On Thursday morning, infielder Max Muncy returned to the Los Angeles Dodger’s roster following a rehab stint in Oklahoma City with the Triple-A affiliate team for left elbow inflammation. In the final matchup of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Muncy was […]
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Pay Day
“I wanted to make them pay.” …and he did. That’s what Dodgers second baseman Max Muncy told reporters after the Dodgers exciting come-from-behind win over the AL Central third-place Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday afternoon. In a move that will undoubtedly be questioned for years to come and with his team down […]
(Read More)Gonsolin Improves Chances As Cy Young Award Frontrunner
There are a couple of things in baseball that are absolutely taboo to talk about. Without question, tops on that list is that you never say “No-Hitter” when one is in progress; this despite the endless claims (ad nauseam) by a handful of ignorant broadcasters who insist that uttering those forbidden words has no bearing […]
(Read More)Mitch White Nearly Perfect – Not So The Dodgers Bullpen
On Tuesday night and in only his fourth start of the 2022 season, 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Mitch White took a perfect game into the fifth inning. He would finish his 5.0 innings of work having allowed no runs and only two hits, with no walks, a hit batsman, and five strikeouts. He finished that fifth […]
(Read More)Dodgers Recall Bickford, Place Kimbrel On Paternity Leave
The Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Phil Bickford and placed right-handed pitcher Craig Kimbrel on paternity leave. Bickford, 26, has appeared in 17 games for the Dodgers this season, going 0-0 with a 3.45 ERA (6 ER/15.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts. In six minor league outings with Triple-A Oklahoma City, he has allowed five runs […]
(Read More)Kershaw Eyeing Sunday Return vs. Giants
After making a rehab start with the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Sunday afternoon, it appears that 34-year-old Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw will be activated from the injured list for this weekend’s brief two-game series against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. The future Hall of Famer pitched four innings for the franchise’s Low […]
(Read More)Speed Doesn’t Always Kill
When 23-year-old right-hander Brusdar Graterol first burst on the Dodgers scene back on July 23, 2020, he became an immediate fan – and teammate – favorite for his fist-pumping, air-punching, skyward-pointing cheerleading on the mound and in the Dodgers dugout. His exciting show of youthful emotions was often caught on camera and shown on the […]
(Read More)Bouncing Back
* * * “[Baseball] breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart…” – A. Bartlett Giamatti * * * * Baseball will break your heart, as the quote goes, and Sunday afternoon it did. To be fair, the Boys in Blue are coming off of a long stretch of games with […]
(Read More)Buehler’s Struggles Continue
Despite his still respectable (now) 6-2 record, 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler‘s recent struggles continued on Saturday night against the NL East first-place New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. The Lexington, KY native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2015 out of Vanderbilt lasted only 2.1 innings, having allowed five runs on five hits, including two […]
(Read More)Dodgers Call Up Eddy Alvarez
The Dodgers have selected the contract of infielder Eddy Alvarez and placed infielder Edwin Ríos on the injured list with a right hamstring strain. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred outfielder Kevin Pillar to the 60-day injured list. Alvarez, 32, will join the Major League roster after spending the first 43 […]
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