The Los Angeles Dodgers’ quest for a 3rd straight World Series title begins on Saturday. They will play the Atlanta Braves in the best-of-five NLDS at Dodger Stadium. Before the game, OF Josue De Paula and 2B Hyeseong Kim took batting practice alongside Shohei Ohtani before the Dodgers finalized the roster, per Dodgers Nation. They […]
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The Braves are using the same strategy for the second game in a row.
LOS ANGELES — The 2026 National League Division Series is the sixth postseason matchup between the Dodgers and Braves, dating back to 1996, and the fourth playoff matchup between the two teams in the last nine years. This doesn’t count when the Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves tied for the best record in the National League […]
Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 with two runs scored against the Giants on Sept. 19 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Kate Foultz/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Cary Osborne and Megan Garcia It’s become routine to say that the Dodger player development system had a special season. But it might be hard to pick a season — among recent ones — with more achievements than 2026. Every Dodger Minor League team from Single-A up reached the postseason. And then there are the individual achievements — including ...
The Detroit Tigers are being called a “true contender” to sign Tarik Skubal in free agency after trading their ace to the Dodgers.
Max Muncy watches his home run in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series on Nov. 1, 2025. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Megan Garcia It’s just…different. “In the playoffs, everything is back to zero. It’s a new season and a new opportunity,” says 2025 World Series hero Miguel Rojas. The six-month grind is now over. The hopefulness of April is over. The dog days of August are in the rearview. The first finish line in September has been crossed. The Dodgers have reached the postseason for a Major...
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal’s plan for Game 1 — be him Tarik Skubal will start Saturday’s NLDS Game 1 for the Dodgers. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne If you don’t feel nervous, you don’t feel alive. Tarik Skubal, a Dodger for two months, will take the mound in 100-degree weather to start Game 1 of the 2026 National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, and he admits he’ll have some nerves. “But I get nervous for every game,” he said. Imagine how the batters in t...
Shohei Ohtani took outdoor batting practice on Tuesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey While five days off can be unusual for a team that plays nearly every day for six months straight, it provided Shohei Ohtani the vital time to rest and reset in preparation for the postseason trek ahead. “It feels really good overall,” said Ohtani, who battled bicep and knee ailments late in the regular season. “I do feel like my swing is in a better place. It feels smooth. Just little twea...
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani dealt with injury concerns toward the end of the regular season. Ohtani struggled at the plate after returning from injury late in the season, but he’s still one of the best players in the sport and the Dodgers are looking forward to having him available for the MLB playoffs. […]
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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani provided a positive update to reporters regarding ailments in his left knee (inflammation, soreness, lingering pain) and right biceps (discomfort, pain) on Friday, one day before L.A. will host the Atlanta Braves for Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
Whoa, last night was fun, no? This playoff series win was at least five years in the making, which is exactly the last time the Braves won a playoff series. The Phillies have excelled at beating the Braves in October in recent years, but didn’t have a lot of luck with anyone else. I felt […]
The Atlanta Braves handled business against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Wild Card, and now they have a date against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. It’s safe to say that the Dodgers are the title favorites, and they’re on a mission to 3-peat, which would be something no team has ever been […]
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The Braves have a tall task ahead of them as they try to take down the Dodgers in the NLDS.
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will have a familiar face and voice on the field before Saturday’s opener of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium, as Keith Williams Jr. is slated to sing the national anthem before Game 1 against the Atlanta Braves. It’s the 14th postseason national anthem at Dodger Stadium dating […]
LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball on Friday announced the umpires for the Divisional Series round. For the Dodgers vs. Braves NLDS, the umpire crew will be led by crew chief James Hoye. This is the 18th career postseason series for Hoye, who has been umpiring in the majors since 2003. He was an umpire […]
A quartet of Dodger starting pitchers leads the treasure hunt (Clockwise from the top) Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell make up one of the most formidable postseason starting rotations in history. (Matt Mesa/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne As manager Dave Roberts held a bottle of champagne in the visitors’ clubhouse at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park on Sept. 17, he delivered a message to his National League West champion Dodger team before they popped...
We know Tarik Skubal will get the ball in Game 1 of the Braves’ NLDS showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walt Weiss, on the other hand, has much more difficult questions to answer when it comes to how they’ll line up their starting pitching. Game 1 feels like a bullpen game. The Braves really […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves are preparing for what should be a close matchup in the National League Divisional series starting in LA. Former Tigers and current Dodgers star Tarik Skubal has built close friendships in LA and fans have wondered whether he might start Game 1. ESPN baseball reporter Alden Gonzalez shared […]
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers set their trade deadline sights on one big target and landed him in Tarik Skubal. The two-time Cy Young Award winner will get the call to start Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday at Dodger Stadium against the Atlanta Braves. Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic was […]
By the time you’re reading this, the Atlanta Braves will either be on the plane to Los Angeles to face off against the Dodgers in the NLDS or already touched down in the City of Angels to meet their opponents in the Divisional Series. Either way, it’s certainly been a whirlwind 24-hour period for the […]
According to Mark Bowman, Walt Weiss said that Lane Thomas, who has been on the IL with an intercostal strain, could be available to play against the Dodgers in the NLDS. Weiss also confirmed that both Martin Perez and Bryce Elder are out with their respective injuries, saying it’s possible they could be available for […]
Now that the 2026 MLB regular season is over, the results for the first year of the ABS challenge system for all 30 teams are available.
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers won a championship in 2024 with a decimated starting rotation and dominant bullpen, then flipped the script with a stellar rotation buoying a shaky bullpen to win another title in 2025. This year the Dodgers might have melded the two heading into October. “We have a lot of really talented […]
After outlasting the Phillies in a hard-fought three-game set in Atlanta, the Atlanta Braves take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs for the first time since the 2021 NLCS. Since then, the Braves have won just one playoff series, and the Dodgers now look to complete a three-peat. The two squads have taken […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to host the Atlanta Braves to begin the National League Division Series on Saturday. The Braves clinched a spot in the NLDS after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in their three-game NL Wild Card Series. So, will Atlanta be able to upset Los Angeles, or will the Dodgers get […]
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