The San Diego Padres closed out their wild card series with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night, completing a two-game sweep. That means the Padres will play the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series. It also clarifies the start time for the Dodgers NLDS Game 1 on Saturday, now […]
The 2026 Dodgers regular season is over, and we already looked at the final week of the season and the final month. Now let’s look how the season played out in thirds, in increments of 54 games. The offense took a dip in the final third of the season, but was buoyed by a bounce […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are just days away from getting their 2026 playoff run underway as they look to add a third straight World Series championship to their trophy case. The Dodgers will play either the Atlanta Braves or the Philadelphia Phillies, with Atlanta leading 1-0 in that Wild Card matchup heading into Wednesday’s Game […]
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expects Shohei Ohtani to be healthier and more effective when the 2026 NLDS begins Saturday at Dodger Stadium. MLB.com’s Sonja Chen reported Tuesday that Roberts and general manager Brandon Gomes both offered encouraging updates on Ohtani during a Zoom call with reporters. The Dodgers have used their first-round bye […]
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LOS ANGELES — Every game of the Dodgers postseason, from the National League Division series to — should they advance — the National League Championship Series and World Series, will be televised by Fox Sports. But on radio, Charley Steiner will call Dodgers home playoff games at Dodger Stadium for AM 570 and the team’s […]
Good morning A’s fans! Yesterday, the 2026 MLB playoffs began with four opening games in the best-of-three Wild Card series. The victorious Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres moved one step closer to the Division Series. There, the rested Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay […]
The Dodgers could find out their National League Division Series opponent as early as Wednesday, with four more wild card games on the docket on the second day of the 2026 postseason. The Braves beat the Phillies on Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta thanks to a three-run home run in the eighth inning by […]
While eight teams battle it out to see who will advance to the Division Series, the Dodgers are among four teams using this time off to prepare for October baseball. After winning an even 100 games in the regular season, the Dodgers secured a first-round bye and will await the winner of the NL Wild […]
The Dodgers don’t begin their quest for a threepeat until the NLDS begins on Saturday, and the veteran team is benefiting from five full days off. Freddie Freeman told the Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett and other media that he loves having the time “to really work on mechanics of my swing, and my knee’s […]
2026 Postseason: Part of Freddie Freeman’s fix-it plan — go back to 2024 Freddie Freeman (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne In 2024, Freddie Freeman was in a really bad place physically going into the postseason. His severely damaged ankle was one of the Dodgers’ biggest concerns. And yet, he ended up becoming one of the biggest heroes in World Series history. This time around, a bothersome right knee plagued him in September. “A couple of Octobers ago was probably 100 times wors...
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy identified recreating the intensity of October baseball as the biggest challenge of a first-round postseason bye before the National League Division Series begins.The Dodgers earned the NL’s No. 2 seed after finishing 100-62, giving them five days without a game before Saturday’s NLDS opener at Dodger Stadium. Los […]
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ATLANTA – The Phillies could not capitalize on yet another heroic effort from Jesús Luzardo. He came out firing out of the bullpen in extra innings in his last playoff appearance in Game 4 of the 2025 National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, only for the Phillies to lose the series in […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers revealed Shohei Ohtani's condition as they grow closer to the first game of the NLDS on Saturday. The post Dodgers Reveal Shohei Ohtani Injury Status Before NLDS appeared first on LA Sports Report.
Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced the broadcast schedule for the first few days of the Division Series, and Game 2 of the Dodgers’ NLDS at Dodger Stadium will be played under the lights on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. As for Game 1 on Saturday, that depends on who wins the Cubs-Padres wild card series […]
The MLB playoffs start today, and I wanted to take a look at which MLB teams can win the World Series. Obviously, every team COULD win it all; that’s why we play the games. However, some teams certainly look like they have a better chance than others. I’ve arranged them into some tiers that look at each team’s chances. Favorites to Win It All Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers are, and should be, the favorites for the World Series more
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(From left to right) Travis Smith, Eric Yavarone and Brandon McDaniel have been integral in keeping Dodger players on the field throughout the season and postseason. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey When a position player first joins the Dodgers, there’s something they must learn before their first at-bat with the team: The hip-lock hit celebration. They raise their arms above their head, bend their left knee and contort their body to the left. Of course, players have adde...
The Dodgers were mostly without Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages, and Roki Sasaki over the last month until the final week of the season. But they also saw an exciting debut by Josue De Paula and more excellent pitching en route to a strong September. Sure the schedule was soft as butter, but the Dodgers did […]
Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández were two of the Dodgers’ hottest bats in September. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne For Mookie Betts, it was August. Teoscar Hernández was late, late August. Kyle Tucker and Edwin Díaz were deep into September. That’s the point in the season when each player — each a multi-time All-Star, each an award-winning player — turned things around. And there are reasons why. Now, each player heads into the postseason as one of the Dodgers’ hottest per...
The 2026 MLB regular season ended this past weekend, meaning it is now time for playoff baseball. The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers are in pursuit of a historic three-peat, while the rest of the postseason field hopes this is the year they win the World Series. The best-of-three Wild Card round gets underway today, […]
Here's how the starting rotations for all 12 MLB Postseason teams stack up, with the Los Angeles Dodgers uniquely well-positioned for another deep run.
For the record, this essay is emphatically not a prediction. Nor is it an exercise in pointing out the obvious flaws of a team that ultimately went on to win a World Series, forcing me to cook duck and creating the ability to cause generational drama in the Bronx by simply uttering the phrase “Fifth […]
Is this finally the year that L.A.'s reign of terror comes to an end? Signs point to yes.
The Dodgers are in their bye period, getting everyone healthy and their pitching lined up how they want it for the NLDS that will start this Saturday at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will play the winners of the Braves/Phillies Wild Card Series. Fans of other teams often accuse the Dodgers of buying their championships, and […]
Eight Dodgers on Monday were nominated for Major League Baseball’s All-MLB teams, an honor that has existed within the sport since 2019. Fan voting for the honor will take place beginning Monday through Friday, October 9, with that fan vote counted alongside “a decorated panel of media members, broadcasters, former players and other officials throughout […]
The SF Giants completed the team's 'most abysmal season' ever with manager Tony Vitello ejected, losing to the Dodgers 6 times in 10 days.