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'Big Spender' is the theme music for MLB final four as high-payroll Mets, Yankees, Dodgers reach LCS
NEW YORK (AP) — “Big Spender” is the theme music for baseball’s final four. The New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are in the League Championship Series with the sport’s top three payrolls, joined by Cleveland at No. 23. “You have to...
Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too
TOKYO (AP) — Shin Uebori coaches the Fukagawa Hawks youth baseball team in Tokyo, and he is very aware how Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani inspires his players. “With Ohtani, the kids think everything is possible,” Uebori said, wrapping up practice on Sunday on an...
Mets go from rock bottom in May to a playoff roll in October. Dodgers up next in NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets hit rock bottom in late May, the nadir being a three-game home sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets fell to a season-worst 11 games under .500 after getting outscored 18-5 in that series, punctuated by reliever Jorge López...
Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion for Japanese talent in the offseason and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké...
Dodgers will start Yamamoto against San Diego's Darvish in winner-take-all Game 5 of NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will get his wish to see Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto face off against San Diego's Yu Darvish in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Darvish will start for the Padres in the winner-take-all game Friday night at Dodger...
Betts and Ohtani help the Dodgers stay alive in NLDS with 8-0 win vs the Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux...
Dodgers turn to Brasier to start NLDS Game 4 vs Padres as they try to stave off elimination
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are going with reliever Ryan Brasier as their starter for Game 4 against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night as they try to avoid elimination in their NL Division Series. Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that the Dodgers would go with...
Tatis homers again as the Padres beat the Dodgers 6-5 for a 2-1 NLDS lead
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.'s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in a tense NL Division Series. The Padres moved...
Dodgers manager Roberts says it's 'bothersome' that Machado seemed to throw ball at him in dugout
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said it was “bothersome” and “unsettling” that a ball San Diego third baseman Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him during the Padres' 10-2 win in Game 2 of their NL Division Series, when tempers flared on the...
Auction for Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 ball is allowed to proceed as legal dispute continues
The auction for Shohei Ohtani's potentially lucrative 50th home run ball has been allowed to proceed as a legal dispute over ownership of the financial proceeds continues. Chris Belanski was the man who walked out of the stadium with the historic baseball, gaining possession in the...
