By any measure, the 2020 MLB season was bizarre, as the global pandemic shutdown Spring Training on March 13, delayed Opening Day until July 23, reduced the regular season to 60-games that were played in front of cardboard fans, and a 16-team postseason format that included three teams with losing records (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, […]
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Dodgers Protect Four From Rule-5 Draft
November 21st, 2020 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have added right-handed pitchers Gerardo Carrillo, Andre Jackson, Edwin Uceta, and outfielder Zach Reks to their 40-man roster to protect them from being taken in the upcoming Rule-5 Draft and putting the World Series champions’ current 40-man roster at 36. Carrillo, 22, spent the 2020 season at the Dodgers secondary site. In 2019, […]
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Changes Coming for Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
November 20th, 2020 at 8:08 am by Ron Cervenka If you are a fan of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, at least the Advanced Single-A (or High-A, as it is often called) version of the extremely popular Dodgers affiliate, I have some bad – or at least disappointing – news for you. If all goes as planned, and let’s face it, not much has gone […]
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Friedman Calls World Series Win “99 Percent Relief”
November 19th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka For the first time since being named Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year on Tuesday morning, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman spoke out about winning the 2020 World Series. During a Zoom interview on SportsNet LA, show host John Hartung asked the Dodgers executive what the feeling has been like for him […]
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The Full Story Behind Bellinger’s ‘Celebration Injury’
November 18th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Remember waaaay back to the 2020 World Series when Dodgers outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger kept “tinkering with his swing,” which resulted in the 25-year-old Scottsdale, AZ native, two-time All-Star, Gold Glove winner, Silver Slugger winner, and defending National League MVP going 3-for-22 (.136), with one home run and three RBI over the six-game series? As […]
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Friedman Named MLB Executive of the Year
November 17th, 2020 at 8:46 am by Ron Cervenka What came as a surprise to no one, or at least shouldn’t have, 44-year-old Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman has been named Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year. The announcement came early Tuesday morning. Friedman, who served as general manager of the (then) Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2006 through the 2014 […]
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Dodgers 2021 Roster Forecast
November 17th, 2020 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 After reviewing the 2020-21 free agent and trade markets for the Dodgers, and considering the comments from other Dodgers fans, here is the first mock of the 26-man, opening day roster for 2021. While the 2020 World Champion core group will return, there will undoubtedly be turnover on both the 40-man roster and the 26-man […]
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LADF Wins 2020 Beyond Sport Collective Impact Award
November 16th, 2020 at 3:00 pm by Ron Cervenka The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced on Monday that it has been named as a recipient of 2020 Beyond Sport Collective Impact for Reduced Racial Inequalities Collective Impact Award, supported by The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation. The 2020 Beyond Sport Collective Impact Award has a focus on racial equity and honors the very best community sport organizations across the United States. The award creates a space for collaboration in finding […]
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Dodgers to Celebrate World Championship and Holiday Season
November 16th, 2020 at 11:15 am by Ron Cervenka The 2020 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers will host a drive-thru Holiday Festival beginning Friday, Nov. 27, complete with a holiday light show, LED video displays, fake snow, Dodger elves, and an appearance by Santa. Dated and entry timed tickets go on sale on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 10:00 a.m. at Dodgers.com/HolidayFestival. The Holiday Festival […]
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Code Red!
November 16th, 2020 at 9:00 am by Jayann Kellogg Code Red! Code Red! No, there is no fire in a hospital, and no firefighters have been dispatched to the scene. Rather than an emergency, as of November 12, 2020, a new – and perfect – sponsorship was born. Twenty-three-year-old Dodgers right-hander and World Series Champion Dustin May has a new sponsorship for the offseason […]
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