Archive for 2022

Baserunning Blunders Cost Dodgers Game, Series

For the second time in as many nights, poor baserunning decisions by the NL West first-place Dodgers cost them the game – and series – against the NL Central fourth-place Pittsburgh Pirates. Following Tuesday’s baserunning gaff by future Hall of Famer Freddie Freeman, who tried to stretch a seventh-inning single into a double on a […]

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Freeman Gamble Doesn’t Pay Off For Suddenly Struggling Dodgers

When 32-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Fame first baseman Freddie Freeman ripped a line drive single into the right-center field gap to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning with his team trailing the NL Central third-place Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5-3, he was thinking two right out of the box, knowing […]

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Dodgers Disappointed After Falling Short of Come-From-Behind Win

After pulling off one of the most impressive comebacks in recent memory, the Dodger blew a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning in front of a disappointed Dodger Stadium crowd of 46,724 on Monday night. But it wasn’t just Dodgers fans who were disappointed. “A little better at the end than at […]

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Will Smith’s ‘Nice AB’

It is a phrase that gets tossed around often in the game of baseball – “Nice AB” (at-bat). And even though we may hear it a lot, there is no real comprehensive definition of what constitutes a “Nice AB,” although savvy baseball fans know one when they see one. During the NL West first-place Dodgers’ […]

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Have A Game, JT!

Okay, admit it. At some point this season, you probably said (or thought) to yourself: “It’s time for 37-year-old Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner to hang up his spikes,” – especially when the extremely popular Long Beach, CA native and unofficial team captain was hitting an un-Justin-Turner-like .174 as recently as May 8. It’s okay […]

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Dodgers Recall Grove, Select Pillar, Option Pepiot, Place Muncy on IL

The Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Michael Grove, selected the contract of outfielder Kevin Pillar, optioned right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot and placed infielder Max Muncy on the injured list with left elbow inflammation. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred right-handed pitcher Tommy Kahnle to the 60-day injured list. Grove, 26, returns […]

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Ríos Continues to Flourish as Dodgers DH

Since becoming an official position in the National League this season, the Designated Hitter role has proven to be extremely valuable for the Dodgers; none more so than for 28-year-old utility infielder Edwin Ríos. In his 21 games as the Dodgers DH (out of the Dodgers thus far 45 games), the Caguas, Puerto Rico native, who […]

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Kershaw Acknowledges His Injuries

Much like those old EF Hutton commercials back in the day: “When [Clayton Kershaw] speaks, people listen.” Clayton Kershaw spoke, and people listened – or at least should have. The irony is that what the 34-year-old Dallas, TX native, and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2006 out of Highland Park High School in University Park, […]

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Dodgers To Retire Gil Hodges’ Number 14

Gil Hodges, an integral member of the 1955 and 1959 Dodgers World Championship teams, will have his number “14” retired by the Dodgers on Saturday, June 4th during pre-game ceremonies prior to the 7:10 p.m. game against the New York Mets. Hodges, who was elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee, will be inducted […]

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Dodgers Announce Second Half of Promotional Schedule and Special Event Calendar

  *  *  *  Single game tickets remain on sale at Dodgers.com/tickets   *  *  *  *  The Dodgers have announced the remaining promotional items and special event dates for the 2022 regular season. Promotions will be given out to the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance, while supplies last, at the guest’s first point […]

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