Not long before first pitch on Saturday night, manager Dave Roberts received some promising news from president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman: The Dodgers were nearing a deal to acquire two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Tigers. At that time, the deal was not yet done. There

LOS ANGELES -- Through all the ups and downs of his season, Emmet Sheehan's place in the Dodgers' rotation has been relatively secure, in no small part because the team has had no better alternatives to fill his spot. But with the blockbuster acquisition of Tarik Skubal and the impending

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' public sentiment around acquiring players has long held: They would rather make their biggest moves during the offseason than buy when prices are highest ahead of the Trade Deadline. But this year, in private, L.A.'s Deadline strategy revolved around one player. And the team was

LOS ANGELES -- The price tag was high. But for the back-to-back champion Dodgers, no cost is too steep with a three-peat bid in play. The Dodgers on Saturday agreed on a trade to acquire two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Tigers in a blockbuster ahead

LOS ANGELES -- While Yoshinobu Yamamoto was on the mound on Saturday night, the Dodgers' front office was working hard behind the scenes to add another ace to their rotation. Yamamoto may have taken the loss as the Dodgers fell, 3-2, to the Red Sox at Dodger Stadium, but the

LOS ANGELES -- The crack of the bat alone left little doubt about what Shohei Ohtani had just done. After being held out of the lineup on Thursday due to some nagging soreness in his left knee, Ohtani returned to action as a hitter in Friday night's series opener against

LOS ANGELES -- Brock Stewart has been among the Dodgers' more effective relievers when healthy, but injuries have limited the right-hander during his time in L.A. Stewart landed on the injured list for the third time this season ahead of Friday's series opener against the Red Sox, this time with

LOS ANGELES -- After Shohei Ohtani was held out of Thursday's series finale against the Mariners while dealing with injuries that have been keeping him off the mound, the two-way star returned to the leadoff spot as the Dodgers' designated hitter for Friday's series opener against the Red Sox. Ohtani

WASHINGTON -- Both this year and last, the Dodgers have carved out time in their schedule to pay a visit to the White House to celebrate winning a championship. They're hoping that when all is said and done this season, they might receive an invitation next year, too.

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PHILADELPHIA -- Dalton Rushing may not have the championship experience of Will Smith, but the young backstop has done his best to help the Dodgers bridge the gap of their three-time All-Star's absence due to neck inflammation that has lingered for a month and a half. There has been a

PHILADELPHIA -- Shohei Ohtani was once scheduled to start Wednesday's series finale against the Phillies. While being eased off pitching indefinitely due to a lingering issue with his left knee changed that plan, the two-way superstar still threw off a mound at Citizens Bank Park -- in the bullpen, not

PHILADELPHIA -- Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy had flashbacks on Tuesday night. He wasn’t the only one. The Dodgers’ 2-1 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park ended on a wild play that felt like other late-inning finishes between these two teams. Los Angeles won Game 2 of the

PHILADELPHIA -- With every trot he takes around the bases, Max Muncy etches himself deeper into the lore of a franchise that traces its existence back to the 19th century. Muncy continued his climb up the Dodgers' leaderboard with his 19th home run of the season, a two-run blast that

PHILADELPHIA -- As the calendar flipped from June to July, a resurgent stretch for Mookie Betts turned into a period of regression. So manager Dave Roberts took action, dropping his shortstop to fifth in the order for Monday night's series opener against the Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Dodgers added an intriguing arm to their relief depth by acquiring right-hander Seth Halvorsen from the Rockies on Monday afternoon in exchange for a pair of Minor Leaguers: outfielder Landyn Vidourek (L.A.'s No. 25 prospect prior to the trade) and righty Nick Frasso.

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NEW YORK -- The Dodgers' rotation is like a deck of cards. At full strength, they have four aces. They also have a wild card: Roki Sasaki. No one around the Dodgers claims to have a good sense for the stuff Sasaki will bring to the mound on any given

NEW YORK -- A little more than 13 hours had passed from the time most of the Dodgers had arrived at Yankee Stadium on Sunday morning to when Tommy Edman popped out to shallow left field, putting an end to a 2-1 loss -- and a marathon of a day

NEW YORK -- Toeing the rubber in the Bronx seems to bring out the best in Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto authored one of his best starts of the season in his return to Yankee Stadium, holding the Yankees to two runs across nine dominant innings in a Dodgers 8-2 win in

NEW YORK -- Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will not make his scheduled pitching start on Wednesday in Philadelphia, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, and could miss additional starts on the mound in order to address the soreness in his left knee that has lingered for more than a month. The

NEW YORK -- The Dodgers' rotation is gearing up to add a two-time Cy Young Award winner to the mix at some point after the Trade Deadline: Blake Snell Snell, who has been on the injured list since mid-May after having surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow,

NEW YORK -- The Dodgers and Yankees are playing two at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, with two dynamic arms set to face off in the first game. With Los Angeles and New York playing a doubleheader after Saturday's game was postponed due to rain, the Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the

NEW YORK -- It's only a matter of time before the trumpets will sound at Dodger Stadium once more. Closer Edwin Díaz, who is on the 60-day injured list after having surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow at the end of April, began a rehab assignment with

NEW YORK -- For the second time this season, Kiké Hernández is closing in on a return to the Dodgers. The fan-favorite utility player began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday night, beginning with a weekend series in Tacoma, Wash. Hernández is unlikely to return during the