After a rough three-game series in Lancaster, the Quakes looked to turn things around in Visalia while playing the Rawhide (Diamondbacks). Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go as planned, as late rallies by the Rawhide and a lack of offense from the Quakes led to them being swept for the first time since their home-opener series […]
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The REAL Tony Gonsolin
August 6th, 2019 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka When 25-year-old Dodgers rookie right-hander Tony Gonsolin made his major league debut on June 26, 2019 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, it did not go well. Because of several questionable calls, three Dodgers errors and a lack of run support, the Vacaville, CA native and Dodgers ninth-round draft pick in 2016 out of […]
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Crawford, Casey Promoted to Double-A Tulsa
August 5th, 2019 at 12:26 pm by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that Rancho Cucamonga Quakes left-hander Leo Crawford and outfielder Donovan Casey have been promoted to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. In his 19 appearances (16 starts) with the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate, Crawford posted a 5-4 record and very impressive 2.96 ERA. Casey appeared in 100 games at Rancho, […]
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Keibert Ruiz Out For Season With Broken Finger
August 5th, 2019 at 11:57 am by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned from several reliable sources that Dodgers 21-year-old top-ranked catching prospect Keibert Ruiz broke a finger on his right (throwing) hand. Although details as to the extent of the injury and how he sustained it are not known at this time, early reports are that the Dodgers number three-ranked prospect (behind infielder Gavin […]
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Player Profile: Adam Kolarek
August 5th, 2019 at 10:00 am by 0799291000348 Adam Kolarek Date of birth: January 14th, 1989 (Baltimore, Maryland) Height / weight: 6’ 3” / 215 pounds Throws/Bats: Left-handed High school: Catonsville High School (Catonsville, MD) College: University of Maryland (College Park, MD) Drafted: 2010 by the New York Mets in the 11th round * * * Just before Wednesday’s trade deadline, the […]
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Dodgers Walk It Off … Again
August 5th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Saturday night, Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler pitched a remarkable complete-game / 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. The game took only two hours and 18 minutes to complete. Such was not the case in the series finale on Sunday afternoon (i.e., a day game after a night game), when it […]
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Buehler Joins Elite Company in Dominate Win
August 4th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler became only the third pitcher in major league history to have multiple starts with 15 or more strikeouts and no walks in the same season, joining Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez (1999 and 2000) and Dwight Gooden (1984). The just turned 25-year-old (on July 28) Lexington, KY native and Dodgers first-round […]
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History Made at Dodger Stadium … Again
August 3rd, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka In no way can you say that the major league debut of 21-year-old right-hander Dustin May in front of a near Dodger Stadium sellout crowd of 50,780 on Friday night against the San Diego Padres was not a big deal, it most certainly was; this despite the fact that the 6′-6″ / 180-pound Justin, TX native […]
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Spectrum SportsNet LA to Simulcast Five Additional Games on KTLA 5
August 2nd, 2019 at 6:02 pm by Ron Cervenka Spectrum Networks announced on Friday it will simulcast an additional five Dodgers games on local broadcast station KTLA 5 this season. The five-game schedule will feature all Saturday games, beginning August 31 when the Dodgers visit the Diamondbacks, and conclude with an afternoon contest against the San Francisco Giants on September 28 for the club’s […]
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Stripling to Join LADF for LA Reads Summer Library Reading Series
August 2nd, 2019 at 3:04 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodger pitcher Ross Stripling will read to over 100 elementary school students Monday at Edendale Library as part of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Summer Library Reading Series at Edendale Library, 2011 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026 on Monday, August 5, 11:00 a.m. 2019 marks the fourth year of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Summer […]
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