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Next honor for game-saving beekeeper? A Topps baseball card

@bmags94
1:57 PM PDT

Beekeeper-turned-folk hero Matt Hilton had quite the experience on Tuesday night, saving the Dodgers-Diamondbacks game from a swarm of bees. His legend has only continued to grow since then. Topps announced that it has signed a deal with Hilton and is making autographed cards to commemorate his performance. The moment

Is Pages making his case for a long-term roster spot with LA?

@juanctoribio
April 30, 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.

Pest control hero saves Dodgers-D-backs game from bees

@mreynoldsMLB
12:23 AM PDT

PHOENIX -- A few hours before Christian Walker’s second homer of the game gave the D-backs a 4-3 walk-off win over the Dodgers in the 10th inning, a crucial series of events was about to start unfolding at a different type of ballgame on the Westside of the Valley. A

Injuries & Moves: Decision looms after Buehler's latest rehab start

April 30, 2024

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At a new low price, get MLB.TV all season long

@HarriganMLB
6:00 AM PDT

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

Here's what being in first place on May 1 really means

@SlangsOnSports
10:25 PM PDT

With April having come to a close, we are a full month-plus into the 2024 season -- which means the events of the past month are worth analyzing. Sure, it’s just one month into a six-month regular season, but plenty of trends have already begun to take shape. Let’s take

8 high risers who could land in the first round of the Draft

April 30, 2024

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top

Pages showing he can be 'big part' of Dodgers' plans

@mreynoldsMLB
April 30, 2024

PHOENIX -- This is what Dave Roberts was talking about. Nine days ago, the Dodgers’ MVP trio of Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman reached base a total of 12 times only for the Dodgers to fall to the Mets and secure their third straight losing series and their

Redrafting the 2014 Draft class, 10 years later

April 29, 2024

There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.

Finding his groove, Freeman slugs HR in Toronto

@juanctoribio
April 28, 2024

TORONTO -- Freddie Freeman has played in Toronto often over the course of his 15-year career, but playing north of the border will always be special for the Dodgers’ star first baseman. Freeman’s mother, Rosemary, who passed away when the first baseman was a child, grew up just outside the

Ohtani scorches MLB's hardest hit of '24 as Dodgers win 6th straight

@juanctoribio
April 27, 2024

TORONTO -- Seemingly every time Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani steps inside the batter’s box, the two-time unanimous American League Most Valuable Player does something that impresses everyone in attendance. During his second at-bat of the Dodgers' 4-2 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday, Ohtani did it again -- this

Boos rain down on Ohtani before he quiets crowd with emphatic homer

After free agency flight-tracking saga, Ohtani sends one into orbit in 1st at-bat vs. Blue Jays
@juanctoribio
April 26, 2024

TORONTO -- After a dramatic offseason that reached its peak with a flurry of inaccurate media reports and online flight tracking, Shohei Ohtani was greeted by a loud round of boos by the home crowd at Rogers Centre. Ohtani was lightly booed during pregame introductions, but those quickly got louder

This Dodger had a big week on and off the field

@juanctoribio
April 26, 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.

Yamamoto hitting his stride with best start yet

@juanctoribio
April 25, 2024

WASHINGTON -- Over his time as a player and manager, Dave Roberts has been around a lot of international players who have come over to the Majors with plenty of experience and expectations. Some have responded well right away, quickly establishing themselves in the Majors. Others have taken some more

Lux provides most encouraging sign in Dodgers' romp

It's 'all positive' for 2B, who knows he needs to be patient with himself after missing all of '23
@juanctoribio
April 25, 2024

WASHINGTON -- As Gavin Lux watched the ball trickle across the infield, you could almost feel the anxiety in the Dodgers’ dugout. Once second baseman Luis García Jr. couldn’t make a diving stop, it was easy to see some relief in Lux’s face as he stood on first base. But

Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

Distinguished player and manager honored for significant contributions to the national game
April 25, 2024

Baseball Digest is honored to present its fourth annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Dusty Baker, who retired following the 2023 season after 56 years in Major League Baseball as a player, coach and manager. “Receiving this award is a tremendous honor,” the 74-year-old Baker said. “I never thought that I’d

New Draft Top 150 list: BIG changes at the top

April 24, 2024

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

Dodgers' depth pieces step up: 'It felt good to deliver'

@juanctoribio
April 24, 2024

WASHINGTON -- Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani, who casually hit a homer with a 118.7 mph exit velocity, are good enough to beat most teams on any given night. That’s just how good the Dodgers’ trio of former Most Valuable Player Award winners is.

Ohtani's crushed some amazing HRs, but none like this

@juanctoribio
April 24, 2024

WASHINGTON -- In his first couple of months with Los Angeles, Shohei Ohtani has awed his new teammates and coaches with what he’s capable of achieving at the plate. For years, the Dodgers have admired Ohtani from afar, but now they get to experience it on a daily basis. What

Taking stock of the Dodgers' last homestand

@juanctoribio
April 23, 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.

Every team's best 2024 Minor League bobblehead

@BensBiz and @JoshJacksonMiLB
April 26, 2024

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

Ohtani passes Matsui for most HRs by Japanese-born MLB player

Superstar's power show, Dodgers' 8-run fifth highlight blowout win vs. Mets
@SarahWexler32
April 21, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani has done a lot to raise the bar in his career, changing what we even think of as possible in baseball. Now, he’s set the new standard for Japanese slugging excellence in MLB. Facing Mets right-hander Adrian Houser in the third inning of the Dodgers'