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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Andrew Friedman – ‘The Intimidator’
August 2nd, 2019 at 10:30 am by 0799291000348 By any standard, the 2019 trade deadline for Dodgers fans was, to put it mildly, disappointing. With Dodger fans and MLB analysts proclaiming that the Dodgers needed to improve the backend of their bullpen, the team acquired 30-year old LOOGY (Left-handed One Out Guy) Adam Kolarek and a soon-to-be 31-year old, right-handed hitting infielder Jedd […]
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Quakes Fall to JetHawks in Final Lancaster Trip
August 2nd, 2019 at 9:15 am by Lauren Jennings For the final time this regular season, the Quakes traveled to Lancaster to take on the JetHawks (Rockies) in a three-game series. Things in Lancaster are always a bit strange with late rallies and unexpected home runs, but this seemed to be one of the more mellow series in the desert for the Quakes and […]
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The ‘Joc Pederson Experiment’ is Over … For Now
August 2nd, 2019 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Much to the satisfaction of Dodger fans everywhere, the ‘Joc Pederson at first base experiment‘ is officially over. Maybe. “For now, yeah,” answered Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, when asked if the 27-year-old Palo Alto, CA native and Dodgers 2010 third-round draft pick out of Palo Alto High School, would no longer play first base. “I […]
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