Joe Kelly has received an eight game suspension for his actions against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. He has already said that he will begin his appeal with MLB. In addition to Kelly being suspended, Dodgers Manager, Dave Roberts, was also suspended for one game and Houston Astros Manager, Dusty Baker, was fined. Being […]
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Series Recap: Dodgers struggle to finish off Giants
Here we are, the first Monday after the first weekend of the 2020 season. Some teams are in first place, other teams are in last. For the first time since 1954, no baseball team has gone 3-0 to start their season. Missed opportunities kept the Dodgers from going 3-1 or even a perfect 4-0. The […]
Dustin May, Kiké Hernandez power Dodgers in strong victory over Giants
The start of this shortened 60 game season was highlighted by Kiké Hernandez, Mookie Betts and Dustin May. The Dodgers beat the San Fransisco Giants by a score of 8-1. On Wednesday, Dustin May was not planning to appear on the Dodgers Opening Day roster. Thursday, he was named Opening Day starter when the Dodgers […]
Dodgers, Mookie Betts agree to 12 year, $365 million contract extension
Today is a historic day for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles and for Mookie Betts. The Dodgers and Mookie Betts have agreed to a 12 year, $365 million contract extension that makes Betts one of the highest paid players in all of baseball. Adding on this current season and his salary […]
Dodgers Rumors: Mookie Betts and Dodgers working on a MASSIVE contract extension
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Mookie Betts are rumored to be finalizing a contract extension that could be in the range of 10 years and anywhere from $350 million to $400 million. Lou Merloni of NBC Sports Boston was the first to start this rumor when he tweeted: “Sorry @Jared_Carrabis your dream scenario may come […]
Dodgers option Gavin Lux, sign LHP Jake McGee
Today, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that they are optioning Gavin Lux to their alternate training facility at USC. Meaning he will not be on the Opening Day roster on Thursday. This does come at a surprise since Gavin Lux was highly talked about for this upcoming season and many critics had him winning the […]
LeadOff Dodgers Notes: Tony Gonsolin, Walker Buehler, Opening Day, Kershaw’s Milestone
This is a big week for the Dodgers and these next few exhibition games will surely determine what players will make the 30 man active roster. We know at least one player that won’t be joining the major league squad on Opening Day and that is pitcher, Tony Gonsolin. Gonsolin, 26, was optioned to the […]
Dodger Baseball Is Only One Week Away!
The Los Angeles Dodgers will open this extremely strange 2020 MLB season against the San Francisco Giants next Thursday. I haven’t been inspired to write for my blog in some time and I think it was due to the fact that there wasn’t much going on in the world of baseball other than speculation and […]
A Whole New Blue: Rebuilding a franchise
On May 1st, 2012, Magic Johnson and members of the Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC officially became the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most storied franchises in baseball and in the sports industry. However, bad ownership and the lack of star players kept them in the world […]
Jackie Robinson Day 2020
“I don’t think it matters what I believe, only what I do.” Jackie Robinson did a lot for baseball both on and off the field. He was a talented athlete as well as a civil rights leader. Without his contribution to baseball and his fight for equality, we would not have modern day baseball. Robinson […]
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