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Phillies Superstar Bryce Harper Suffers Broken Thumb

The baseball world is holding its collective breath as it waits to learn whether or not Phillies superstar right fielder Bryce Harper is lost for the season after being hit on his left hand with a 97-MPH fastball from San Diego Padres right-hander Blake Snell resulting in a fractured left thumb. The six-time All-Star, two-time […]

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Eighth Annual Dodgers All-Access Event Set For Monday, June 27

  *  *  *  Walker Buehler, Fernando Valenzuela, Jaime Jarrin, Andrew Friedman, Brandon Gomes & Dodger Greats  Headline 8th Annual Dodgers All-Access on Monday, June 27   *  *  *  *  The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) in partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) presents the 8th Annual Dodgers All-Access taking […]

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‘And The Hits Just Keep On Coming!’ for Trea Turner

Four games into the Dodgers current nine-game road trip, 28-year-old Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner is 10-for-18 (.556) with one double, one home run, and three runs batted in. During this stretch, he saw his hitting streak end at 13 games; this only one game after his remarkable 26-game hitting streak ended. With his fifth-inning solo […]

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A Hero’s Welcome

It has been widely speculated that current Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman will receive a very warm welcome from Braves fans at Truist Park in Atlanta prior to Friday’s three-game series opener with the Atlanta Braves, as well he should. After all, the 32-year-old Villa Park, CA native and second-round draft pick in 2007 by those […]

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Rx for Anemic Offense

What better remedy for the struggling Dodgers offense than a three-game series against the woeful 2022 Cincinnati Reds, the owner of the worst win-loss record (now 23-46) in the National League. At the start of the season, the Dodgers swept their four-game home series against the Reds by a combined score of 26 to 7. […]

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With A Trayce

When the announcement came on Wednesday morning that the Dodgers had re-acquired outfielder Trayce Thompson from the Detroit Tigers (for cash considerations), it was met with mixed feelings among Dodgers fans. A good many of those fans recalled the Trayce Thompson who was initially drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the second round in […]

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Like Fine Wine, Gonsolin Just Keeps Getting Better

After an un-Gonsolin-like shaky start against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark on Tuesday afternoon, the real Tony Gonsolin showed up … the one with the (then) MLB-best 8-0 record. Make that 9-0. After giving up solo home runs in each of his first two innings against the NL Central last place Reds, the […]

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Dodgers Bring Back Trayce Thompson

When Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts landed on the injured list with a cracked rib after his June 15th collision with centerfielder Cody Bellinger, it became immediately apparent that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman would have to do something to find a temporary (two to four-week) replacement for the future Hall of Famer. […]

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Growing Pains

  *  *  *  “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda   *  *  *  *  Players and diehard fans alike will acknowledge that baseball is a grind. Even when a player makes it up through the minor league ranks to finally play […]

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Saved by the Swing

Sunday was a big day for many reasons at Dodger Stadium this weekend. Not only was it Father’s Day where players got to celebrate with their children on the field before the game, but left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney was making his first appearance after a lengthy stint on the injured list. The Miami Marlins 2012 […]

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