Like many youngsters, my love and passion for the game of baseball came from my father, who had tremendous patience when he would schlep my brothers and me in our (then) new 1957 Plymouth station wagon to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to watch his beloved Chicago Cubs play the newly-arrived Los Angeles Dodgers. It […]
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Quakes split series with Sixers, remain atop Cal League standings
April 26th, 2019 at 6:15 pm 
by Lauren Jennings For the first time this season the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes took on the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels). It was also their first series split of the new season, with the Rancho squad taking the two middle games of the four-game set. Rancho got on the board first in game-1 after third […]
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Prospect profile: Omar Estevez
April 26th, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 In November of 2015, the Dodgers signed 17-year-old Cuban free agent middle infielder Omar Estevez to a contract that included a $6 million signing bonus. At the time, the collective eyebrows of the international scouting community were raised, as the teenager was not considered a top prospect and the bonus was regarded as an overpay […]
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Dodgers to host Pirates this weekend
April 25th, 2019 at 5:00 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers return home on Friday to open a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium. The weekend kicks off with Friday Night Fireworks presented by Denny’s, and UCLA Night presented by UCLA Health on Friday, which includes the National Anthem performed by UCLA gymnastics alumnae. Fans can also purchase the UCLA Night […]
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Alex Verdugo to kick off Viva Los Dodgers this Sunday at Dodger Stadium
April 25th, 2019 at 4:06 pm by Ron Cervenka Family friendly festival features appearances by current and former Dodger players and live music Viva Los Dodgers, presented by Spectrum and Coca-Cola and now in its 10th season, will kick off this Sunday, April 28 at 11:00 a.m. (auto gates open at 10:40 a.m.) prior to the 1:10 p.m. game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The family-friendly event will celebrate Mexico and […]
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Thomas, Reks & Hulsizer: A medical practice? A law firm? A Jeopardy category?
April 25th, 2019 at 3:30 pm by 0799291000348 None of the above; just three guys with three very different backgrounds working their way through the Dodgers minor league system pursuing their dreams to be major league baseball players. But there are dozens of players who fall into this category. What makes these three guys special? Glad you asked. Three home runs in one game […]
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Walker Buehler’s Off Day
April 25th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was just one of those nights at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. Although 24-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler was good, he was not that good. It’s not that the Lexington, Kentucky native and Dodgers 2015 first-round draft pick out of Vanderbilt University was bad, he just wasn’t that good. In fact, in his […]
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Prospect Profile: Hunter Feduccia
April 24th, 2019 at 9:00 am by 0799291000348 In the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Dodgers selected Hunter Feduccia in the twelfth round, the 32nd catcher drafted. Based on his 2018 slash line for the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers baseball team, .233 / .375 / .377 / .752, it could be debated that he was more of a project […]
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Quakes newcomer Drew Avans thwarts 66ers bid for no-hitter
April 24th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka As the Dodgers were experiencing what was arguably their worst game of new season against the Chicago Cubs at historic Wrigley Field, their Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes were experiencing what was unquestionably their best. In fact, Tuesday night’s game against the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino, California […]
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Prospect Profile: Gavin Lux
April 23rd, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 The first shortstop selected in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft was Gavin Lux, a then 18-year-old player from Indian Trail High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kenosha, Wisconsin is not exactly “The Cradle of Shortstops.” That prestigious title belongs to the city of San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic. But Dodgers scouts somehow found […]
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