Since Opening Day on March 28, much has been said and written about a perceived but yet-to-be-proven difference in the baseballs being used in Major League Baseball and in Triple-A this season. The reason, of course, is the (very) significant increase in home runs at professional baseballs’ two highest levels. To this, I say “poppycock!” […]
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Quakes Sweep … Again
July 10th, 2019 at 9:00 am 
by Lauren Jennings For the third time in as many series, the Dodgers advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes completed a three-game sweep over their California League opponents, with the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) being their latest victims Rehabbing Dodgers Corey Seager and A.J. Pollock each played a role in the just-concluded series, with both also completing their respective […]
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Putting a Bow on the Dodgers 2019 Rule-4 Draft
July 9th, 2019 at 10:30 am by 0799291000348 Gleaning information from various sources, to date, the Dodgers have signed 25 of their 41 selections in the 2019 Rule 4 Draft (the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft), including their top two picks: college hitters Kody Hoese (third baseman) and Michael Busch (first base / second base / left field). Only three of the […]
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Seager to Rejoin Team in Boston on Friday
July 9th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka During last Saturday’s pre-game media scrum, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked if two-time All-Star / two-time Silver Slugger shortstop Corey Seager, who is working his way back from a Grade 2 hamstring strain, would be good to go for the first game after the All-Star break on Friday, July 12, against the Boston Red […]
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Shea Spitzbarth – Flying Under the Radar
July 9th, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 As Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully would often say when introducing a new player to Dodgers fans, “Let’s get the biographical information out of the way for Shea Spitzbarth:” Age: 24 (Born in Staten Island, New York) Height: 6’ 1” Weight: 195 pounds Bats and throws: right-handed High school: Moore Catholic High School, Staten […]
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Dodgers Activate Freese from IL, Option Garlick and Ríos to Triple-A OKC
July 8th, 2019 at 10:30 am by Ron Cervenka As a surprise to no one, the Dodgers activated infielder David Freese from the 10-day injured list on Monday morning and optioned outfielder Kyle Garlick and infielder Edwin Ríos to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Freese has been sidelined with a left hamstring sprain since June 21. He has appeared in 56 games for the Dodgers, batting […]
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Dodgers Enter All-Star Break on Down Note
July 8th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When you enter the All-Star break with the best overall record in Major League Baseball (60-32), and you have an MLB-best 13.5-game lead over the second-best team in your division, it’s difficult to say, in good conscience, that you are entering the break on a down note. But the cold, hard truth is that no […]
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OKC Dodgers Right-hander Dennis Santana Removed from Game … by Himself
July 7th, 2019 at 7:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Under the category of: ‘Now there’s something you don’t see every day,’ ThinkBlueLA has learned that 23-year-old Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers right-hander Dennis Santana was removed from his team’s game against the Round Rock Express (Astros) on Sunday afternoon after allowing 10 runs, all earned. What’s so unusual about this, you ask? What’s unusual is […]
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Quakes Sweep Up 66ers Bullpen
July 7th, 2019 at 12:45 pm by Lauren Jennings For the second series in a row, the Quakes have swept their opposition, this time with two big wins thanks to an unstable Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) bullpen. Game-1 Dodgers outfielder A.J. Pollock began a rehab assignment with the Quakes to recover from elbow surgery. In the second inning, first baseman Marcus Chiu hit a solo […]
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Maeda’s Two Mistakes
July 7th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was one of Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda‘s best outings of the season; near perfect, in fact. …and then it wasn’t. After not allowing a hit until a one-out single to San Diego Padres catcher Francisco Mejía in the fifth inning, and keeping the friars at bay until two outs in the top of the […]
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