Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux was every expert’s pick to be the National League Rookie of the Year Award winner in 2020, but with the season nearly two-thirds over he’s hitting .118. What happened? What didn’t? He was late to Summer Camp, arrived with complicated hitting mechanics and didn’t make

With Justin Turner out of the lineup at least until Tuesday, top prospect Gavin Lux was recalled on Saturday and will play second base against right-handed pitching. Pitcher Mitch White was optioned. Turner left Friday night’s game with what Roberts now describes as “a low-grade strain” of the left hamstring,

In Monday's intrasquad game, top prospect Gavin Lux slugged a pair of home runs off Tony Gonsolin, earning Lux the kind of praise from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts that hasn't been heard since last year. "Really good," said Roberts. "Obviously, facing a good arm in Tony and hitting a homer

Dodgers rookie catcher Keibert Ruiz, who homered in his first MLB at-bat on Sunday, confirmed he was late to Summer Camp because he contracted COVID-19. Ruiz, 22, said he was sick with typical COVID-19 symptoms, including a fever for three days, headache, and lost taste and smell that led to

Another home run hitter rolled off the Dodgers’ assembly line and into the lineup on Sunday. Keibert Ruiz, debuting after Saturday’s recall, homered in his first MLB at-bat, while Max Muncy, Corey Seager and Matt Beaty also went deep as the Dodgers swept the Angels in Anaheim with an 8-3

The Dodgers continue to bring victories and Top 100 Prospects to Los Angeles. While winning seven straight National League West titles since 2013, they've added Joc Pederson, Corey Seager, Julio Urías, Cody Bellinger, Alex Verdugo, Walker Buehler, Will Smith, Dustin May and Gavin Lux to their mix. They're headed toward

Conspiracy theorists online seem convinced the Dodgers’ promotion of infielder Zach McKinstry on Wednesday proves service-time manipulation of top prospect Gavin Lux, who is stationed at the club’s alternate training site. The accusation didn’t sit well with manager Dave Roberts, who saw Lux arrive late to Summer Camp, had the

You weren't ready for the thunder Dustin May brought on Opening Night at Chavez Ravine. This kid was absolutely nasty. This is the embarrassment of riches the Dodgers have. Clayton Kershaw goes down at the 11th hour, they call up the 22-year-old May as their first rookie Opening Day starter

Landon Knack looked forward to the 2019 Draft. He went unselected after starring on a Junior College World Series runner-up team at Walters State (Tenn.) the previous June, but after transferring to East Tennessee State for his redshirt junior year, he performed well against better competition and added some velocity

LOS ANGELES – Top prospect Gavin Lux’s road to the National League Rookie of the Year Award hit a serious detour on Tuesday when the Dodgers optioned him to their alternate training facility at USC. The Dodgers also announced the signing of free-agent left-handed reliever Jake McGee. The 22-year-old Lux

LOS ANGELES -- Along with Walker Buehler, Dustin May will pitch in a simulated game during Wednesday’s voluntary workout, and manager Dave Roberts said it is “certainly a possibility” that they will piggyback in the fifth game of the season, July 28 in Houston. May is already built up to

LOS ANGELES -- Gavin Lux wants the focus to be on the Dodgers, their mission of a World Series and how he can help get them there as a Rookie of the Year candidate. Lux wouldn’t discuss on Thursday why he was out of camp until this week, calling it

LOS ANGELES -- Second baseman Gavin Lux, the club’s top-rated prospect and No. 2 overall in the game according to MLB Pipeline, reported to Dodgers Summer Camp on Friday. Manager Dave Roberts reconsidered after saying Lux would play in Friday night’s intrasquad game, choosing instead to give the infielder a

The time has come to put a wrap on our series taking a closer look at how all 30 farm systems stack up when ranked by position. We’ve already looked at left-handed pitchers, middle infielders, corner infielders and catchers, leaving us with just right-handers left to tackle. Below are our

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers have apparently reached a bonus agreement with their last remaining Draft pick, as Texas Tech right-hander Clayton Beeter posted an Instagram photo Sunday with the message, “Officially signed.” The club did not confirm the agreement.

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers reportedly reached a bonus agreement with third-round Draft pick Jake Vogel, a speedy high school outfielder who was considered a tough sign because of a commitment to UCLA. The club has not confirmed the deal. According to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline, Vogel will receive

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers reached a bonus agreement on Monday with second-round Draft pick Landon Knack, a right-handed pitcher from Eastern Tennessee State. The club has not confirmed the deal, while Knack posted on Twitter that he had signed. The bonus for the fifth-year senior, according to MLB Pipeline’s

Josiah Gray was preparing to celebrate his 21st birthday on Dec. 21, 2018, when he learned that the Reds, the team that had taken him 72nd overall out of Division II Le Moyne College (N.Y.) that June, had traded him to the Dodgers as part of the deal that sent

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers and first-round Draft pick Bobby Miller reached agreement on a bonus of $2.2 million on Friday, MLB.com’s Jim Callis reported. The club has not announced an agreement. Miller, who confirmed the agreement on social media, is a right-handed pitcher from the University of Louisville. He

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers kept true to their pitching reputation by adding four college right-handers in this week’s Draft. They were: first-rounder Bobby Miller from Louisville, second-rounder Landon Knack from East Tennessee State, Competitive Balance Round B pick Clayton Beeter from Texas Tech and fifth-rounder Gavin Stone from Central

LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers vice president of scouting Billy Gasparino had said that this year’s Draft class was deep in college pitching. This week, he took what it gave him. Four of his six picks were college right-handed pitchers that excelled in strike throwing. After taking Louisville’s Bobby Miller in

LOS ANGELES -- Some clubs draft for need. Some take the best player available. The Dodgers just rely on the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conferences. They took hard-throwing University of Louisville right-handed pitcher Bobby Miller with the 29th overall pick in the first round on Wednesday, keeping the trend alive.

LOS ANGELES -- In this year’s Draft, shortened to five rounds because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Dodgers have three of the first 66 picks. Their first-round pick is 29th overall, their second-round pick is 60th overall and they have the 66th overall pick in the Competitive Balance Round B

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers know how to find future international stars. They don’t always know how to keep them, but they find them. The Dodgers’ top five international signees -- with “international” including the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico -- consist of two players that made their name in

Dodgers high-velocity reliever Brusdar Graterol, acquired from Minnesota in the Kenta Maeda trade in February, is working out in Arizona while waiting for baseball to resume. He posted a video this week of a bullpen session.