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LA first team to throw three Japanese-born starters in a row

Yamamoto follows Sasaki, Ohtani against Guardians in historic sequence
40 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES -- In the storied history of Major League Baseball, no starting rotation had ever looked quite like the one the Los Angeles Dodgers sent to the mound this week. When Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the ball for Wednesday’s series finale against the Cleveland Guardians, he completed a sequence that,

Stream Dodgers games through the MLB App

March 26, 2026

Three-peat? The Dodgers are still hungry for more as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and newcomer Kyle Tucker are ready to defend their championship. And the best way to follow the Dodgers all season long is on SNLA+.

Ohtani looks to extend a ridiculous two-way streak

7:54 AM PDT

MLB’s longest active scoreless pitching streak reached 22 2/3 innings on Tuesday. Its longest active on-base streak hit 36 games. Both belong to the same person. It’s a convergence only one player is capable of: Shohei Ohtani, of course. Tuesday marked the return of the two-way Ohtani show, as the

Ohtani makes it look easy in 2026 pitching debut

@sonjamchen
11:47 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES -- On a Shohei Ohtani start day, one of the biggest spectacles comes not when he's on the mound, nor when he's at the plate, but as he's transitioning from one to the other. When Ohtani finishes an inning on the mound, he has just two minutes to

Yoshi bobblehead almost as popular as Yoshi to Dodgers players

@sonjamchen
March 31, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- As Yoshinobu Yamamoto sat in front of his locker in the home clubhouse at Dodger Stadium, a few of his teammates approached him, holding pens and Tuesday's giveaway item, a Yoshi bobblehead. They wanted Yamamoto's signature on the lovable green dinosaur who shares part of his name.

Latest Dodgers injuries & transactions

March 31, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Dodgers injury news and transactions.

Here's 1 must-visit Minor League spot from every farm system for 2026

March 31, 2026

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

Roki finds his confidence in promising first start of the season

@sonjamchen
March 31, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- Roki Sasaki had a spring to forget. But that's the beauty of spring: Once it's over, every player starts the regular season with a clean slate. Questions arose every time Sasaki took the mound this spring, resembling the shaky starting pitcher he was early last season far

Díaz encore would be music to trumpeter's ears

@sonjamchen
March 30, 2026

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30 years ago, Dodgers made history with international rotation

March 29, 2026

Baseball has never been more popular around the world, and following a sensational World Baseball Classic that set viewership records, the love of the game across the globe is more apparent than ever before. There have been many milestones along the path to the current worldwide popularity of baseball, but

Big HR on bobblehead night -- all in a (birth)day's work for Dodgers' Smith

@sonjamchen
March 29, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- Manager Dave Roberts almost made the same mistake two years in a row: Leaving Will Smith out of the Dodgers' lineup on the star catcher's bobblehead night. That happened last year, and even Roberts' wife gave him grief for the oversight back then. This year, Roberts had

5 series to watch for season's first full week

@bmags94
March 29, 2026

It was a thrilling Opening weekend across baseball, but the fun is just getting started. In the first full week of the 2026 season, there are several heavyweight matchups, including a battle between two of the top teams in the American League and a pair of other series on the

Dodgers may have another powerful hitter on their hands at Triple-A

@benweinrib
March 29, 2026

James Tibbs III has been a man on the move in his brief professional career. Between three promotions and a pair of trades, the slugger has not stayed in one place long since he was drafted in 2024. But if there's any doubt about whether the Dodgers' No. 11 prospect

Out by a mile? May as well hug it out, like Freeman and Marte

March 29, 2026

Sometimes, you just know you’re out. That happened to first baseman Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.

'Game-changing' new Dodgers Tucker, Díaz live up to billing

@sonjamchen
March 28, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- The trumpets sounded over Dodger Stadium, ushering in the latest era of baseball in L.A. The atmosphere at Chavez Ravine was already festive on Friday evening, when the Dodgers received their 2025 World Series rings, clad in gold-trimmed uniforms to celebrate their back-to-back championships. While the returning

Edwin Díaz's entrance gets Hollywood treatment with a live trumpet player

@bmags94
March 28, 2026

For the first time in Dodger blue, Edwin Díaz did what he does best: dominate opposing hitters and have one heck of an entrance into the game. In his Dodgers debut on Friday night, Díaz entered from the Dodger Stadium bullpen to Timmy Trumpet’s “Narco," his song of choice that

A dynasty gets its shine: Dodgers' World Series rings include Game 7 dirt

March 28, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- It’s one thing to win a World Series. It’s another thing to hold the evidence in your hand. Prior to their 5-4 win over the D-backs on Friday, the Dodgers finally closed the loop on their 2025 championship run. Before a packed Dodger Stadium, the team held

Kershaw returns to Dodger Stadium mound for first pitch -- and World Series ring 

Retired ace also brought on as club's new special assistant
@sonjamchen
March 28, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' 2025 World Series ring ceremony had come and gone, but the fans in the stands were left wanting more. They knew Clayton Kershaw was in the ballpark, but he was nowhere to be seen. After Dodgers legend Orel Hershiser took to the mound to throw

Pages' Opening Day homer good starting point in pivotal year

@sonjamchen
March 27, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- When the Dodgers played their final must-win World Series games in Toronto last autumn, Andy Pages was left out of the starting lineups. That's become part of the lens through which his 2025 season is viewed, but a poor ending should not mean that the entire body

Shohei gifts teammates luxury watches, with rallying cry: 'Let's three-peat'

@sonjamchen
March 27, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- Every locker in the Dodgers' clubhouse contained the following items: a gold-trimmed jersey, a gold-brimmed cap and a giftbag. The apparel was the Dodgers' special uniform for Opening Day, commemorating their back-to-back championships. The bags were a gift from Shohei Ohtani to his teammates. Each contained a

'Samurai of the Diamond' mural honors Dodgers' Japanese megastars

March 26, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- The air around Chavez Ravine on Thursday didn’t just smell like grilled Dodger Dogs, it carried the weight of a potential dynasty. As the gates at Dodger Stadium swung open for yet another Opening Day, the Los Angeles Dodgers officially began their quest to become the first

Dodgers set 2026 Opening Day roster

@sonjamchen
March 26, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- When the Dodgers departed Camelback Ranch, they had only one roster decision remaining: Hyeseong Kim or Alex Freeland. In somewhat of a surprise move, the Dodgers opted to carry Freeland, their No. 8 prospect per MLB Pipeline, on the Opening Day roster and have Kim begin the