You will not find it in the box score, or even in the most detailed scorebook, but Russell Martin put on a catching clinic during the Dodgers April 28 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers should edit the game video to highlight Martin’s defensive techniques and distribute it to each of their catchers throughout […]
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Quakes win in ten … again
April 30th, 2019 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka For the third time this season, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes won a game in extra innings, this time by a score of 3-2 over the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) utilizing Minor League Baseball’s new system of beginning each extra frame with a runner automatically placed on second base. The new rule […]
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Rich Hill ‘Gets It’
April 29th, 2019 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka Anyone who has had the pleasure – and it is every bit that – to speak with 39-year-old Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill knows that he ‘Gets it.’ And why wouldn’t he? The Boston, Massachusetts native and 2002 fourth-round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs out of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has played […]
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Quakes take series in Modesto
April 29th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Lauren Jennings The Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes overcame early leads and late rallies in two-of-three games against the Modesto Nuts (Mariners) to win their fifth series of the 2019 season. In game-1, the Nuts jumped out to an early lead, taking advantage of two first inning errors committed by third baseman Marcus Chiu. Within […]
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And the ‘Player of the Game’ is…
April 28th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Any way you slice it, the Dodgers ‘Player of the Game’ in Saturday night’s exciting 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium boils down to three guys: Dodgers left-hander and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw, who was absolutely brilliant in his third start of the season; Dodgers left-fielder Joc Pederson, who slugged […]
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“Cody Bellinger, you are ridiculous”
April 27th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Like many youngsters, my love and passion for the game of baseball came from my father, who had tremendous patience when he would schlep my brothers and me in our (then) new 1957 Plymouth station wagon to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to watch his beloved Chicago Cubs play the newly-arrived Los Angeles Dodgers. It […]
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Quakes split series with Sixers, remain atop Cal League standings
April 26th, 2019 at 6:15 pm by Lauren Jennings For the first time this season the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes took on the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels). It was also their first series split of the new season, with the Rancho squad taking the two middle games of the four-game set. Rancho got on the board first in game-1 after third […]
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Prospect profile: Omar Estevez
April 26th, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 In November of 2015, the Dodgers signed 17-year-old Cuban free agent middle infielder Omar Estevez to a contract that included a $6 million signing bonus. At the time, the collective eyebrows of the international scouting community were raised, as the teenager was not considered a top prospect and the bonus was regarded as an overpay […]
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Dodgers to host Pirates this weekend
April 25th, 2019 at 5:00 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers return home on Friday to open a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium. The weekend kicks off with Friday Night Fireworks presented by Denny’s, and UCLA Night presented by UCLA Health on Friday, which includes the National Anthem performed by UCLA gymnastics alumnae. Fans can also purchase the UCLA Night […]
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Alex Verdugo to kick off Viva Los Dodgers this Sunday at Dodger Stadium
April 25th, 2019 at 4:06 pm by Ron Cervenka Family friendly festival features appearances by current and former Dodger players and live music Viva Los Dodgers, presented by Spectrum and Coca-Cola and now in its 10th season, will kick off this Sunday, April 28 at 11:00 a.m. (auto gates open at 10:40 a.m.) prior to the 1:10 p.m. game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The family-friendly event will celebrate Mexico and […]
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