The Dodgers have acquired infielder Sheldon Neuse and minor league pitcher Gus Varland from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek and minor league outfielder Cody Thomas.  Neuse, 26, spent the 2020 season at the Oakland Alternate site after hitting .250 (14-for-56) with three doubles in 2019 for the A’s. The infielder had […]

It’s officially official – Trevor Bauer is a Dodger. On Thursday afternoon, in front of 55,000 empty seats at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman presented the 30-year-old North Hollywood, CA native, who grew up a diehard Dodger fan in nearby Santa Clarita, with his pristine Dodgers home white jersey – number […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) and UCLA Health today announced their joint efforts to support youth and families as the pandemic continues to adversely impact the physical and mental health for Angelenos.  At the start of February, LADF and UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind (SBSM) began distributing at-home fitness kits to all 500 […]

On February 8, 2021, The Athletic (subscription required) published the article, “MLB making changes to the baseball, deadening it — but by how much?” This is a top-notch article by Athletic writers Eno Sarris and Ken Rosenthal; well worth the time to read. If you do not have a subscription, find someone who does, buy […]

By now, most Dodger fans have heard rumblings about LA Times Dodgers beat writer Jorge Castillo’s recent exclusive interview with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw at his home in Dallas, TX. It was not a warm and fuzzy interview. Then again, Kershaw interviews rarely are. But what Kershaw interviews usually are, are cut-to-the-chase, no BS, straight-from-the-heart […]

Well, he’s at it again. On Tuesday morning, it was publicized (and socialized) that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is once again trying to fix what isn’t broken. This time, Major League Baseball’s oft-criticized top executive is changing the physical characteristics of the ball that was used during the (very) successful 2020 season and postseason after […]

As the Dodgers 40-man roster is presently assembled, the 2021 average annual value (AAV) team payroll is projected at $237.8* million (including health & welfare benefits and arbitration salaries). That amount does not include re-signing free-agent third baseman Justin Turner (or his replacement) or an additional right-handed hitter, which has been at the top of […]

Late Monday evening, it was reported on Twitter that Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association had reached an agreement on health and safety protocols for Spring Training 2021 and the 2021 regular season According to tweets from the New York Post‘s Joel Sherman and Yahoo Sports‘ Hannah Keyser, the league will keep the […]

 The Dodgers have announced their Minor League coaching staffs for the 2021 season, with Travis Barbary (Oklahoma City), Scott Hennessey (Tulsa), Austin Chubb (Great Lakes), John Shoemaker (Rancho Cucamonga), Danny Dorn (AZL Dodgers), Jair Fernandez and Cordell Hipolito (DSL Dodgers) all returning to lead their respective clubs. In 2019, the Dodgers bolstered one of the […]

According to CBS, 102 million television viewers tuned in to Super Bowl LV (55) on Sunday night between the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. And though it may have come as a surprise to some (a few) that the 43-year-old Brady […]