8-10), two against the Texas Rangers (June 12-13) and three against San Francisco Giants (June 15-17). The homestand includes great giveaways with a Manny Mota Bobblehead presented by Jack in the Box on Saturday, Jr. Dodgers […]
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Dodgers add Matt Kemp to 2018 bobblehead list
June 7th, 2018 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced that they will be adding a Matt Kemp bobblehead to their 2018 stadium giveaway list. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 7:10 pm (vs. the Colorado Rockies) and is presented by Budweiser. As every Dodger fans knows, the 33-year-old / 13-year MLB veteran, who was selected by the […]
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Quakes pull off epic come-from-behind win over Jetawks
June 6th, 2018 at 8:51 am by Ron Cervenka The date was September 18, 2006. It was an otherwise uneventful Monday night in the City of Angels. … until it wasn’t. On that fateful night, Messrs. Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, Russell Martin and Marlon Anderson etched their names into Dodgers – and baseball – history when they slugged back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs in the bottom of […]
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Dodgers select two right-handers in opening rounds of 2018 MLB Draft
June 5th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers first two selections in the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday afternoon were two right-handed pitchers: 19-year-old J.T. Ginn out of Brandon High School in Brandon Mississippi (first-round, 30th overall) and West Virginia University right-handed pitcher Michael Grove (second round, 68th overall). This season, Ginn appeared in eight games (seven starts), going 5-1 with a 0.36 ERA […]
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Update: Ferguson receives call-up to Dodgers – could start Wednesday vs. Pirates
June 4th, 2018 at 10:44 am by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned from a reliable source that 21-year-old left-hander Caleb Ferguson has been called up to the Dodgers, presumably to start (or ‘Romo-start’) Wednesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The 6′-3″ / 215-pound Columbus, Ohio native and Dodgers 2014 38th-round draft pick out of West Jefferson High School in West Jefferson, Ohio posted a […]
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Dodgers farmhand Jake Peter leaves game after fouling ball off face
June 4th, 2018 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Rhys Hoskins was forced to leave last Monday night’s game against the Dodgers after being struck in the mouth by his own foul ball, it understandably received a lot of attention, not to mention repeated replays that left squeamish fans feeling… squeamish. An X-ray of Hoskins mouth the following day revealed that […]
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Koufax, Kershaw … and Buehler? – Believe it
June 3rd, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Through his first eight major league starts over the 1955 and 1956 seasons, Sandy Koufax, the man often referred to as The Left Arm of God, posted a 3-1 record and a 2.12 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched. During those first eight starts, Koufax struck out 34 and walked 29. The Brooklyn, New York native […]
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Dodgers claim left-hander P.J. Conlon from Mets
June 3rd, 2018 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have claimed left-handed pitcher P.J. Conlon off waivers from the New York Mets and transferred left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu (left groin tear) to the 60-day disabled list. Conlon will be assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Conlon made his Major League debut with the Mets on May 7, 2018, with no record and a 11.12 […]
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Santana has ‘eventful’ MLB debut
June 2nd, 2018 at 9:12 am by Ron Cervenka In a way, Dodgers top right-handed pitching prospect Dennis Santana‘s MLB debut at Coors Field went exactly as you might expect from any MLB debut at Coors Field – lot’s of scoring, lot’s of extra base hits due to the enormously large outfield and, of course, Denver’s mile-high altitude. But in another way, it was […]
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Worst fears realized (again) – Kershaw back on DL
June 1st, 2018 at 5:00 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have placed left-hander Clayton Kershaw back on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain and have recalled right-hander Brock Stewart from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Kershaw, who was activated from the disabled list prior to Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium, allowed one run on four hits, while striking out five and […]
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