When Andrew Friedman was hired by the Dodgers as president of baseball operations in 2014, he immediately began implementing significant changes throughout the organization, including a new and more aggressive player development process under the leadership of former Dodger (and current Philadelphia Phillies manager) Gabe Kapler (2014-2017). Kapler has since been replaced by current Director […]
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Josiah Gray promoted to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
May 9th, 2019 at 7:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned through a trusted source that 21-year-old right-hander Josiah Gray has been promoted from the Dodgers Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League to their Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the highly-competitive California League. If the name Josiah Gray sounds familiar to you, it well should. The 6′-1′ / 190-pound […]
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Steve Garvey & King’s Hawaiian to host ‘Way We Were’ event
May 8th, 2019 at 3:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Q & A Series Featured at Dodgers-Nationals Series Opener at 6:15 PM The popular King’s Hawaiian “Way We Were” series returns for the 2019 season as Dodger great Steve Garvey will be taking questions from Dodger fans prior to the opening game of a four-game series with the Washington Nationals on Thursday, May 9. The […]
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Ryu joins elite company with rare ‘Maddux’ complete game shutout
May 8th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Definition: A ‘Maddux’ describes a start in which a pitcher tosses a complete-game shutout on fewer than 100 pitches. Named after Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, the term was coined by baseball writer Jason Lukehart. Since 1988, the first year accurate pitch-count data became available, Maddux ranks first in the Majors with 13 such starts […]
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Dodgers pledge 25,000 tickets to LAUSD’s Attendance Incentive Program
May 7th, 2019 at 6:50 pm by Ron Cervenka Ross Stripling, Alex Verdugo to celebrate partnership Thursday with students at Compton Avenue Elementary School On Tuesday, the Dodgers announced the donation of 25,000 tickets in support of Los Angeles Unified School District’s Attendance Incentive Program, where the tickets will serve as a reward for deserving students. To kick off the partnership, Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling […]
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Buehler rewards Dodgers for letting him off the leash
May 7th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Shortly after being drafted by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University, it was learned that then 21-year-old right-hander Walker Buehler would require Tommy John surgery without having made even one pitch in professional baseball. Upon his recovery and over the course of the next […]
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Kenley Jansen gets it
May 6th, 2019 at 11:00 am by Ron Cervenka It didn’t take long for social media to light up following the devastating walk-off grand slam home run that Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen gave up to San Diego Padres pinch-hitter Hunter Renfroe on a 92.8-MPH cut fastball on an 0-1 count in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon. But what is utterly […]
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Quakes miss sweep opportunity against Giants
May 6th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Lauren Jennings For the third time in as many series, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes failed to sweep their opposition. However, the important thing is that they won all three series to remain atop the California League South Division standings with a solid 19-12 (.613) record and a 3.0-game lead over the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies), […]
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Dodgers sign catcher Travis d’Arnaud
May 5th, 2019 at 12:15 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers made a roster move on Sunday morning, although not the one most Dodger fans were expecting. Within minutes of the Dodgers clubhouse being opened to the media, reports immediately began popping up on Twitter that 30-year-old catcher Travis d’Arnaud, who was unceremoniously released by the New York Mets on Friday, was in the […]
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Alex Verdugo’s badge of honor
May 5th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka The great Benjamin Franklin said it best: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Ben almost got it right. He forgot to include “…and Dodgers outfielder Alex Verdugo always having a dirty uniform.” Then again, how could one of our country’s founding fathers possibly have known in 1789 […]
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