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In The Pipeline

The 2026 Dodgers team is one of the best to ever to play the game, with the very real opportunity to be the all-time best. Fans are well aware of the team’s star power, with future first-ballot Hall of Famers Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Shohei Ohtani leading the way. But what about the next […]

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The ‘Other’ Huge At-Bat

Saturday’s exciting come-from-behind 3-2 Dodgers win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium crowd of 53,340 to complete a three-game sweep of their division rivals to kick off the 2026 regular season will forever be remembered for Dodgers catcher Will Smith‘s dramatic bottom-of-the-eighth-inning, two-out, seven-pitch, 414-foot home run to center field […]

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Now They Count!

There is nothing like an Opening Day flyover at Dodger Stadium! (Aerial Photo Credit – Mark Holtzman) No more “Meaningless Spring Training Games.” Now they count! The Dodgers will square off against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, March 26, 2026 in their 2026 season-opener, with first-pitch slated for 5:30 p.m. local […]

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River Ryan ROY?

Outfielder Cody Bellinger (2017) and shortstop Corey Seager (2016) were the most recent Dodgers position players to receive the National League Rookie of the Year award. Since the award was initiated in 1947, eighteen Dodgers have been recognized as ROY; ten position players, starting with the first recipient Jackie Robinson (for whom the prestigious award […]

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Games On!

OK, it’s only spring training games and there are some players wearing the Dodgers uniform whose names will remain anonymous to Dodgers fans – but it’s baseball! The Hot Stove season has been shelved for the next eight months and fans can focus on actual performances and outcomes rather than what-ifs. YES!!! Spring training is […]

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Filling the Four Hole

With Dodgers full-squad workouts now officially underway at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, AZ, the burning question on many (most) Dodgers fans’ minds is: Who will be Dodgers manager Dave Roberts‘ (almost) everyday second baseman? This question would have been a no-brainer had 30-year-old utility infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman not injured his right ankle while running the […]

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Mookie Betts Just Made the Dodgers Infield Problem Disappear – For Seven Years

Spring Training is six days away, and Mookie Betts just dropped the best news Dodger fans could hope for. He’s playing shortstop for the rest of his career. Not just this year, not “we’ll see how it goes,” but the entire seven years remaining on his contract. “Yeah, I mean, I’m 100 percent sure I’ll […]

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Ohtani Arrives Early: Why Nine Days Matters More Than You Think

While most players are enjoying the last week of their offseason, 31-year-old Dodgers designated hitter/pitcher Shohei Ohtani showed up at Camelback Ranch nine days before the official start of Spring Training. It’s not just about getting extra reps or beating traffic to Arizona, it’s a signal that the Dodgers’ championship window isn’t just open, it’s […]

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Random Dodgers Roster Thoughts

On a cold, winter morning, thoughts turn to the Dodgers and the current roster – in no particular order: Pitching MLB rules restrict teams to a maximum of 13 pitchers on the active roster (two-way players do not count as pitchers). Currently, the team has 10 veteran pitchers who cannot be optioned to the minors […]

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Dodgers Win Kyle Tucker Sweepstakes

He did it again. Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman pulled off the single biggest get of the off-season on Thursday when it was being widely reported that the Dodgers had signed 29-year-old (tomorrow) right fielder Kyle Tucker to a four-year deal that rivals that of his now new teammate Shohei Ohtani. This from […]

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