HOUSTON -- Dodgers superstar first baseman Freddie Freeman left Houston before Friday's series opener against the Astros and will be returning home to Los Angeles due to a family matter. On Thursday, Freeman’s wife, Chelsea, announced on Instagram that their three-year old son, Maximus, was hospitalized as he battled transient

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LOS ANGELES -- After Clayton Kershaw had allowed two runs on four hits to the Giants to start the third inning and had fallen behind 3-0 to Patrick Bailey, his first start of the season was spiraling into borderline disappointing territory. But then, Kershaw got a called strike on the

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Every team in the Majors will have a strategy leading up to Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline, and whether they’re planning to buy or sell -- or, in some cases, do a little bit of each -- decision-makers around the league will surely have an area of focus. Whether

LOS ANGELES -- Coming into the week, the Dodgers knew they were going to get a little healthier on the pitching side. Tyler Glasnow returned on Wednesday after a couple of weeks' absence. Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut on Thursday. But as much of the season has gone,

The Trade Deadline is one week away – July 30 at 6 p.m. ET, to be exact -- and organizations in the postseason race are looking for the best ways to address their squads' needs. Headlining the flurry of trade candidates are Tigers pitchers Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty, White

LOS ANGELES -- It might’ve taken a little longer than most anticipated at the start of the season, but Gavin Lux is starting to look a whole lot like himself over the last week, a potentially massive boost to the bottom of the Dodgers’ lineup. Lux, the reigning National League

MLB Network has offered baseball lovers everything they could desire since it launched in 2009. And now, it has never been easier to enjoy the Emmy Award-winning network, because beginning today, MLB Network is available directly to consumers in the United States. Fans can now stream select live out-of-market games,

LOS ANGELES -- About seven hours before first pitch on Monday, the Dodgers dropped the news that they were designating veteran left-hander James Paxton for assignment. At first glance, the move was surprising, given Paxton was 8-2 with a 4.43 ERA this season and is one of just two starting

LOS ANGELES -- With a large number of players getting healthier and some trade possibilities on the horizon before the July 30 Deadline, the Dodgers will need to make some difficult 40-man roster decisions over the next two weeks. Their first tough call came on Monday as the Dodgers decided

With the season's second half underway, it's once again time for our panel of MLB.com experts to take another stab at predicting which players will be worthy of a place on the All-MLB Team by the close of the year. The All-MLB Team presented by MGM Rewards has annually recognized

LOS ANGELES -- In just four months with the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has already had his fair share of jaw-dropping homers. But he saved his most impressive for his 30th blast of the season as the Dodgers swept the three-game series against the Red Sox with a 9-6 win on

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. LOS ANGELES -- Adrian Beltré will be one of the four 2024 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday.

COOPERSTOWN -- As Adrian Beltré soaks in the totality of his Hall of Fame experience this weekend, culminating in Sunday's induction ceremony outside the Clark Sports Center, the former third baseman took time to reflect on his very first steps as a professional after his signing by the Dodgers in

LOS ANGELES -- It was a day full of celebration for Kiké Hernández. As he celebrated reaching the 10-year mark in service time, a milestone that not many players who have played in the Major Leagues are able to reach, Hernández was welcomed by his wife, sisters, parents and dogs

With the 2024 MLB Draft in the rear-view mirror, it’s a convenient time to look at the scope of prospects across MLB’s organizations. Who should we be looking out for in the months to come? Here’s a look at one prospect to watch for each club during the rest of

LOS ANGELES -- For the majority of seven innings, it looked and felt like the Dodgers were on their way to yet another disappointing and frustrating loss, something that has, uncharacteristically, been a theme over the past few weeks. There’s no denying the Dodgers, a squad battling through a flurry

The difference between a team buying or selling at the Trade Deadline can be a matter of just a few games in the standings. A winning streak or a losing streak in the week before the Deadline can be all it takes to push a team in one direction or

The last time that Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga were on the Tokyo Dome field, they were in the midst of the World Baseball Classic and were wearing their Samurai Japan uniforms. Now, the three will return -- along with outfielder Seiya Suzuki, who missed the Classic due