It’s one of those things that’s been in the back of every Dodgers fan’s mind since the very first pitch of the World Baseball Classic currently underway but no one wants to talk about – injuries; especially with MLB’s Opening Day 2023 now only two weeks away. And though it was only “precautionary,” Dodgers first […]

At a time when a starting pitcher throwing a complete game is now as rare as a starting pitcher throwing a no-hitter once was, a starting pitcher tossing four innings – even in a Spring Training game – is now (and please pardon the cliché) the equivalent of being ‘in mid-season form.’ But if being […]

Saturday afternoon was another perfect day for baseball, so much so that the Dodgers played not one, but two Spring Training games. The Chicago Cubs were visiting Camelback Ranch while a split squad played the Giants at Scottsdale Stadium. The Dodgers newest starting pitcher, 30-year-old right-hander Noah Syndergaard, got his second Cactus League start in […]

Under the category of ‘Now there’s something you don’t see every day,’ Friday’s Spring Training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Camelback Ranch-Glendale ended with, of all things, a rare walk-off walk. With one out and the bases empty in the bottom of the […]

Dodger fans enjoyed a real treat Friday afternoon as 34-year old future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw took the mound at Camelback Ranch for the first time this Spring against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In front of a sold out crowd of 12,691 and under sunny skies, the Dallas, TX native and […]

It is news that most baseball fans – and every Dodgers fan – have been waiting five months to hear. On Friday, March 10, 2023, 34-year-old future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw will return to a baseball mound in an actual MLB game, even if only a Spring Training game. “Talking to (Dodgers pitching […]

Barring the unforeseen (and unthinkable), it is probably safe to say that six-time All-Star/six-time Gold Glover Mookie Betts and one-time All-Star/five-time Gold Glover Jason Heyward will be the Dodgers Opening Day – and probably every day – right and center fielders, respectively. But what about their Opening Day (and presumably every day) left fielder? And […]

Only ten games have been played by the Dodgers in the 2023 Cactus League, still too early to make any definitive judgements, but there are early warning signs of possible roster issues. The elephant in the dugout is the 2023 season-ending injury to shortstop Gavin Lux. The Dodgers were counting on Lux to be their […]

There’s really not much more to say. Twenty-six-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías is ready for the regular season. Period. A bit presumptuous and premature after only two Spring Training starts and only 6.2 Spring Training innings pitched, you say? Perhaps. Unless you are among the 25 batters who have faced him in those 6.2 Spring […]