Buried under all of the unpleasant news that flooded social media on Tuesday morning was a bit of good news … very good news. Early Tuesday afternoon longtime Dodgers beat writer Ken Gurnick reported that 24-year-old right-hander Mitchell White has been promoted from the Double-A Tulsa Drillers to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. Just this […]
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Minor Leagues – Major Fun
May 14th, 2019 at 8:00 am 
by Max Letaconnoux Anyone who has been to a Minor League (MiLB) game will tell just how much fun an afternoon or evening at a minor league ballpark can be. Major league fans can check out future MLB stars, get a closer look at optioned players from their favorite teams, and occasionally even catch a glimpse at rehabbing […]
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Ryu named NL Player of the Week
May 13th, 2019 at 4:00 pm by Ron Cervenka As a surprise to absolutely no one, Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu has been named as Major League Baseball’s Nation League Player of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, May 12, 2019. Here is what the 32-year-old Incheon, South Korea native did to win the prestigious honor: Earned the victory in each of his […]
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Quakes drop rubber game against Visalia
May 13th, 2019 at 10:00 am by Lauren Jennings For the second time this season, the Quakes took on the Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks) in a three-game series, however, this series took place in Rancho Cucamonga instead of Visalia. The Quakes were coming off a loss against the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) and looking to make some waves in the overall California League standings with […]
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Is Corey Seager finally back?
May 13th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is an exceptionally good chance that you, like many Dodger fans, were getting a little concerned about the return of 25-year-old Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager as he works his way back from May 4, 2018 Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. I mean let’s face it, heading into Sunday’s series finale against the […]
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Justin Turner giveth and Justin Turner taketh away
May 12th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka It doesn’t happen often. In fact, it happened only 10 times during the entire 2018 regular season when Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner committed an error in 266 total chances for a fielding percentage (FPCT) of .962. When you consider that six-time (consecutive) National League Gold Glove-winning Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado posted a […]
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Ferguson sharp in first rehab assignment
May 11th, 2019 at 1:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers left-hander Caleb Ferguson, who is currently on the 10-day Injured List for a “left oblique issue,” made his first of what is expected to be several rehab appearances on Friday night with the team’s Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. The 22-year-old Columbus, Ohio native and Dodgers 38th-round draft pick in 2014 out of […]
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Muncy’s web gem possibly best of the season
May 11th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When you look at the line score from Friday night’s game between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers, you see a lopsided 5-0 Dodgers win. But if you were among the 43,533 on hand at Dodger Stadium or, better still, among the millions watching on television or on-line, you got to witness and witness […]
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Quakes take fourth straight series
May 10th, 2019 at 5:30 pm by Lauren Jennings For the fourth series in a row, the Quakes have managed to win a series while dropping the last game to their opposition to prevent a sweep. It’s not exactly ideal that the last game of the series keeps getting away, but you also can’t complain about that many series wins either. This time around, […]
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Reality Check
May 10th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Fact: The 1927 Yankees – often considered the greatest team in the 150-year history of Major League Baseball – lost 44 games (to go along with their 110 wins) back when the regular season was 154 games long. Heck, even the the 2001 Seattle Mariners – the greatest team since the expansion era began in […]
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