A few months before the start of the 2021 Minor League Baseball season, some changes were announced that would take place in different leagues and divisions. Within the Low A West, home of the Dodgers affiliated Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, two big changes were slated to come into play. The first change affected all of Low […]
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New Pitch Clock Receiving Favorable Reviews in MiLB Testing
June 14th, 2021 at 9:00 am 
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Roberts Not Happy with Sunday’s Win Over Rangers
June 14th, 2021 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Once again, if you are a bottom-line person, the bottom line is that the Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take two of three from the AL West cellar dwellers … but it wasn’t easy; at least not as easy as it should have been with a 5-0 lead […]
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You Know What They Say About Paybacks
June 13th, 2021 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka Remember that laugher of a game back on Friday night when the Dodgers pummeled the Texas Rangers by a score of 12-1? You know, the one where they gave future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw a six-run lead in the bottom of the first inning before the seats were even warm at Dodger Stadium? Well, […]
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Dodgers Place Muncy on 10-Day IL
June 12th, 2021 at 6:44 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have recalled outfielder Luke Raley from Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed infielder Max Muncy on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Raley, 26, returns for his fourth stint with the club after hitting .182 with one homer and two RBI in 23 games for the Dodgers. In 19 games with […]
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Dodgers Select Andy Burns – Option Mitch White, DFA Dennis Santana
June 12th, 2021 at 12:00 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have selected infielder Andy Burns from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned right-handed pitcher Mitch White. Additionally, the Dodgers designated right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana for assignment. Burns, 30, appeared in 30 games for the Oklahoma City, batting .330 (32-for-97) with 11 doubles, five homers, and 20 RBI. In parts of eight minor league seasons, […]
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Friday Night Fireworks at Dodger Stadium
June 12th, 2021 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka From a pure numbers standpoint, Friday night’s game between the National League West second-place Dodgers and the American League West last-place Texas Rangers was over two batters into the bottom of the first inning. But as we all know, baseball games are nine innings long; or at least five innings in the event of rain. […]
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Rakers Who Pitch
June 11th, 2021 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s probably safe to say that when Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton elected to intentionally walk Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes with two outs in the top of the third inning and runners at the corners and his team trailing 2-1 on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, he was playing the percentages that the next batter, […]
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Dodgers Kick Off Six-Game Homestand Beginning Friday
June 10th, 2021 at 7:00 pm by Ron Cervenka * * * Friday Night Fireworks Return Team to Celebrate Reopening Day on June 15 * * * * The Dodgers return home and will open a six-game homestand on Friday, with games against the Texas Rangers (June 11-13) and Philadelphia Phillies (June 14-16). Tickets remain available at Dodgers.com/Tickets, with socially distanced pods […]
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‘That’s Some Serious Ownage’
June 10th, 2021 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner owns Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Tyler Anderson; there is simply no other way to describe it. The extremely popular 36-year-old bearded redhead entered Wednesday night’s game having gone 15-for-31 (.484) with one home run against Anderson. When the game ended on a spectacular catch by Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, it was […]
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Dodgers Activate Gonsolin From IL, Place Tsutsugo On It
June 9th, 2021 at 10:55 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have activated right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin from the 60-day injured list and placed infielder/outfielder Yoshi Tsutsugo on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred Scott Alexander to the 60-day injured list. Gonsolin, 26, missed 60 games with right shoulder inflammation. He […]
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