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Dodgers Miguel Rojas, Edgardo Henriquez reflect on family in Venzuela after earthquakes

Two massive earthquakes rocked Venezuela on Wednesday. Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas and reliever Edgardo Henriquez both have family in the country who are safe, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register, who caught up with both players. From Rojas: “They’re in a place where they have power, they have connection, they have everything we […]

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, June 28 at Padres

One final game at Petco Park for the Dodgers this regular season comes on Sunday, finishing off this weekend series against the San Diego Padres. Emmet Sheehan starts for the Dodgers, with ace Michael King pitching for the Padres. Sunday game info

Walker Buehler and Padres pen stifles bats in 7-1 loss

The Dodgers (52-30) scored only once against old friend and World Series hero Walker Buehler and the San Diego bullpen, dropping the series opener 7-1 to the Padres (43-37) Friday night at Petco Park. The game remained close, within two runs, for most of the game. The Dodgers failed time and time again to drive […]

Dodgers vs. Padres game chat

The Dodgers (52-29) battle the Padres (42-37) down south in San Diego for a three-game series.  Roki Sasaki (3-4, 4.76 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) starts for the Dodgers in the series opener Friday night.  Old friend Walker Buehler (4-3, 3.96 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) takes the ball for the Friars. Lineups Friday game info

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, June 27 at Padres

One night after facing Walker Buehler, who got the final three outs to close out the Dodgers championship in 2024 at Yankee Stadium in New York, the Dodgers will turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who got the final eight outs to close out the Dodgers championship in 2025 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, facing the Padres […]

Hello old friend; Dodgers visit Walker Buehler’s Padres

An old friend’s making good in a division rival is usually the start of a tenuous relationship, but especially given the sizeable gap between the Dodgers and Padres, and more importantly, all that Walker Buehler did for the Dodgers, one can’t help but feel glad, even excited, for Walker Buehler’s 2026 rebound campaign. The right-hander […]

Dodgers minors: Brady Smith is near unhittable in Single-A

Four games, four wins, three of them by no more than two runs. There was plenty of drama and excitement when the Dodgers’ minor league affiliates took the field on Thursday. Player of the day It’s a shame the Tower Buzzers offense didn’t show up early enough to help Brady Smith secure his first win […]

Dodgers notes: Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Dalton Rushing

Phase 1 of the 2026 All-Star Game voting has come to an end, and to little surprise, Shohei Ohtani received the most fan votes for the National League with 3,341,257. Ohtani has now been selected to his sixth consecutive All-Star Game and his third straight since joining the Dodgers. Ohtani will get the start at […]

Dodgers season is half over, let’s look at the remaining schedule

After Wednesday night in Minnesota, the Dodgers have played 81 games, expecatly half of their 2026 regular season schedule. They are 52-29, and it doesn’t take a math whiz to realize they are on pace for 104 wins. Here’s a glance at the first half of the schedule and how it compares to what’s left […]

The Straw Hat Pirates are returning to Dodger Stadium

One date that was curiously absent from the 2026 Dodgers home schedule filled in just before Memorial Day: almost one year to the day, the Straw Hat Pirates of One Piece will make their return to Dodger Stadium. By all accounts, last year’s festivities were enjoyed by most. We at True Blue LA got far […]

Dodgers minors: Chase Harlan’s superb High-A debut

Feelings of deja vu in Triple-A and Double-A as the Comets and Drillers experienced similar results to those of the previous day. Player of the day Chase Harlan had been one of the standout performers not only with the Tower Buzzers but across the whole Dodger minor league system when he got promoted to High-A […]

Mookie Betts finishes triple shy of cycle as Dodgers sweep Twins

The Dodgers could only score four runs on Wednesday, but it was enough to finish off a sweep of the Minnesota Twins. The Dodgers went down in order against Joe Ryan in the top of the first inning, but Mookie Betts began the second inning with a solo home run to left-center to give the […]

Dodgers on Deck: Friday, June 26 at Padres

The Dodgers open a weekend series against the San Diego Padres on Friday at Petco Park. Roki Sasaki starts for the Dodgers, with right-hander Randy Vásquez on the mound for the Padres. After these two teams met in San Diego from May 18-20, the Dodgers led the Padres by a game and a half. Entering […]

Dodgers look for sweep against Twins

The Los Angeles Dodgers have taken the first two games from the Minnesota Twins, but will face their best starter in Wednesday night’s game. Joe Ryan was pushed back from Tuesday’s start to give him a few days to rest after an illness. Ryan threw 97 pitches in his last outing, striking out seven and […]

Dodgers notes: Kyle Tucker, Dalton Rushing, Freddie Freeman

The Dodgers snapped their two-game losing streak on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, but both Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing exited early and were out of the lineup on Tuesday. After Tucker walked in his lone plate appearance on Monday, he was crouching in agony on the base paths, as Alex Call replaced him on […]

Dodgers right on Target in latest win over Twins

The Dodgers scored early and often to beat the Minnesota Twins 12-3, picking up a second victory in as many days at Target Field in Minneapolis. After the start of the game was delayed 28 minutes, the first two Dodgers hitters were walking in the rain against rookie reliever Kendry Rojas. Two outs later, Tommy […]

Dodgers vs. Twins game chat

Three solo home runs accounted for all of the scoring on Monday. Let’s see how the Dodgers and Twins come to their offense on Tuesday. Tuesday game info

Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, June 24 at Twins

For the seventh consecutive Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani will be on the mound for the Dodgers, to close out the series against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. Right-hander Joe Ryan, who was originally tabbed to start on Friday, will be on the mound for the Twins in the series finale. Tuesday game info

Dodgers no-hit relievers

The Dodgers got about as good of a pitching game as they could have hoped for in the series opener against the Minnesota Twins. Eric Lauer followed an opener on Monday, in part to avoid having him face Byron Buxton three times. Buxton proved why by hitting his 25th home run of the season in […]

Christian Zazueta wins Midwest League pitcher of the week

Right-hander Christian Zazueta bid a fabulous adieu to High-A Great Lakes by winning Midwest League pitcher of the week. Awarded on Monday, Zazueta pitched five perfect innings last Thursday for the Loons with seven strikeouts against the Lake County Captains. That was the 21-year-old’s final start for Great Lakes, as Zazueta is getting promoted to […]

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Eric Lauer dominates in a one-run win for the Dodgers

Out-homering the opposition paved the way for the Dodgers to narrowly beat the Twins 2-1 in a game in which stringing hits together proved to be quite the challenge for either side. While no one can quite match Shohei Ohtani when it comes to mesmerizing displays of power with the bat, among those who come […]

Dodgers activate Brock Stewart; send down Chayce McDermott

Formerly of the Twins, as recently as last season, Brock Stewart has been activated just in time for the Dodgers’ three-game set against Minnesota. Making room for Stewart’s presence on the roster—freshly recovered from a bone spur on his left foot—the Dodgers sent down right-hander Chayce McDermott. McDermott’s latest stint on the big league club […]