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Mookie Betts played in his first Cactus League game on Sunday, played four innings at shortstop, was 0-for-2 at the plate and scored a run against the Angels. Betts in the first two-ish weeks of spring training got his work in on the backfields and in the batting cages, one of a few Dodgers who […]
The Dodgers are going to win 130 games and blow away the NL West. Of course they’re not going to do that. Isn’t that what was said about the Dodgers last year? They won exactly one more game than the Cubs did. Obviously they’re the favorites to win their division again, as they have done […]
We know Freddie Freeman has a plan for things. He wants to play four more seasons (two beyond his current contract with the Dodgers) and get to 3,000 hits. He’d like to get 47 plate appearances this spring. But sometimes even Freeman gets caught off guard with thinking too far ahead. Bill Shaikin of the […]
The Dodgers on Monday afternoon head east across the valley to face the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. Lineup Alex Call LFAlex Freeland 2BMookie Betts SSDalton Rushing CSantiago Espinal 3BRyan Ward DHJames Tibbs III 1BZach Ehrhard RFMichael Siani CF Ryder Ryan is first up on the mound, making his fourth appearance this […]
Goodyear Ballpark will host the Dodgers two times in the next three days. Up first is Tuesday afternoon against the Cleveland Guardians. The Dodgers will be back on Thursday to face the Cincinnati Reds. On Tuesday, Roki Sasaki gets the ball for the second time this spring, after allowing three runs while recording four outs […]
The Dodgers didn’t tie their Cactus League game on Sunday, but settled for 4-3 win over the Angels at Camelback Ranch. Mookie Betts made his game debut on Sunday and played four innings at shortstop. He grounded out to shortstop in both of his plate appearances, but reach on the first of those thanks to […]
Mookie Betts is in the lineup for his first Cactus League game in 2026, one of a handful of Dodgers regulars being slow-played this spring. Freddie Freeman is also in the lineup, in his planned cleanup spot. Sunday game info
The Dodgers hit the road on Monday afternoon to face the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. This is the first of two meetings between these two National League West foes this spring and this week, with another battle coming Saturday at Camelback Ranch. On Monday, non-roster invitee Ryder Ryan is slated to […]
The Dodgers take on the Angels on Sunday at Camelback Ranch. Here are the Dodgers’ active players for their 10th game of Cactus League play, including Mookie Betts playing in his first game, batting third and playing shortstop. Lineup Miguel Rojas 2BTeoscar Hernández LFMookie Betts SSFreddie Freeman 1BAndy Pages CFMax Muncy 3BZach Ehrhard DHJames Tibbs […]
After experiencing the first week plus a day of spring training to exhaust the February portion of the Cactus League schedule, the Dodgers open March with a Sunday home game against the Angels. Four of the Dodgers’ seven games this week are at Camelback Ranch, including an exhibition game Wednesday against Mexico as part of […]
The Dodgers lineup plans have taken shape over the first few weeks of spring training, with the welcome task of figuring out where to insert newcomer Kyle Tucker into an increasingly stacked lineup. Freddie Freeman, who collected three of his planned 47 plate appearances this spring on Saturday at Camelback Ranch, spoke with Kirsten Watson […]
The Dodgers asked for their starting rotation to go all in during the 2025 World Series, and that included each of their four playoff starters contributing on the mound in Game 7. Blake Snell, who missed four months of the regular season last year, put in 34 innings of work across six postseason appearances en […]
Getting built up as a starter to provide flexibility for a Dodgers pitching staff that thrives in its depth, Justin Wrobleski made his second appearance and first start this spring training against the Cubs in a split-squad day. One of the more experienced and battle-tested of the Dodgers’ young options, Wrobleski was very efficient in […]
The Dodgers were a split squad Saturday, but many of their regulars played against the Cubs, among them Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernández. And three Cubs pitchers who are all in the mix for swingman/relief/starter roles threw very well and the Cubs defeated the Dodgers 6-2. And today, if you missed […]
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Involved in their first split-squad day of the year, the reigning champs will play simultaneous games against the Cubs and Rangers, with Justin Wrobleski facing Chicago and prospect Jackson Ferris pitching against Texas. Saturday Game info Saturday Game info
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Saturday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Dodgers lineup: Colin Rea will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Javier Assad, Jeff Brigham and Ben Brown. Justin Wrobleski will start for the Dodgers. Other Dodgers pitchers scheduled today: Edwin Díaz, Ronan Kopp, Tanner Scott, Patrick Copen, Wyatt Mills and Jerming Rosario. The Dodgers […]
Texas Rangers lineup for February 28, 2026 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rangers are squaring off against the defending World Champion Dodgers of Los Angeles in today’s spring training matchup. The lineup: Carter — CF Langford — LF Pederson — 1B Jansen — C Haggerty — RF Duran — 2B Canha — DH Wade […]
Sunday is the first day of March, a month in which there will be real baseball games that count toward the standings. But the Dodgers open the month facing the Angels in a Cactus League battle at Camelback Ranch. Landon Knack starts on the mound for the Dodgers, making his second appearance this spring. He […]
The Dodgers play two games at the same time on Saturday afternoon. Here is their roster for the road game of that split-squad schedule, against the Texas Rangers in Surprise. Lineup Alex Call LFKyle Tucker DHSantiago Espinal 3BDalton Rushing CAndy Pages CFAlex Freeland SSNick Senzel 2BRyan Ward 1BZach Ehrhard RF Jackson Ferris gets his second […]
The Dodgers play two games at the same time on Saturday afternoon. Here is their roster for the home game of that split-squad schedule, against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch. Lineup Miguel Rojas 2BFreddie Freeman 1BWill Smith CMax Muncy 3BTeoscar Hernández LFJames Tibbs RFKeston Hiura DHNoah Miller SSMichael Siani CF Justin Wrobleski gets the […]
Jon Heyman at the New York Post this week reported that early estimates have MLB owners proposing a salary cap in the $260-280 million range along with a floor of $140-160 million. Marc Normandin at his newsletter broke down why such a structure wouldn’t work at those levels: The NBA and NFL both use a […]
Fans have, unfortunately, grown accustomed to there being a gap in talent when the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers play each other. And that was once again the case on Friday, as the team’s squared off for the first of two Cactus League showdowns. In a happy change of pace, however, the talent […]