When the final out of the 2020 World Series was recorded, seven Dodgers immediately became free agents. They are (alphabetically): Pedro Báez Kiké Hernández Jake McGee Joc Pederson Blake Treinen Justin Turner Alex Wood With Dodgers pitchers and catchers (presumably) set to report for Spring Training 2021 on Tuesday, February 16 – exactly 33 days […]

Major League Baseball fans are keenly aware that the pace of 2021 free agency has been proceeding at glacial speed, with star players like preeminent catcher J.T. Realmuto, 2020 National League Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer, and 2020 American League batting champion DJ LeMahieu still on the market with just over five weeks until the […]

  *  *  *   The Inspiring Multimedia Event Streams Live on January 15 at 9 AM Honoring Dave Roberts, Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sharon Robinson, Vice-Chair Jackie Robinson Foundation, and Keynote Speaker Stedman Graham (Register Here To Join The Celebration: YMCALA.ORG/MLKCelebration)   *  *  *   The Martin Luther King, Jr Brotherhood Celebration Breakfast has been a […]

If we have learned anything from Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, it is to expect the unexpected. I mean, who can honestly say that they expected the 44-year-old Dodgers executive to: A) acquire (now) 28-year-old outfielder Mookie Betts, arguably one of the best players in the game today and a slamdunk future Hall […]

Throughout its storied 151-year history, the Dodgers have had several “official” team captains, albeit very few. And while it is generally accepted that 10-time All-Star and Hall of Fame infielder Pee Wee Reese, who retired from the game following the 1958 season, remains the most well-known Dodgers team captain, there were several other official team […]

Dodgers fans readily recognize the name Branch Rickey, the General Manager who was the impetus for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier. While Rickey’s finest achievement was signing Jackie Robinson to a major league contract on April 10, 1947, he was a supreme innovator of the game and well ahead of his time. But the […]

  *  *  *   “I say this from the bottom of my heart, that if you don’t root for the Dodgers, you may not get into Heaven.” – Tommy Lasorda   *  *  *   Fans of the Dodgers team, and of baseball everywhere, are mourning the loss of Tommy Lasorda, former manager of the Los […]

  *  *  *   Editor’s Note: The following is a re-print – verbatim – from longtime Dodgers beat writer Ken Gurnick, who recently announced his retirement. It is fitting that he be the one to prepare this piece for the Dodgers website.   *  *  *  *    Tommy Lasorda, the son of Italian immigrants and […]

When the news broke late Thursday morning that the Cleveland Indians had traded future Hall of Fame shortstop Francisco Lindor to the New York Mets (along with 33-year-old right-hander Carlos Carrasco), it immediately brought back memories of the Mookie Betts (and David Price) trade by the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers almost […]