By now most baseball fans are aware that MLB league officials went around to each team’s Spring Training facility informing them that umpires would be more diligent in monitoring pitchers for foreign substances, this in accordance to the new foreign substance rule agreed upon by MLB and the MLB Players Association last March. That crackdown […]

As the City of Los Angeles braces for its second blizzard warning on record this Saturday, 26-year-old Dodgers right-hander Michael Grove will take the mound at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Maryvale, AZ for the Dodgers 2023 Spring Training Opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at 12:10 p.m. PST. “I don’t think I’ve started a […]

Although it may be a headscratcher for many Dodgers fans as to why Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman would sign a 35-year-old / 12-year MLB veteran outfielder like J.D. Martinez to a one-year / $10 million contract when he has a stable full of outfielders a decade (or more) younger than the Miami, FL native […]

On Monday morning, Dodgers beat writer Juan Toribio reported (via Twitter) that 23-year-old Dodgers utility infielder/outfielder/designated hitter Miguel Vargas officially became the team’s first Spring Training 2023 casualty … sort of. However, Toribio immediately followed-up with this tweet: The 6′-3″ / 205-pound La Habana, Cuba native, who was signed by the Dodgers as an international free […]

As every Dodgers fan knows – at least every ‘Old School’ Dodgers fan – it has been a very long time since their beloved team has had an ‘official’ team captain. In fact, the last ‘official’ team captain was beloved Hall of Fame shortstop Pee Wee Reese back in the 40’s and 50’s. However, it […]

Don’t know how I missed this one but I flat out did. Fortunately, I’ve got great friends, like fellow longtime Left Field Pavilion season ticketholder Armando Carrasco, looking out for me. On Saturday morning, I received a text message from Armando, who now lives and works in Florida but is still very much a diehard […]

From a professional and competitive point of view, it was understandably a very difficult decision to make. But from a logical and entirely selfish fans point of view, it was very welcomed news, Early Friday afternoon from the Dodgers Spring Training facility at Camelback Ranch-Glendale, Dodgers ace and soon-to-be (on March 19) 35-year-old future Hall […]

Although Dodgers pitchers and catchers were not officially scheduled to report for Spring Training 2023 until yesterday, Thursday, February 16, most – if not all of them – have actually been at the Dodgers beautiful Spring Training facility at Camelback Ranch-Glendale for a week (or more) – including Dodgers two-time All-Star right-hander Walker Buehler. As […]

It’s finally here! – the crack of the bat, the smack of a ball hitting a glove, the smell of the fresh cut grass in the air! Ok, maybe not the smell of the grass through your television screen, but Dodgers baseball is back! – and not a moment too soon! Dodgers pitchers and catchers […]