LOS ANGELES -- There are a lot of things the Dodgers could -- and need to -- fix before the start of their postseason run. Those are all pretty obvious, starting with their starting pitching. But in the end, the Dodgers also have something no other team in the field

LOS ANGELES -- The Padres staged a dramatic eighth-inning comeback on Sunday afternoon. The Dodgers upstaged them with a wild ninth-inning rally, featuring back-to-back home runs from Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. And now, the stage is set. The two fierce Southern California rivals begin a three-game series in Los

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We have come to the final week of the MLB regular season, which means, after Sunday, we will say goodbye to 18 of the 30 teams in these rankings. Most of them have already been eliminated; the rest will fall away as the week goes along. But they all still

LOS ANGELES -- Given the injuries to the starting rotation, the Dodgers will spend the next week looking for someone to step up and solidify their pitching plans for the postseason. Walker Buehler is right at the top of the list and has done enough throughout his career to give

Dalton Rushing stood on the Dodger Stadium field on Friday and waved to the cheering fans that he hopes to play in front of one day soon. “That's pretty cool. The Dodgers fans and Dodger Stadium are just unbelievable, as it's one of the best atmospheres in sports, if not

The Roberto Clemente Award, considered baseball's most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers, annually recognizes the MLB player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani got plenty of appreciation from the fans in Miami for his unfathomable 6-for-6, three-homer, 10-RBI, two-steal, 17-base performance to establish MLB’s 50-50 club on Thursday at loanDepot park, even taking a rare road curtain call. But it wasn’t the same as hearing it from the

Alyson Footer, moderator/editor: We’re all still basking in the glow of Shohei Ohtani’s mind-boggling performance in Miami on Thursday that had everyone buzzing. Most headlines contain some form of the phrase “Best game ever?” or “Best game ever!” So let’s discuss: Ohtani’s game -- which, to review, resulted in him

MIAMI -- From the moment the Dodgers arrived at Camelback Ranch in February, their goals for the 2024 season were pretty simple. First, they needed to make the postseason, which they accomplished on Thursday with a 20-4 drubbing of the Marlins at loanDepot park. Next, the Dodgers will try to

MIAMI -- Inside a clubhouse loaded with potential future Hall of Famers and some of the best players in the sport, Shohei Ohtani's greatness still sticks out. In a game that has been around for centuries, there has never been a player like Ohtani. On Thursday afternoon, Ohtani’s legend continued

MIAMI -- After spending over $1 billion in contracts this offseason, the Dodgers came into the 2024 season with World Series aspirations. On Thursday afternoon, they took the first step towards accomplishing their ultimate goal.

The problem with Shohei Ohtani’s methodical march to 50-50 was the inevitability of it all. We all knew he’d christen the club eventually, and quite likely with ample cushion before the conclusion of the regular season. The man who had made the extraordinary look routine in both pitching and hitting

There is no more incredible baseball player than Shohei Ohtani. We knew this already, and yet, on Thursday, he reminded us of it once again. Entering the day, Ohtani was two homers and one stolen base shy of becoming the first player in MLB history with a 50-50 season. He’s

Ever since arriving in the Major Leagues in 2018, Shohei Ohtani has pushed the boundaries of what a single baseball player is capable of doing. While rehab from an elbow injury kept Ohtani off the mound in 2024, the Dodgers DH found other ways to continue that trend. One year

MIAMI -- Shohei Ohtani didn’t waste any time to be on the run on Wednesday, stealing his 49th base of the season in the first inning in the Dodgers' 8-4 win over the Marlins at loanDepot park.

MIAMI -- For years, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Brandon Gomes tried to find a way to acquire Tommy Edman from the Cardinals. With St. Louis open to moves last offseason, Los Angeles tried again. But it wasn’t until the Trade Deadline, as Edman rehabbed from

Way back in early April, we published our first Hitter Power Rankings of 2024. A lot -- but certainly not everything -- has changed since then. There have been injuries, slumps, hot streaks and resurgences, each exerting their influence on the results of this poll. A dozen editions later, here

The 2024 Minor League regular season comes to a full close this week when Triple-A play concludes Sunday. Double-A, High-A and Single-A postseasons are well underway, and the Northwest League has already crowned a champion. This is typically a time when baseball honors its standout performers from the year that

MIAMI -- The last time Shohei Ohtani played at loanDepot park, he was striking out Mike Trout and leading Team Japan to a World Baseball Classic title. This time around, Ohtani got closer to history, smashing his 48th homer of the season, a two-run blast off Marlins starter Darren McCaughan