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Shohei Ohtani returns after dislocating shoulder, goes hitless as Dodgers take 3-0 World Series lead

Oct. 29, 2024 02:24 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani wasn't on the team bus from Dodger Stadium to Los Angeles International Airport because he was getting tests Saturday night after partially separating his left shoulder in Game 2 of the World Series. So the Japanese star reached out in a group chat...

Freddie Freeman's World Series grand slam sparks a joyous family moment in a difficult year

Oct. 26, 2024 13:28 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman scooped up his youngest son and held him tight, planting kisses on the blond head of 3-year-old Maximus. The slugger's wife, Chelsea, corralled their other two sons for a family photo on the Dodger Stadium field where Dad had just created an indelible moment in...

Freddie Freeman expects to return to Dodgers' lineup in World Series opener against Yankees

Oct. 22, 2024 21:45 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman is penciling himself into the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for their World Series opener against the New York Yankees. “I don’t think there’s any question in anybody’s mind that I will be in the lineup for Game 1,” he said Tuesday during...

Dodgers stay alive all the way to the World Series with bullpen games and contributions from all

Oct. 21, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series is always the goal for the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers. It's been elusive recently, with first-round flops two years running. Now, with Shohei Ohtani leading the way for the first time, they are going for another championship. So a raucous...

Michael Kopech to open bullpen game for Dodgers against Mets in Game 6. Freddie Freeman out for LA

Oct. 20, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Kopech will start Game 6 of the National League Championship Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who plan to send a parade of relievers to the mound in an attempt to win their record 25th NL pennant. The right-hander opens Sunday's bullpen game at Dodger...

Ohtani and Betts lead Dodgers to latest blowout of Mets for 3-1 lead in lopsided NLCS

Oct. 18, 2024 02:04 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off another October blowout, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are one win from the World Series. Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs, and the Dodgers routed the New York Mets 10-2 on...

Max Muncy becomes first player to reach in 12 straight plate appearances in single postseason

Oct. 18, 2024 01:46 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy became the first player to reach base in 12 consecutive plate appearances during a single postseason. Muncy had three walks and a single in his first four plate appearances Thursday night during Game 4 of the National League...

All-Star 1B Freddie Freeman out of Dodgers' lineup for Game 4 of NLCS against Mets

Oct. 18, 2024 01:27 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets. Freeman has been playing with a badly sprained and swollen right ankle throughout the...

After Severino misplays a pair of comebackers, Mets in need of NLCS comeback against Dodgers

Oct. 17, 2024 02:21 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — On a night of misplayed comebackers, the New York Mets put themselves in a need of yet another comeback. Luis Severino twice botched grounders, leading to a pair of unearned runs in the second inning. And after the Mets loaded the bases with one out in the bottom...

Shohei Ohtani homers as the Dodgers rout the Mets 8-0 for a 2-1 lead in the NLCS

Oct. 17, 2024 01:35 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were already in control. Once the ball left his bat, Game 3 of the National League Championship Series was over. Ohtani launched a three-run...