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2026 Postseason: Dodger postseason home run king Max Muncy nears another kingdom
Max Muncy hit three home runs in the 2026 NLDS against the Braves. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne There’s the 500-career home run club. And there are only 28 members in Major League history. And there is the 34-member club of players who have hit 50 home runs in a season. But there’s another prestigious home run club that’s even more exclusive. The 20-home run club. Yes, that’s right. 20. This club is made up of some of the most important home run hitters in Major League...
70 years ago: Jackie’s last hit was World Series walk-off
Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson appeared in six World Series during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956. (Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill Today, Oct. 9, marks the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s final Major League hit during the 1956 World Series against the New York Yankees, a fitting stage for a career that changed the sport and American society. So many of Robinson’s highlights are forever etched in history books and the cinema, whether the 1950 movie “The Jackie...
2026 NLCS: The series that will bring the heat
Roki Sasaki threw 62 pitches this season that reached 100 mph this season. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne The Dodgers and Brewers in the National League Championship Series is the matchup of the 100-win teams. It’s also the matchup of the 100-mph pitchers. Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski leads all Major League pitchers in 2026 (regular and postseason) with 1,167 pitches that have reached at least 100 mph. Third on the list, behind San Diego closer Mason Miller — the Dodgers’ Ed...
2026 Postseason: Dave Roberts adds to his postseason history
Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre (left) and Dodger manager Dave Roberts at the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium. Torre ranks first with 84 postseason wins; Roberts ranks second with 72. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill While the Dodgers are eight wins away from becoming the first National League team to capture three consecutive World Series titles, manager Dave Roberts continues to make history of his own. Roberts has 72 postseason victories, the most by a National League man...
2026 NLDS: Dodger bullpen reaches another gear in NLDS clincher
Edgardo Henriquez pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings to claim his first career postseason win on Wednesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey Wednesday offered the Dodger bullpen their greatest test: 4 1/3 innings and a tie game. For some, it offered a chance at redemption. For others, it was a reminder of their preeminence. By the final out, however, each reliever out of the bullpen had met the moment in a triumphant 4–1 National League Division Series clincher over the Atlanta ...
2026 NLDS: Dodgers get back to NLCS with a different Andy Pages swing
The Dodgers win the series 3–1 Andy Pages’ two-run single in the seventh inning gave the Dodgers a 3- 1 lead. (Lucy Raskin/MLB) by Cary Osborne Andy Pages was the accidental hero in Game 4 of the 2025 National League Division Series. In Game 4 of the 2026 NLDS, he was simply the hero. Pages’ two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded in the seventh inning unlocked a tie score and gave the Dodgers the lead for good in Atlanta. The Dodgers’ 4–1 win on Wednesday has sent them back to the Natio...
2026 NLDS: Tyler Glasnow is looking for a repeat
Tyler Glasnow pitches during the Dodgers’ pre-NLDS workout at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne When Tyler Glasnow takes the mound for Game 4 of the National League Division Series today, he’ll feel one emotion more than others. Happiness. Every year of his Dodger career tells a different story, but has a common theme. In 2024, his Dodger debut, he was an All-Star. But he got hurt late and missed the Dodgers’ run to the World Series championship. ...
2026 NLDS: Kiké Hernández assumes his October role in vital Game 3 victory
2026 NLDS: Kiké Hernández resumes his October heroics in vital Game 3 victory Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer to open the scoring in a 3–1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey October Kiké has arrived in 2026. In his very first start of the postseason, Kiké Hernández assumed a familiar role as icebreaker, this time against unflappable 10-time All-Star left-handed pitcher Chris Sale. His ...
2026 NLDS: Yamamoto casts the largest shadow
Dodgers lead the NLDS 2–1 Yohinobu Yamamoto allowed one run over seven innings on Tueday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne The other guy in that Aug. 27 Chris Sale masterpiece was completely overshadowed. So much so that most of the attention coming into Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Atlanta was on Sale. How would the Dodgers respond against him? What chance did they have? But that other guy did pretty darn well in that Aug. 27 game — six innings, one run all...
2026 NLDS: Yamamoto and Sale and postseason marquee pitching matchups
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne We have a pretty good idea who will win the National League Cy Young Award. But the two pitchers going in Game 3 of the National League Division Series today — the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale — could very well be the other finalists for the award. We won’t know the answer to that until Nov. 2, when the top-three finishers in the balloting will be announced. But if Yamamoto and Sale are i...
2026 NLDS: The Dodgers have clear memory when it comes to Chris Sale
Freddie Freeman hit a home run against the Atlanta Braves on May 8 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Harry How/Getty Images) by Megan Garcia The Dodgers have a singular offensive focus when they take the field in Atlanta on Tuesday with the ultimate goal being to regain the series lead — find a way to score runs against Chris Sale. It’s a dilemma they ran into in the regular season. They scored two runs in 16 innings against him while being shut out in a complete game on Aug. 27 at Truist Pa...
Remembering Fred Claire
Fred Claire was a member of the Dodger front office from 1969 to 1998. (Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill Fred Claire, a 30-year member of the Los Angeles front office whose Dodgers won the World Series in his first full season as general manager in 1988, passed away Monday night on his 91st birthday. Claire enjoyed a wide range of roles in a sports-related career spanning eight decades, including baseball reporter, publicist, marketing executive and college professor. His book, “Extra Inni...
Shohei Ohtani named 2026 NL Hank Aaron Award finalist
Shohei Ohtani hit 30 home runs for the Dodgers in 2026. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Megan Garcia Shohei Ohtani was named a finalist for the 2026 National League Hank Aaron Award. He won the award the last two seasons with the Dodgers. Ohtani has won the award in three consecutive seasons starting in 2023, when he played for the Angels. The award recognizes the most outstanding regular season offensive performer in each league. It was introduced in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversa...
2026 NLDS: Díaz shines in Dodger postseason debut
In his Dodger postseason debut, Edwin Díaz pitched a scoreless sixth inning with two strikeouts against the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill The trumpets were supposed to blare on schedule in the ninth inning to announce his grand arrival after three-time All-Star Edwin Díaz signed with the Dodgers as their planned closer for the 2026 season. It was the signature musical entr...
A Dodgers Dreamteam full circle: Coach of the Year gives back to the community that raised her
Keyli Ferrera recieved her Coach of the Year Award in partnership with Nike on Sept. 22 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Erin Edwards Before Keyli Ferrera stood on the field as a Dodgers Dreamteam coach, she stood there as a player. Ferrera grew up playing softball at nearby Lennox Park, alongside her younger sister. Years later, now a college student who works and volunteers in the same community, Ferrera returned to the program — this time ready to ...
2026 NLDS: Dodgers get loud hits, but not the opportune hits in Game 2 loss
Series tied 1–1 after Dodgers lose 3–2 Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run on Sunday in Game 2 of the NLDS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne The afternoon started with the Braves on the defense for not starting ace Chris Sale and going with a bullpen game. It ended with the Dodger offense kicking itself because of missed opportunities. The Dodgers will head to Atlanta now with a split in the first two games of the National League Division Series after a 3–2 loss to the Braves o...
2026 NLDS: From top prospect to ready in a playoffs pinch
Josue De Paula (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne It was easy to mistake Josue De Paula’s body language and first words for nerves. This is unfamiliar territory after all — sitting in front of the media for his own press conference before Game 2 of the National League Division Series. “I don’t feel like it’s nerve-racking. I’m just talking with people. We’re all people at the end of the day,” De Paula said. So it was just the lack of familiarity. The question was: What’s more ner...
2026 NLDS: Blake Snell is a man on a mission
The left-hander gets better and better as the scene shifts to fall Blake Snell takes the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 23 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Megan Garcia If there’s a game this season that’s telling about what Blake Snell expects of himself, it was his Sept. 4 outing against the Washington Nationals. Snell threw six shutout innings that night against a team that ranked among the best offenses in Major League Baseball at th...
2026 NLDS: Teoscar Hernández breaks the ice in sizzling victory over Braves
Teoscar Hernández’s two-run home run in the fourth inning opened the scoring in the Dodgers’ 5–3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill While a journey to a championship may feel like an October marathon, the first step usually sets the tone, especially at home. A 5–3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday let the Do...
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal sets the tone for the Dodgers in Game 1
Tarik Skubal allowed one run across six innings in his first postseason outing for the Dodgers on Saturday. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey It took Tarik Skubal six innings to set the right tone to start Dodgers’ postseason run. And when it went sideways in the later innings, the newly minted Dodger exemplified his trademark grit to maintain a winning trajectory on Saturday and beyond. Skubal was outstanding in his Dodger postseason debut in their 5–3 win over the Atlanta...
2026 NLDS: Kyle Tucker begins his October story
Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 with a home run on Saturday. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne He watched from the batter’s box. Gave a backward bat flip. He cracked a smile rounding third base. And he gave an emphatic high-five to Teoscar Hernández. Who is this guy? It’s Kyle Tucker. The guy the Dodgers were getting when they signed him to one of the offseason’s most ground-shaking moves. The earth shook at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. This, after Tucker’s two-run home run in ...
2026 Postseason: The Dodgers’ key to a three-peat? Not thinking about it
Dave Roberts has led the Dodgers to the postseason in each of his 11 years as Dodger manager. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey From the moment the Dodgers paraded around Los Angeles as back-to-back champions last November, the talk of a three-peat became a constant. It has continued to grow as the team put together another stellar campaign in 2026, possibly hinting at another successful run. But ask almost any Dodger player and it’ll be clear that they aren’t thinking about tha...
2026 NLDS: Rookie Josue De Paula gets a bigger stage
Rookie Josue De Paula, who was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to Los Angeles on Sept. 11, was added to the Dodgers’ National League Division Series roster against the Atlanta Braves. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill While “11” might be the magic number for the veterans in the Dodger clubhouse on the eve of the postseason — the number of victories needed for a championship — it also carries a unique meaning for Josue De Paula. With 11 Major League games under his belt followi...
2026 NLDS: Dodgers look to flip regular season script on the Braves
Will Smith tags out Michael Harris II at the plate during the Dodgers vs. Braves game on May 8 at UNIQLO FIeld at Dodger Stadium. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Megan Garcia and Senji Torrey After five days off in Los Angeles, where the Dodgers rested, prepared and awaited their first opponent of the postseason, it’s finally time to get to business. And for the fourth time in nine years, it’ll be the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves going head-to-head. This is the first time they meet in t...
De Paula and Zazueta cap big year for Dodger Minor Leagues
Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 with two runs scored against the Giants on Sept. 19 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Kate Foultz/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Cary Osborne and Megan Garcia It’s become routine to say that the Dodger player development system had a special season. But it might be hard to pick a season — among recent ones — with more achievements than 2026. Every Dodger Minor League team from Single-A up reached the postseason. And then there are the individual achievements — including ...
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