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

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.

LOS ANGELES -- The greatest show in baseball is nearly upon us. For the first time this season, Shohei Ohtani will carry out his full two-way duties during Tuesday night's game against the Guardians, when he'll make his pitching debut. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. PT/10:10 p.m. ET

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

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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

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

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

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

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

The last time the D-backs made it to the postseason, their run ended in the World Series. That left them with unfinished business, only to miss the playoffs in each of the next two years. The Dodgers, on the other hand, are vying for history. Only two Major League franchises

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

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LOS ANGELES -- In the 64 years that the Dodgers' home ballpark has opened its doors to fans, it has always been formally known as Dodger Stadium. That time-honored name isn't going away, but it will be a little longer starting in 2026.

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Zach Root, welcome to pro ball. The left-hander, who's rated as the Dodgers' No. 13 prospect per MLB Pipeline, was one of the top performers in Saturday night's 11-10 win over the White Sox prospects at Camelback Ranch. L.A.'s top pick in last year's Draft, Root struck out eight of

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Everyone at American Family Fields of Phoenix turned their attention toward the scoreboard after Ryder Ryan tapped his cap. He thought his 1-1 offering had clipped the strike zone, but the graphic revealed that it was nearly an inch and a half inside. "The pitcher was incorrect,"

The D-backs are looking to get back to the postseason after missing out in each of the past two years, and their 2026 campaign begins with a tough opponent: the back-to-back defending champions. Last year, the Dodgers clinched their 12th NL West title in the past 13 years at Chase

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Spring Training already gives baseball fans a chance to catch a glimpse of the not-so-distant future, but for the hard-core prospect enthusiasts out there, there's an even better opportunity to see baseball's upcoming stars in action. For the third time, each Major League club's top prospects will

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After two spring cuts, the Dodgers' season-opening pitching staff has all but taken shape.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Underneath a sizzling Arizona sun, Shohei Ohtani rivaled the dry desert conditions with some heat of his own on the mound.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- From inning to inning, let alone from one start to the next, the Dodgers never quite know what to expect from Roki Sasaki. From the beginning of camp, the Dodgers have been steadfast in their belief that Sasaki will have a place in their rotation to open

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- He got the final outs of the Dodgers' successful title defense, and he'll be the first to take the ball as the team opens its bid for a three-peat. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start on Opening Day for the second straight year, manager Dave Roberts announced on Monday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers weren't expecting to welcome Shohei Ohtani back to the fold quite this soon. Ohtani, along with newly anointed Opening Day starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, was away from Dodgers camp for most of Spring Training while playing for Samurai Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Japan had