Archive for 2019

Downs heading to Double-A Tulsa

ThinkBlueLA has learned that 21-year-old middle infielder Jeter Downs has been promoted from the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to their Double-A affiliate Tulsa Driller. As most Dodger fans know, Downs was acquired in the trade that sent outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp, catcher/utility infielder Kyle Farmer, and left-hander Alex Wood to the […]

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2020 Spring Training Schedules Announced

It’s like Christmas in August! Late Monday morning, Major League Baseball released the preliminary 2020 Spring Training schedules for both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. Although game times are still to be determined and the respective schedules are subject to change, baseball fans can begin making plans to visit Arizona and/or Florida to watch their […]

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‘Right down Broadway’

You knew it was coming. After entering his first-ever major league game out of the Dodgers bullpen, issuing a one-out walk, giving up a base hit, and hitting a batter to load the bases, 21-year-old Dodgers rookie right-hander Dustin May, making only his fourth major league appearance and first in relief (having spent nearly his […]

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Gyorko Joins Dodger in Atlanta

Remember the July 31 trade deadline when many (most) Dodger fans thought that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman (et al.) would go out and get that much-needed reliever – or starter – who would finally help the Dodgers get to – and through – a postseason? Didn’t happen. Instead, when the sun rose […]

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And The Gold Glove(s) Go To…

If you are a ‘bottom line’ type of person, the bottom line is that the Dodgers lost to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night by a score of 4-3. But if you are a true, diehard fan of the game and saw the running catch that Dodgers All-Star outfielder and All-Star-caliber first baseman Cody Bellinger […]

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Urias Suspended for 20 Games

Major League Baseball has announced that 23-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias has been suspended for 20 games under the league’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. The suspension stems from a May 13, 2019 arrest for misdemeanor domestic battery in the parking lot of the Beverly Center shopping mall, after which Urias […]

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Give Credit Where Due

Judging by social media (i.e., Twitter), Dodger fans were absolutely positively at wits’ end when nine Atlanta Braves batters came to the plate in the bottom of the second inning against Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda, three of whom scored. By every indication, it was blatantly obvious that the 31-year-old Senboku-gun, Japan just didn’t have it against […]

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Taylor Now 4-for-6 in Rehab with Quakes

Dodgers utility infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor (affectionately known as “CT3”) began a rehab assignment with the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday, August 15, as he works his way back from a fractured left forearm suffered on July 14 when he was hit by a pitch – an injury that landed him on the […]

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Quakes Sweep Nuts with Offensive Outburst

After winning their last two series against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) and Stockton Ports (Athletics), the Quakes were looking for more as they took on the Modesto Nuts (Mariners) this past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at LoanMart Field Game-1 Gerardo Carrillo got the start for Rancho, giving up a run on a groundout by Mariners […]

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Taylor Impressive in First Rehab Appearance

Dodgers utility infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor made the first of what is expected to be several rehabilitation appearances with the team’s Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday night. And while such rehab appearances are more about returning to game-ready condition than about game results, the soon-to-be 29-year-old (on August 29) Virginia Beach, VA native and […]

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