The writing was on the wall. After two consecutive well below-average seasons offensively, 27-year-old former National League Rookie of the Year (2017), former NL MVP (2019), two-time All-Star (2017, 2019), former Gold Glove Award winner (2019), former Silver Slugger Award winner (2019), and longtime huge fan-favorite, Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was non-tendered a contract by […]

The Dodgers have added catcher Diego Cartaya, infielder Michael Busch and outfielders Andy Pages and Jonny DeLuca to their 40-Man Roster. Cartaya, 21, split the 2022 campaign with Great Lakes and Rancho Cucamonga last season, hitting a combined .254 (92-for-362) with 22 homers and 72 RBI in 95 games. The 2022 Dodgers Branch Rickey Minor […]

MLB fans are a curious lot. They debate to ad nauseam which player is the GOAT, best/worst trades, woulda-coulda-shoulda on multiple issues, rule changes, free agency disparity, replay rules, electronic strike zones, et al. But there are two areas where there is no debate: the Los Angeles Dodgers dominance of the NL West Division for […]

Trade deadline, schmade deadline – the Dodgers are about to acquire arguably one of the best starting pitchers in the game today … and it will cost them absolutely nothing – in money or coveted top prospects. On Thursday afternoon, 24-year-old Dodgers right-hander Dustin May made his second rehab start with the team’s Triple-A affiliate […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

With their ugly 8-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, the barely NL West first-place Dodgers (by .007 over the San Diego Padres) are one game away from being swept for the first time this season. Add to that the loss of 34-year-old future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw to the IL on […]

The 99-day lockout by MLB owners resulted in a significantly reduced 2022 Spring Training period. In the interest of protecting players from injuries during the early part of the season, the league and Players Association agreed to expand active rosters to 28 for the first few weeks of the regular season. However, following the completion […]

It is a phrase that everyone has heard at least once in their respective lives, probably more. But its actual meaning and origin may be unknown (or forgotten since high school History class), which, of course, makes it a popular Google search. The phrase is: “The shot heard round the world,” and here’s how Google […]