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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts working with Shohei Ohtani on strike zone discipline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Roberts thinks Shohei Ohtani can be even better with more plate discipline with runners in scoring position. The Los Angeles Dodgers manager approached the two-time AL MVP about a week ago to discuss how Ohtani could better control the strike zone. ...
Ohtani breaks Matsui's home run record, Dodgers rout Mets 10-0 to end LA's skid, NY's win streak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani broke Hideki Matsui's major league record for homers by a Japanese-born player with a huge two-run shot in the third inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped their three-game skid with a 10-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Ohtani...
Dodgers prospect Andy Pages singles in major league debut against Nationals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages went 1 for 4 in his major league debut, a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. “I thought he handled it seamlessly,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Pages, who...
Parker wins major league debut and García hits 3-run homer as Nationals beat Dodgers 6-4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitchell Parker won his major league debut and Luis García Jr. hit a three-run homer, his first of the season, as the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Monday night. García went opposite field with two outs in the fifth inning against...
Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, beginning the end of the racial segregation that had relegated Black...
Dodgers put starting pitcher Bobby Miller on 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Miller was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday night by the Los Angeles Dodgers because of right shoulder inflammation. The 25-year-old Miller is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts during his second major league season. He has struck out 18 batters...
Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa, gifts exclusive sneakers to LA Dodgers on Mamba Day anniversary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers received some special footwear Saturday, courtesy of Kobe Bryant's widow. On the eighth anniversary of Bryant's last NBA game, Vanessa Bryant gave members of the Dodgers exclusive sneakers in a team color scheme from the...
Dodgers' Glasnow ties career high with 14 Ks as Los Angeles beats the Minnesota Twins 6-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tyler Glasnow tied his career high with 14 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Tuesday night. James Outman and Will Smith each hit a three-run homer as Los Angeles won for the third time in four...
Ohtani says he feels settled off the field and at the plate. He even spilled a secret hitting drill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There's a sideshow at every ballpark Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers visit, with the two-time MVP and two-continent superstar playing on a $700 million contract and under investigation by Major League Baseball for his former interpreter's alleged involvement in...
Michael Busch homers for Chicago Cubs against former team
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch engaged in some friendly banter with some of his former teammates before the Chicago Cubs kicked off their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then he really had some fun. Busch hit his first homer with Chicago and made a terrific...
