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Barry Bonds is enjoying watching the new generation of baseball sluggers put up record-setting stats

Oct. 01, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It used to be that hardcore baseball fans counted the home runs Barry Bonds hit during batting practice for the Giants, even at spring training before he had begun to find his real groove that came in the regular season. That’s how much interest surrounded...

Shohei Ohtani and the MLB playoffs, a pairing the world will experience for the 1st time

Oct. 01, 2024 11:13 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the Angels having a losing record and never making the playoffs. Coming up Interstate 5 to the...

Dodgers home run star Shohei Ohtani tops MLB jersey sales for 2nd straight season

Sep. 30, 2024 14:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball jersey sales for the second straight season while becoming the first player to reach 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same year. The Los Angeles Dodgers star was followed by Philadelphia's Bryce Harper, the New York...

Ohtani, Betts go back-to-back in ninth as Dodgers rally past Rockies 6-5

Sep. 22, 2024 21:28 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a tying home run in the ninth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a game-ending drive as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday to maintain their three-game lead in the National League West. ...

McMahon's tiebreaking homer lifts last-place Rockies over NL West-leading Dodgers 6-3

Sep. 22, 2024 01:07 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking homer in the fifth inning and the last-place Colorado Rockies regrouped after blowing a three-run lead to beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Saturday night. The loss by the 92-win Dodgers assured that for the first...

Betts has tiebreaking RBI single in seven-run 9th inning as Dodgers beat Braves 9-2

Sep. 15, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Mookie Betts had a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in a seven-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Sunday night. The loss dropped the Braves into a tie with the Mets for the third wild-card spot in the National League with...

Pages' homer caps 6-run 1st inning as Dodgers defeat Guardians 7-2

Sep. 08, 2024 00:43 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Pages hit a two-run homer to cap a six-run first inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Saturday night in an interleague matchup of division leaders. Mookie Betts also went deep for the Dodgers, who extended their lead in...

Guardians edge Dodgers 3-1 on Giménez's 2-run shot and Boyd's strong outing

Sep. 07, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Boyd outdueled Landon Knack over five scoreless innings, Andrés Giménez hit a two-run homer in the sixth and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. The NL West-leading Dodgers managed...

Freeman rips 2 homers, Ohtani steals 3 bases as Dodgers take 3 of 4 from D-backs with an 11-6 win

Sep. 02, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit two homers and had five RBIs, Shohei Ohtani stole three bases and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 on Monday. Teoscar Hernández went 5 for 5 to help Los Angeles take three of four games in a crucial series between NL...

Ohtani, Betts and Freeman open with consecutive HRs, and Dodgers beat Diamondbacks 8-6

Sep. 01, 2024 00:29 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman started the game with consecutive home runs, the first time that has happened in the Dodgers’ 141-year history, and Tommy Edman hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to give Los Angeles an 8-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on...