With a robust farm system, an intriguing free agent class, and a growing connection to Japanese players, there are plenty of moving parts to keep track of this offseason. Luckily for the Dodgers, they have the front office talent necessary to manage all those options. Someone needs to make a documentary about what all that […]
16 days ago
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LOS ANGELES — Now that the baseball season is over, we can look back at the various announcer pairings the Dodgers used on both their television and radio English-language broadcasts during the 2025 season. SportsNet LA was in its 12th season of televising Dodgers games locally, the last six of which have been available more […]
17 days ago
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Only a little over a year ago, Jack Dreyer wasn’t even on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster. Now the left-hander is coming off a stellar first season in the Dodgers bullpen and even earned National League Rookie of the Year votes for his efforts. Signed as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2021, Dreyer […]
17 days ago
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The Los Angeles Dodgers went through quite a few managerial changes over the 20 years from when Tommy Lasorda retired in 1996, up through 2015. Seven managers in all saw some time with the club, until the Dodgers found their man in Dave Roberts. Roberts’ hiring was announced November 23, 2015, making him the first […]
17 days ago
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Paul Gervase (along with Julian Fernandez and Andrew Heaney) is 2025’s answer to Connor Brodgon (and Eduardo Salazar): name the Dodger reliever who showed up with the least amount of screen time. Gervase, Fernandez, and Heaney made one appearance with two innings of work. One can be forgiven for forgetting about Gervase, provided that you […]
18 days ago
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For those who have forgotten, Nick Nastrini was once a promising pitching prospect in the Dodgers system who was part of the trade to the Chicago White Sox in 2023 for Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly. If you have forgotten what Nastrini brought to the table in 2023, let us return to the scouting report […]
18 days ago
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When Mark Walter and Guggenheim Partners purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, it ushered in a brand new chapter of Dodgers baseball that has now resulted in them at the top of the baseball summit for two consecutive years and three out of the last six. This year, the Los Angeles Lakers were […]
18 days ago
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Yoendrys Gómez made a strong first impression with his second team of 2025, though his time with the Dodgers was quite brief, just 11 days on the 40-man roster. The right-hander pitched in the majors in parts of 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the Yankees before getting designated for assignment by New York in April. […]
19 days ago
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All those warm, fuzzy Thanksgiving feelings are in the air, and I’ve been thinking about reasons Dodgers fans can be grateful this year. Here are a few thinks I’m thankful for after the team’s back-to-back World Series wins. 1. An ownership group that spends The rest of the league can complain all they want, but […]
19 days ago
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Brusdar Graterol has been a high-leverage reliever for the bulk of his time with the Dodgers, but he did not pitch at all this year after shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum last November. Among the 324 pitchers with at least 150 innings from 2020-23, Graterol ranked 18th in ERA (2.69) and 25th in […]
19 days ago
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Longtime Dodgers broadcaster and outfielder Rick Monday turned 80 on Thursday. One day earlier, he was presented with The Bob Feller Act of Valor Patriot Award in Washington D.C., an honor given by Feller’s foundation annually to “a former MLB player who demonstrates the Foundation’s 4 Pillars of Service, Sacrifice, Citizenship and Legacy.” Mark Langill […]
19 days ago
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The Dodgers on Friday did not tender contracts to pitchers Evan Phillips and Nick Frasso, making them free agents. Friday was the deadline for teams to tender 2026 contracts to all players on their 40-man roster, which usually serves as a soft deadline of sorts to reach deals for players eligible for salary arbitration, and/or […]
20 days ago
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Tyler Glasnow once again dealt with injuries and was limited to 18 starts in the regular season, but he showed the Dodgers how effective he can be when healthy in the postseason. Glasnow was selected to his first All-Star game in his first season with the Dodgers last year, but right elbow tendinitis forced him […]
20 days ago
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Since the Padres inaugural season in 1969, the Dodgers have mostly maintained the upper hand in clashes between the two teams. Since the 2020 season, San Diego’s goal has been to create a serious rivalry between themselves and the Dodgers. To put it simply, they got what they wished for, and they are paying for […]
20 days ago
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No pitcher on the roster appeared in more games for the Dodgers in 2025 than Anthony Banda, perhaps not the hero this team deserved, but the one it needed to get through a grind of a regular season filled with underwhelming performances, some disappointment, and a great need for innings-eaters. Part of a roster that […]
21 days ago
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The Dodgers haven’t made any big splashes so far this offseason, but don’t worry—there’s plenty of winter left. Here’s what’s been happening so this week. Dodgers Notes We all know the Dodgers are gunning for a third World Series win, but who can we expect to contribute in major ways? Theo DeRosa at MLB.com outlines […]
21 days ago
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Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced a series of new broadcast deals with ESPN, NBC, and Netflix for 2026-28, essentially replacing the final three years of ESPN’s previous deal which the network and MLB opted out of. Part of the restructuring is Sunday Night Baseball now exclusively on NBC and Peacock. The first game of […]
22 days ago
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Last time, we addressed the L.A. City Council’s stunning rebuke of the Dodgers Gondola project. The original plan was to go over Dodger Stadium Express ridership numbers and discuss alternative methods. While sifting through L.A. Metro reports (I know; I need a significant other), I stumbled upon some breaking news, which takes a sledgehammer to […]
22 days ago
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It’s still quite early in the offseason, but at the moment the Dodgers have only 14 position players on the 40-man roster. They will clearly be adding multiple players, because teams must have at least 13 active position players. So let’s take a look at what’s in house at the moment, and where needs arise. […]
22 days ago
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Michael Kopech did some heavy lifting during the Dodgers’ championship run in 2024, pitching in 10 of their 16 postseason games. However, injuries defined his 2025 season, and sidelined him for 77 percent of games this season. The Dodgers slow-played Kopech during spring training, dealing with fatigue from the previous October, which left him well […]
22 days ago
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When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
22 days ago
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Cody Bellinger couldn’t have asked for a better start to his major league career. Bellinger splashed onto the scene in 2017 with a 39-home run rookie campaign, giving the Dodgers two consecutive NL Rookie of the Year award winners. After a somewhat down season in 2018, Bellinger was fully unleashed at the plate with a […]
22 days ago
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The Dodgers added pitcher Ronan Kopp to the 40-man roster, ahead of Tuesday’s deadline to set rosters ahead of the Rule 5 Draft. Earlier this offseason, the Dodgers also added outfielder/first baseman Ryan Ward and pitcher Robinson Ortiz to the 40-man roster to keep them from reaching minor league free agency. Ortiz on Sunday was […]
23 days ago
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This may very well be the case with every championship-winning team, but a close look at the Dodgers in the last two seasons reveals a great number of pitchers who made a massive impact during the regular season only to not feature in any capacity for them in the postseason. Instead of lamenting that aspect, […]
23 days ago
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It’s no surprise that the Dodgers are already setting their three-peat plans in motion. But is the third time the charm, or an even bigger challenge? Jack Harris at the Los Angeles Times says it’ll be a long road again, especially given how tough these last two World Series wins have been on the team. […]
23 days ago
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