The date was May 2, 1948. A (then) 21-year-old Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder from Escondido, CA, hit his first career major league home run as a Dodger rookie. It was an inside-the-park home run. That young Dodger rookie, who would soon come to be known as ‘The Duke of Flatbush,’ would finish his brilliant 18-year major league […]

Friday night was Game-2 of a four-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver. Following their ugly 8-5 loss to Colorado in Thursday’s season opener, the Boys in Blue showed up ready to play and with a very noticeable chip on their shoulders. The Dodgers are known […]

During the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers hit an MLB-best 118 home runs, 15 more than their nearest competition, the Atlanta Braves. Through their first two games of the 2021 season, both at mile-high Coors Field in Denver, they have hit one, and it was nullified when Dodgers center fielder […]

The good news is that Dodgers ace and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw collected two hits – both singles – against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon in the 2021 season opener at Coors Field. In fact, he is currently tied with 2020 World Series MVP Corey Seager for the team lead at .667. […]

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In the abbreviated 2020 season, the Dodgers were one of the best offensive teams in Major League Baseball. In previous seasons the Dodgers were an offensive force in the National League, but with the addition of Mookie Betts and the Designated Hitter rule, the team moved ahead of their American League counterparts in run-scoring and […]