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'Way ahead of schedule': Kershaw throws sim game

@SarahWexler32
June 1, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw has taken the next step forward in his recovery from left shoulder surgery, throwing his first simulated game on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. “It went OK,” said Kershaw. “I feel all right. Shoulder feels healthy, and now it’s just a matter of building the

Injuries & Moves: Graterol 'at least a couple months away'

June 1, 2024

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Buehler finds positives as he continues to work his way back

@SarahWexler32
June 1, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- Now five starts into his return from a second Tommy John surgery, Walker Buehler continues to make progress. He’s also still reacclimating to all that comes with being on a big league mound. Facing the Rockies on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, the right-hander was tagged for

On Dave Roberts' birthday, his best 'Doc-isms'

@juanctoribio
May 31, 2024

This story was excerpted from Juan Toribio’s Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

One-of-a-kind Lou Gehrig Day cards to be auctioned

@ByJasonFoster
May 31, 2024

Lou Gehrig's life and legacy continue to be remembered and celebrated more than 80 years after his passing. Now, baseball fans of all teams have an opportunity to keep his memory alive while also giving hope to those fighting the disease that took his life. Starting Sunday, June 2, to

MLB.TV available at new low price for rest of season

@Theo_DeRosa
May 31, 2024

Whether you need to see how Aaron Judge will follow up his historically huge May or track Elly De La Cruz's push for 100 stolen bases, there’s plenty of exciting baseball left to be played in 2024. Now, you can follow the action on MLB.TV for a new low price.

Mock draft: College position players dominate Top 10

May 30, 2024

Just a few years ago, the scouting industry and, as a result, those of us who cover the Draft, would just about be in “Go” mode. The recently completed conference tournaments used to be the last looks decision-makers would get at the college crop in a class. Perhaps area scouts

Smith's star power on display in LA's sweep of Mets

Dodgers backstop belts two jacks in finale, joins franchise's catching greats in 100-HR club
@juanctoribio
May 29, 2024

NEW YORK -- When looking at the Dodgers, most people look at the big three of Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman. That’s understandable given the fact that all three of those superstars have at least one Most Valuable Player Award under their belts. But over the course of

How have these 6 position switches gone?

Harper, Judge, Betts among big names playing new positions
May 31, 2024

A third of the way into the 2024 season, it’s time to check in on one of the more interesting subplots of last winter: How are all those big stars who took to new positions working out? Most notably, that was Bryce Harper becoming Philadelphia’s full-time first baseman, or Mookie

30 hottest pitching prospects -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 29, 2024

At the beginning of this month, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospects for each team. Now it’s time to shine a light on the arms. Here are the hottest pitching prospects for each organization for the month of May, as of Wednesday. Some have been lights out

NEW: Top 200 Draft Prospects list features new No. 1

May 29, 2024

With just over six weeks before the Cleveland Guardians make the first selection of the 2024 Draft, MLB Pipeline has a newly expanded, and re-ranked Top 200 Draft prospects list to digest. A lot can happen between now and then in terms of figuring out who goes where, and there

LA back to 'winning ways' as Stone's gem secures DH sweep

@juanctoribio
May 28, 2024

NEW YORK -- As the old baseball adage goes: Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher. In the case of a doubleheader, after a 5-2 comeback win earlier in the day, momentum was the next starting pitcher in about 45 minutes. For the Dodgers, that was Gavin Stone, and he

Sweeney's inside-the-parker highlights 3-homer night at Triple-A

@MavalloneMiLB
May 30, 2024

The beauty of baseball is it affords even the best of the best an opportunity to do something unique. For Trey Sweeney, that came in the second inning on Wednesday night at Isotopes Park. The Dodgers' No. 21 prospect kicked off a career-best performance with something he hadn't done since

Dodgers rally late to bring emphatic end to skid

@juanctoribio
May 28, 2024

NEW YORK -- After a disappointing weekend in Cincinnati in which they were swept by the Reds, the Dodgers were eager to turn the page against the Mets. Through seven innings, the offense was unable to get anything going against Mets right-hander Tylor Megill. But as they’ve done time and

Dodgers' No. 10 prospect is building on elite speed

@juanctoribio
May 28, 2024

This story was excerpted from Juan Toribio’s Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Ohtani throwing from 60 feet, eyeing return to mound in '25

@juanctoribio
May 27, 2024

NEW YORK -- Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has, once again, been one of the most dominant hitters in the sport this season, and he’s doing all of it while rehabbing his right elbow after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery in 2023. Before the Dodgers were rained out against

Rushing slams a couple firsts in career game at Double-A

@thevandalorian
May 27, 2024

With two swings, Dalton Rushing marked off two career milestones on Monday. And with the second one, he added something he hadn't yet done this season. MLB's No. 51 prospect brought early fireworks to Double-A Tulsa's 12-3 win at ONEOK Field. Rushing -- who entered the game with six home

1 player each team is eager to get back from the IL

@Theo_DeRosa
May 28, 2024

Two months into the 2024 season, no MLB team can say it’s truly at full strength. Every club deals with injuries, and all 30 teams have at least one Major League player on the injured list. Some players are out for the rest of the season, while some are due

Dodgers look to turn it around after slump hits 5 straight losses

May 26, 2024

CINCINNATI -- After Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernández threw out Santiago Espinal for the second out in the bottom of the sixth inning Sunday, shortstop Mookie Betts trotted off the field, thinking it was the final out of the frame. The way the Dodgers have been playing of late, perhaps

Dodgers' bats awaken but can't overcome tough breaks

May 25, 2024

CINCINNATI -- Friday was truly a game of inches inside the hitter’s paradise known as Great American Ball Park. Unfortunately for the Dodgers, it was the Reds who made the most of their breaks in a 9-6 win before a full house on the Ohio River.

Shohei for MVP ... or Mookie? Early-season Dodgers takeaways

@juanctoribio
May 24, 2024

This story was excerpted from Juan Toribio’s Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Glasnow has frustrating start as Dodgers wrap tough 13-game stretch

@juanctoribio
May 23, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- As the D-backs took long at-bats and his command wavered in the fifth inning, Tyler Glasnow showed clear frustration on his face. After each misthrow, he would yell into his glove. In the end, it was a second consecutive frustrating outing from Glasnow, who allowed three runs

The best thing to do: Sit back and watch the Sho

@MikeLupica
May 23, 2024

The brilliance of Shohei Ohtani continues to play out for us in real time, even as he’s moved up from Anaheim to Dodger Stadium. More than that, his brilliance continues to be almost routine now, in his seventh season playing in this country, moving up on his 30th birthday in