Locked in at the plate, Shohei Ohtani chases Triple Crown entering final weekend of regular season

DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's locked in at the plate, on the bases, for the NL MVP and now even on the Triple Crown. It's been that kind of late-season surge for the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter who's already invented the 50-50 club. Ohtani went 4 for 5 —...

Ohtani launches homer No. 54, steals 57th base as NL West-champion Dodgers power by Rockies 11-4

DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season, a towering three-run shot, after stealing his 57th base earlier in the game and the NL West-champion Los Angeles Dodgers powered past the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night. The Dodgers designated hitter finished 4...

Dodgers leave Freddie Freeman in Los Angeles to rest a sore right ankle ahead of the playoffs

DENVER (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle. The All-Star slugger left Thursday's NL West-clinching game in the seventh...

Trevor Bauer is honored as pitcher of the year in the Mexican Baseball League

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trevor Bauer was honored on Friday as pitcher of the year in the Mexican Baseball League. The 33-year-old Bauer got 94 votes from the electing committee. Zac Grotz was second with nine votes, followed by David Reyes (seven), Matt Dermody (six), Robert Stock (two)...

MLB's postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish

The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there's little doubt MLB and television executives are drooling over...

Shohei Ohtani heads to 1st postseason after Dodgers clinch NL West title with a 7-2 win over Padres

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is headed to the postseason for the first time in his career after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West on Thursday night by scoring five runs in the seventh inning in a 7-2 win over the second-place San Diego Padres. The Japanese superstar spent...

Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith hit a tying, two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three more runs in the seventh to beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday night and clinch the NL West title. The rally was dampened by an apparent injury to All-Star slugger Freddie...

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinch NL West title with a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres

Kershaw still hopeful he can pitch for playoff-bound Dodgers if stubborn toe injury heals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is hopeful he can pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the postseason, although his stubborn toe injury has still not healed. The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner has been limited to playing catch this week rather than face...

Florida man's lawsuit temporarily stops Ohtani's 50th HR ball from being sold

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man's lawsuit has temporarily stopped Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball from being sold at auction after saying it was stolen from him moments after he secured it. Max Matus' representatives say their client gained possession of the Los Angeles Dodgers...