Dodgers' Mookie Betts is his harshest critic. It's what fuels him to be great LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts never wanted to live in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times · Jul 18, 2022
Mookie Betts and the Dodgers: Two years in, it’s a happy marriage Two years ago this week, Mookie Betts and the Dodgers entered into a committed relationship. The Orange County Register · Jul 18, 2022
Helene Elliott: Clayton Kershaw deserves his perfect moment as an All-Star starter at Dodger Stadium LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw's eight-inning, six-strikeout performance against the Angels on Friday was imperfect, but it was perfect in its excellence and efficiency and the enthralling drama he created on a warm summer night that was made for baseball and generous dashes of the improbable. Los Angeles Times · Jul 16, 2022
Vin Scully, Dodgers fans and the transistor radio: How an unbreakable bond was formed LOS ANGELES — Today, you can walk into Dodger Stadium, device in hand. The device lets you make phone calls, send text messages, take photos, access statistics and replays, post your thoughts on social media, play games, and buy food, drinks and souvenirs. Los Angeles Times · Jul 16, 2022
Dodgers beat Cubs for fifth straight win as Will Smith’s single in 10th caps rally LOS ANGELES — On Friday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ late-game rally against the Chicago Cubs began after their starting pitcher blocked home plate. Los Angeles Times · Jul 9, 2022
Cubs squander strong start by Keegan Thompson, lose to Dodgers in 10 innings Thompson didn’t allow an earned run in 5 2⁄3 innings. Closer David Robertson couldn’t hold a one-run lead. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 9, 2022
Bill Plaschke: With a Panama hat, cigar and radar gun, scout Mike Brito was a Dodger Stadium fixture LOS ANGELES — He was the white Panama hat. He was the radar gun. He was the cigar. He was the heartbeat behind home plate, constant, steady, always standing, always scouting, always there. Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022
Mike Brito, Dodgers player scout, dies at 87 For years, the mustachioed Brito was instantly recognizable behind home plate dressed in a stylish suit and a Panama hat with a cigar clenched in his teeth holding a radar gun. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2022
Tony Gonsolin’s bid for the All-Star start gets boost in Dodgers’ win over Cubs LOS ANGELES — The fluffy tunes have become some of the most ferocious sounds at Dodger Stadium this year. Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022
Mike Brito, Legendary Dodgers Scout, Dies at 87 The well-known scout spent nearly four and half decades bringing in elite international players to the organization. Sports Illustrated · Jul 8, 2022
Mike Brito, Dodgers scout who discovered Fernando Valenzuela, dies Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers scout Mike Brito has died, the team announced Thursday afternoon. Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022
Mark Bradley: It’s clear Freddie Freeman isn’t where he wants to be It should be impossible to feel sorry for Freddie Freeman. But I do. Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022
Freddie Freeman Opens Up About His Return to Atlanta The Dodgers first baseman hasn’t returned to his former home stadium since he signed with L.A. in March. Sports Illustrated · Jun 24, 2022
Guardians break tie in 9th against Craig Kimbrel, beat Dodgers LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers acquired Craig Kimbrel so they would have something to which they had been accustomed — a veteran closer to hand the ball to in ninth innings. The Orange County Register · Jun 19, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Jun 11, 2022 Son of former Dodger Steve Sax among 5 Marines killed in crash in California LOS ANGELES — One of the five Marines killed in a training flight crash Wednesday was the son of former Los Angeles Dodger player Steve Sax.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 3, 2022 'We need him': How Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel is trying to clean up his mechanics LOS ANGELES — The ball snapped out of the closer's right hand, dived hard toward the bottom of the strike zone as it reached the plate, and was harmlessly tapped for a routine ground ball to third base.
The Orange County Register · May 29, 2022 Mookie Betts homers again as Dodgers edge Diamondbacks PHOENIX — With a Comic Con-style “Phoenix Fan Fusion” event going on near Chase Field this weekend, downtown Phoenix is filled with people dressed as comic book superheroes.
Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2022 'Right is right': Dodgers manager Dave Roberts calls for action after Texas shooting WASHINGTON — Dave Roberts looked at the flag in the left field, flapping at half-staff. He looked at the red, white and blue stadium around him, the one situated just a mile south of the U.S. Capitol building.
Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2022 ‘Poetry in motion’: How Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner made sliding cool Last August, Trea Turner, less than a month into his Dodgers career, scored from second base against the Philadelphia Phillies and slid into internet lore.
Los Angeles Times · May 1, 2022 Walker Buehler grinds out ace-worthy effort in Dodgers’ win over Tigers LOS ANGELES — The role of an ace comes with myriad responsibilities.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 30, 2022 Bill Plaschke: MLB is right to suspend Trevor Bauer. Now the Dodgers need to banish him from team LOS ANGELES — Thank you, Major League Baseball.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 27, 2022 Helene Elliott: Baseball nerd Jessica Mendoza has been a revelation on Dodgers broadcasts LOS ANGELES — Jessica Mendoza expected to have a long and detailed meeting with Joe Davis last Friday before she sat beside the Dodgers' TV play-by-play announcer and became the first female analyst on a Dodgers broadcast, but one thing happened and then another and there was no time for…
Sports Illustrated · Apr 19, 2022 Freddie Freeman Is Exactly Where He Belongs His first game against the Braves was about more than hugs and home runs. Ultimately, it was about returning home.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 19, 2022 Freddie Freeman Blasts First Home Run as a Dodger vs. Braves Freeman, 32, spent his first 12 years in Atlanta, winning a World Series last year before joining the Dodgers over the offseason.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15, 2022 The Long Autumn of Jackie Robinson Years after he broke the MLB color barrier, the Brooklyn Dodger's impact reverberated throughout the sporting world, the city he represented and beyond.