In other almost-end-of-Spring-Training news, the Dodgers posted this on social media on Wednesday: Welcome Home boys! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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Kershaw Placed On 60-Day IL
March 19th, 2025 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka As a surprise to no one, the Dodger announced on Tuesday that 37-year-old (today) future first-ballot Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw has been placed on the Dodgers 60-Day injured list, a move that allowed Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman to add 26-year-old right-hander Matt Sauer to the Dodgers active roster prior to […]
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One Down – 161 to Go
March 18th, 2025 at 4:45 pm by Ron Cervenka Gotta admit it’s pretty cool that the Dodgers being the only team in MLB history to have played games in six different countries (United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, South Korea and now Japan) is pretty cool. That said, I also gotta admit that getting up at 3 AM to watch their 4-1 win over the […]
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Betts Out For Season Opener
March 17th, 2025 at 9:15 am by Ron Cervenka Although it has been known – or at least speculated – for some time now, the Dodgers made official on Monday morning that 32-year-old superstar infielder/outfielder Mookie Betts will not play in the Dodgers – and MLB’s – 2025 season-opening series against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome in Japan very early (PDT) on […]
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Good News / Bad News / Worst News / Great News
March 16th, 2025 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The good news is that the Dodgers weren’t no-hit in their 3-0 loss to the Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Saturday. The bad news is they went 3-for-28 (.107) at the plate – all singles. They also went 7-for-32 (.219) in their 5-1 win over the Yomiuri Giants on Saturday, during […]
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Ohtani Gives ‘Em What They Came To See
March 15th, 2025 at 5:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans who got up at 3 AM to watch their beloved team play the Tokyo Giants – for a Spring Training exhibition game – very early Saturday morning witnessed something absolutely incredible. They not not only witnessed their beloved team play – and win – a game in front of a sold-out Tokyo Dome […]
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Better Than Best
March 10th, 2025 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka There’s good, there’s better, there’s the best … and then there’s Freddie Freeman, who is as close to better than best as there is in the game today. Go ahead, prove me wrong. I’ll wait. Although the guaranteed future first-ballot Hall of Famer owns a career slash line of .300 / .387 / .512 / […]
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Wrobleski (Probably) an Opening Day Lock
March 8th, 2025 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Earlier this week we posted that 27-year-old right-hander Landon Knack quite possibly pitched himself out of the Dodgers 2025 Opening Day starting rotation and even off of the Dodgers 2025 Opening Day active roster. The same cannot be said of 24-year-old left-hander Justin Wrobleski, who quite possibly pitched himself into/onto both. During Friday evening’s 6-4 […]
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All Better
March 7th, 2025 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When 35-year-old Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman went down with a sprained right ankle on September 26 of last year, a good many Dodgers fans feared the worst for the eight-time All-Star and future first-ballot Hall of Famer. Although the Villa Park, CA native and second-round draft pick in 2007 by the Atlanta Braves out of El […]
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Difficult / Easy Decisions Looming For Dodgers
March 6th, 2025 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka With Opening Day 2025 now only 13 days away for the Dodgers, they have some difficult decisions to make in finalizing their 40-man and 26-man rosters. But they also have some easy decisions to make. In their 5-3 win over the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Wednesday, a couple of those difficult decisions may […]
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