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Ohtani goes deep for 3rd time in 5 games and hits pair of doubles for Dodgers in 4-2 win over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and a home run — his third in five games — to tie his career high with three extra-base hits and power the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday night. James Outman hit the go-ahead homer in the seventh...
Bellinger homers, rain shortens Imanaga start, as Cubs beat Dodgers 8-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger homered against his former team, Shota Imanaga threw four shutout innings in a rain-shortened start, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Sunday. Imanaga was lifted after the game resumed following a weather delay of nearly three...
Mookie Betts hits major league-leading fifth home run, leads Dodgers to 5-4 victory over Giants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit his major league-leading fifth home run, Freddie Freeman had three hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory. Betts lifted a hanging changeup from Giants starter Logan...
Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández power Dodgers to 8-3 victory over Giants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman had three hits, Teoscar Hernández homered for the second straight game and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 Monday night. James Paxton (1-0) threw five scoreless innings in his debut for the Dodgers, who have won four of...
Shohei Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as the Dodgers rout the Cardinals 7-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani cracked a line drive to right field and sprinted past second base, confident he could leg out a triple that would thrill his new fans in his first home plate appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The $700 million slugger didn't realize Mookie...
Dodgers deferred payroll total rises to $915.5M after adding $50M more in catcher Will Smith's deal
Catcher Will Smith's $140 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $50 million payable from 2034-43, raising the team's deferred compensation liability to $915.5 million owed five players. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernández also...
Ohtani and Dodgers rally to beat Padres 5-2 in season opener, first MLB game in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable win on a night of firsts. Ohtani's RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut, and Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday night’s opener,...
MLB 2024: Splashy Ohtani, Yamamoto signings boost Dodgers as teams try to dethrone Rangers
As the Los Angeles Dodgers made splashy signings with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, other teams focused on modern baseball's stark reality: pricey payrolls often don’t translate into titles. Baseball’s biggest spender has won the World Series just three...
National League West Preview Capsules
Capsules of National League West teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2023: 100-62, first place, lost to Arizona in Division Series. Manager: Dave Roberts (ninth season). Opening Day: March 20...
Mookie Betts plays 6 innings at shortstop as Dodgers deal with injuries to pitchers
Mookie Betts is moving along in his transition to shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are hoping reliever Blake Treinen dodged a long-term injury even though he couldn't get out of the way of a wicked line drive to the ribs. Betts had six mostly uneventful innings in a 7-1...
