None of the above; just three guys with three very different backgrounds working their way through the Dodgers minor league system pursuing their dreams to be major league baseball players. But there are dozens of players who fall into this category. What makes these three guys special? Glad you asked. Three home runs in one game […]
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Thomas, Reks & Hulsizer: A medical practice? A law firm? A Jeopardy category?
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Walker Buehler’s Off Day
April 25th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was just one of those nights at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. Although 24-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler was good, he was not that good. It’s not that the Lexington, Kentucky native and Dodgers 2015 first-round draft pick out of Vanderbilt University was bad, he just wasn’t that good. In fact, in his […]
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Prospect Profile: Hunter Feduccia
April 24th, 2019 at 9:00 am by 0799291000348 In the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Dodgers selected Hunter Feduccia in the twelfth round, the 32nd catcher drafted. Based on his 2018 slash line for the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers baseball team, .233 / .375 / .377 / .752, it could be debated that he was more of a project […]
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Quakes newcomer Drew Avans thwarts 66ers bid for no-hitter
April 24th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka As the Dodgers were experiencing what was arguably their worst game of new season against the Chicago Cubs at historic Wrigley Field, their Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes were experiencing what was unquestionably their best. In fact, Tuesday night’s game against the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino, California […]
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Prospect Profile: Gavin Lux
April 23rd, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 The first shortstop selected in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft was Gavin Lux, a then 18-year-old player from Indian Trail High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kenosha, Wisconsin is not exactly “The Cradle of Shortstops.” That prestigious title belongs to the city of San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic. But Dodgers scouts somehow found […]
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Quakes enjoy home cooking
April 22nd, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Lauren Jennings After being swept by the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) in their opening homestand of the 2019 season, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes took two of three from the San Jose Giants (Giants) at LoanMart Field this past weekend in their second homestand of the young season. Quakes shortstop and highly-touted Dodgers seventh overall […]
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Cody Bellinger taketh away and Cody Bellinger giveth
April 22nd, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka For the most part, over the course of a grueling 162-game season there are very few games that you will remember as being little more than a win or a loss in the grand scheme of things. But every now and then there is one of those games; a game that you will not only […]
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Prospect Profile: Donovan Casey
April 21st, 2019 at 10:00 am by 0799291000348 Prior to the 2017 Major League entry draft, Baseball America (BA) ranked Donovan Casey as its 111th best prospect, but it wasn’t certain whether he would be selected as a right-handed pitcher, or position player. As a position player, BA considered Casey to have “dynamic tools,” including plus arm strength, running speed, and athleticism, but lacking […]
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It’s time, Clayton
April 21st, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Early in his professional career, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw included a change-up in his arsenal of pitches; not to a great extent and it was clearly his fourth-best pitch behind his mid-90’s fastball, his wipeout curveball and, more recently, his unhittable filthy slider. Being the perfectionist that he is, Kershaw admitted that he never felt that […]
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Dodgers activate Ryu, option Sborz to OKC
April 20th, 2019 at 2:26 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have activated left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu from the 10-day Injured List and optioned right-hander Josh Sborz to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ryu, who was sidelined with a left groin strain, will make his fourth start of the 2019 season tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers. Prior to going on the IL, Ryu made three starts for […]
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