With an eye on defensive growth, 'sky's the limit' for De Paula
LOS ANGELES -- He may have taken just 45 total plate appearances at the big league level, but Josue De Paula already looks like someone who could be a difference maker for the Dodgers in 2027 and beyond. The Dodgers' top prospect (No. 4 overall, per MLB Pipeline) hardly missed
Ohtani won't need surgery, expects to return to 2-way form. How that looks is up in the air
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers are expecting Shohei Ohtani to be fully healthy by the beginning of the 2027 season. But after ongoing injuries derailed him in '26, they will have to evaluate what they can do differently to successfully get him through next year as a two-way player. Ohtani
Former two-sport star Sam Horn getting first taste of pro ball in Fall League
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Sam Horn had to flip the mental switch immediately. A two-sport athlete at the University of Missouri, Horn went to the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2025 Draft despite pitching only 15 total innings over three seasons in the SEC. Tommy John surgery got in
Rushing undergoes surgery to repair partially torn UCL in right elbow
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers backup catcher Dalton Rushing had surgery to repair the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Wednesday. Rushing's surgery was expected to be a hybrid internal brace procedure. His timeline to return to catching is nine months, and he is expected back as
Tolle, Rojas, Clement to serve as World Series correspondents
Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that Boston Red Sox breakout star pitcher Payton Tolle, two-time World Series Champion Miguel Rojas and MLB All-Star Ernie Clement of the Toronto Blue Jays will serve as World Series Correspondents during the 2026 World Series presented by Capital One, featuring the Milwaukee Brewers
Watch Dodgers prospects in Arizona Fall League action
The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is underway, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout October and November as AFL matchups are once again streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. All but five games of the
Latest Dodgers injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the Dodgers' latest transactions and any injury updates. As a reminder, players can remain on the 60-day IL through the World Series, after which teams must account for those players on their 40-man roster.
118.2 mph exit velo! 103.8 mph fastball! These are the Arizona Fall League Statcast leaders
The Arizona Fall League is roughly midway through its 34th season, its second with Statcast technology available at all six of its ballparks. While only one Top 100 prospect shows up on the positional leaderboards (covering games through Oct. 25) below, the developmental circuit's highest-rated pitcher has dominated in terms
These are the 5 most pressing offseason questions for Dodgers
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Each team's top performer from the 2026 Draft
You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their
What Dodgers can learn from Ohtani's injury-plagued 2026
LOS ANGELES -- As lingering injuries began to take their toll on Shohei Ohtani during the regular season, the Dodgers frequently returned to the same refrain: What mattered most was him feeling the best he could in October. Coming off extended rest from his time on the IL and the
This Dodgers prospect has all the tools to succeed -- can he put them together?
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Long after all of his Glendale Desert Dogs teammates had gone inside, Chase Harlan stood at the hot corner underneath the Arizona sun before Tuesday’s game and had infield coach Philip Caulfield pepper grounders to his left, right and in front of him. Even after a short
Will LA target Skubal in free agency? Here are the questions facing Dodgers this offseason
LOS ANGELES -- The offseason has come earlier than expected for the Dodgers. Before they had fully digested Thursday night's 6-4 loss to the Brewers in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series -- which ended their season and their three-peat bid -- the Dodgers had to grapple with the
Ohtani says he 'definitely' plans to pitch in 2027
The Dodgers' season ended Thursday night with Shohei Ohtani standing in the on-deck circle, ready to hit. His season as a two-way player effectively ended back in July, when multiple injuries -- chiefly left knee inflammation and right biceps inflammation -- compromised his ability on the mound. It also affected
This can't be real, right? Matching NLCS stats will blow your mind
In the 2025 NLCS, the Dodgers swept the Brewers en route to a second straight World Series title. A year later, the Brewers flipped the script by sweeping the Dodgers in four games to secure the franchise’s second World Series appearance.
Dodgers left to ponder state of team core as cracks emerge in NLCS sweep
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' last two seasons ended with champagne flowing, beer spraying and the air thick with cigar smoke. But this year, in the home clubhouse at Dodger Stadium, there was no chaos to be had: just a solemn roomful of players reflecting on what could have been,
Ohtani's 1st HR in nearly 2 months not enough for LA in NLCS loss
LOS ANGELES -- For a brief moment on Thursday night, Shohei Ohtani looked exactly like the superstar the Dodgers needed to save their season. His swing finally matching the Michael Bublé track that accompanied his walk to the plate, his three-run blast seemed ready to spark an improbable comeback. Yet
After 13 seasons, 2-time World Series champ Rojas calls it a career
LOS ANGELES -- When Miguel Rojas spoke to reporters Thursday night following the Dodgers’ season-ending loss, he was still in full uniform, right down to his cleats. He was in no hurry to untie them. Once he did, a 13-year Major League career -- and a 21-year run in professional
Pages, Muncy parlay strong defensive work into Gold Glove nominations
The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1. Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.
LA facing long odds after rough 7th flips script on Snell's Game 3 start
LOS ANGELES -- Dave Roberts has had his back against the wall like this, well before he stood at the helm of the Dodgers. Roberts' 2004 Red Sox are the only team to come back from being down 3-0 in a best-of-seven postseason series. More than two decades later, Roberts
Slumping Smith, Shohei give Dodgers big ABs from bottom of order
LOS ANGELES -- All week long, the question surrounding Will Smith was whether he was just one good swing away from turning the corner. On Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, that swing finally arrived -- even if it came on a day when his mind had every reason to be