Latest Dave Roberts News

Dodgers name Chris Woodward first base coach

Nov. 23, 2024 00:41 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Woodward has been named first base coach by the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking his second stint on manager Dave Roberts' staff. The Dodgers made the announcement Friday night. Woodward was the Dodgers first base coach from 2016-18 before leaving to take over...

Dustin May and Dodgers agree to 1-year contract worth $2,135,000

Nov. 22, 2024 14:12 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Right-hander Dustin May, sidelined by injuries since May 2023, agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers worth $2,135,000 ahead of Friday's tender deadline. A member of the Dodgers' 2020 World Series championship team, May has been limited to 20...

Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from the World Series to hit the auction block

Nov. 20, 2024 12:39 PM EST

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the...

Marlins hire former Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as the club's 17th manager

Nov. 11, 2024 14:27 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins hired Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough on Monday as the club's 17th manager. McCullough, 44, was hired by the Dodgers in 2015 as their minor league field coordinator and had been the first-base coach on Dave Roberts' staff...

Dodgers not counting on Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season following left shoulder surgery

Nov. 06, 2024 22:56 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how his rehabilitation progresses following shoulder surgery on his non-throwing arm. Ohtani had a procedure Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his...

For MLB teams chasing October glory, building a bullpen is a vital — and confounding — exercise

Nov. 06, 2024 16:06 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — For a World Series that was supposed to feature an epic battle between sluggers Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, guys like Mark Leiter Jr., Luke Weaver, Alex Vesia and Anthony Banda sure got a lot of face time. This year's Fall Classic provided further proof that a...

Shohei Ohtani brings his dog and addresses crowd in English as Dodgers celebrate World Series title

Nov. 01, 2024 19:28 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade and a raucous on-field party on Friday. “This is so special,” said Ohtani, who usually only speaks publicly in his native...

World Series MVP Freddie Freeman played with rib injury throughout the postseason

Nov. 01, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Series MVP Freddie Freeman played with a rib injury during the Dodgers' run to the championship, in addition to his other ailments. Freeman said at Friday’s World Series celebration that he had an intercostal strain. The painful injury involving the ribs...

World Series champion Dodgers have eye on back-to-back titles with Ohtani returning to mound in 2025

Oct. 31, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ first game of the season in South Korea was overshadowed afterward by Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter hinting at his stealing from the Japanese superstar. Their last postgame was a beer and champagne-fueled celebration of the franchise’s eighth World...

Dodgers win World Series in 5 games, overcome 5-run deficit with help of errors to beat Yankees 7-6

Oct. 31, 2024 08:10 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — You gotta hand it to Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. And not just because the Yankees certainly did. When New York let LA back into World Series Game 5, the Dodgers did what they’ve done all year — kept on going. ...