Thursday night was ‘Cody Bellinger Bobblehead Night’ at Dodger Stadium. And though the 27-year-old Scottsdale, AZ native and Dodgers fourth-round draft pick in 2013 out of Hamilton High School in Chandler, AZ went 0-for-3 at the plate, he had what would prove to be a huge walk in the bottom of the eighth inning that […]
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The Biggest At-Bat On Thursday Night Probably Isn’t The One You’re Thinking Of
July 22nd, 2022 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka In a game that had three singles, four doubles, one triple and two home runs for a total of 10 Dodgers hits, there are plenty of at-bats to choose from that you would consider the most important of the game. But buried in all those at-bats, more specifically, the seven Dodgers at-bats in the bottom […]
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Dodgers Begin Second Half With 7-Game Homestand
July 21st, 2022 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers will open the second half of the 2022 season with a seven-game homestand against the San Francisco Giants (July 21-24) and Washington Nationals (July 25-27) on Thursday evening, having just hosted the 92nd All-Star Game. Tickets remain available for all games at Dodgers.com/tickets. This will be the first time the San Francisco Giants […]
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Trading Deadline – Starting Pitching
July 21st, 2022 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Let’s get to it – no beating around the bush! The Dodgers need another starting pitcher. Not a marginal, innings-eater for the fourth or fifth spot in the rotation, a legit, top-of-rotation guy. A pitcher who can be counted upon in the postseason to shut down the best hitters on the planet as the Dodgers […]
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Tony Gonsolin Is Still 11-0
July 20th, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Fact: When play resumes on Thursday evening following Tuesday’s 92nd MLB All-Star Game held at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 1980, Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin will begin the (unofficial) second-half of the 2022 regular season with an MLB-best 11-0 record and a National League second-best 2.02 ERA. Although the 28-year-old Vacaville, CA native […]
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Pujols Love
July 19th, 2022 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka Twenty-three-year-old Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto may have walked away with the trophy and coveted necklace in Monday’s MLB Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium after defeating 21-year-old Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez in the final round, but the clear winner of the event was 42-year-old future Hall of Famer and former Dodgers first baseman […]
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Dodgers Day-2 Draft Picks
July 19th, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers announced their eight selections from the second day of the 2022 Draft, picking University of Central Florida shortstop Alex Freeland (third round, 105th pick), Virginia Tech outfielder Nick Biddison (fourth round, 135th pick), Arizona State University infielder Sean McLain (fifth round, 165th pick), P27 Academy shortstop Logan Wagner (sixth round, 195th pick), St. Mary’s College infielder Christopher […]
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Travesty Averted
July 18th, 2022 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although it remains a mystery as to why it took so long, what would have been one of the greatest travesties in Major League Baseball history was averted on Sunday evening when it was announced that 32-year-old Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman had been added to the National League roster for Tuesday’s 2022 All-Star Game […]
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Dodgers Select Catcher Dalton Rushing As First 2022 Draft Pick
July 18th, 2022 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 The Dodgers selected 21-year-old University of Louisville catcher Dalton Rushing as their first pick in the 2022 MLB draft on Sunday evening. This from the Dodgers (via Twitter): Here is the scouting report on Dalton from Baseball America: A compact and strong catcher with a 6-foot-1, 220-pound frame, Rushing has been an impressive hitter throughout […]
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It Wasn’t Pretty, But You Gotta Start Somewhere
July 17th, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Prior to Saturday night’s 7-1 pounding of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles to sweep the brief two-game interleague series, 31-year-old Dodgers left-hander Andrew Heaney made his first of what figures to be several rehab starts, this one with the Dodgers Low Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes […]
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