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LOS ANGELES — Longtime major league outfielder Jason Heyward, who played in two of his 16 major league seasons with the Dodgers, announced his retirement from baseball on Friday. “I’d like to take one last time to show LOVE to the game of BASEBALL as a player. You’ve taken me around the world. Given me […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers won a World Series title in the abbreviated 2020 season, doing so with the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Walker Buehler, Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen, and Corey Seager as key parts of their core. Every last one of those players is now gone, with all but Kershaw having skipped town […]
There is no better feeling than starting the season with a win, and that’s how the Dodgers began the 2026 season, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday 8-2. The Dodgers used a pair of four-run innings in the bottom of the fifth and seventh innings to erase their brief deficit against Arizona, and Kyle Tucker […]
The Oklahoma City Comets, the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate, unveiled their initial roster on Thursday, with opening day set for Friday night in Oklahoma City against the Albuquerque Isotopes, a Rockies’ farm team. Among the 43 players on the Dodgers 40-man roster, 10 are on the injured list (three on the 60-day IL, which expands this […]
I want to start this recap by saying how grateful I am to be back for another season of Arizona Diamondbacks baseball with all of you. Today brought back all those familiar feelings from my childhood. Opening Day is always the best day of the year—a fresh wave of hope and optimism, the first sign […]
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers offense proved too much to handle, putting up a pair of four-run innings to overwhelm the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have won 16 times in their last 19 opening days, including the last five in a row. Arizona starter Zac Gallen was cruising […]
Baseball was back at it down in La Jolla against UC San Diego Wednesday. Senior Drew Smith and freshman Brayden Jaksa both hit towering home runs over the centerfield wall to spark No. 20 Oregon to a 12-4 win over UC San Diego in nonconference action on Saturday at Triton Field. Smith’s 410-foot shot in […]
LOS ANGELES — Part of winning the World Series, let alone two in a row, is that you get two days’ worth of pregame ceremonies to open the season. It’s not exactly the routine baseball players are used to, but this might be a nearly literal case of what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts likes to […]
A mere 145 days after their last game, the Dodgers are back in a game that counts. The same pitcher who ended that triumph in Toronto is again on the mound to start 2026 in Los Angeles. Opening day game info
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS DODGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Shohei Ohtani – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Kyle Tucker – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mookie Betts – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Freddie Freeman – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Will Smith – C Carlos Santana – 1B Max Muncy – 3B Jordan Lawlar – […]
Welcome back, Tigers fans! The long winter is over and we have real baseball that counts for real stats on our screens and on our radio. The Tigers started the 2025 season against some of the hardest National League opponents in the game with the Dodgers. Today they did it again, squaring off against Nick […]
After opening day Thursday, there’s still pomp and circumstance to be had at Dodger Stadium, including before their Friday tilt against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the middle game of a three-game series. The Dodgers before the game will have their championship ring ceremony, which is expected to begin at 6:20 p.m., narrated by Anthony Anderson, and […]
LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, we get our first real look at what an already formidable Dodgers lineup looks with perennial All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker inserted near the top. We saw some of it in spring training, but due to the World Baseball Classic and some early slow-playing of others in camp, there were only […]
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers games will now be available to watch on FuboTV, thanks to a new carriage agreement with SportsNet LA that begins with the start of the 2026 season. Opening day for the Dodgers is exclusively televised by NBC Sports, with the first SportsNet LA telecast coming Friday with the second game of […]
The Dodgers second title defense begins in earnest tonight. From the Grand Tour of 2025, which spanned three countries, two continents, and took every last day of the season — and then some — to this new campaign, with a traditional length Spring Training. What a luxury. The Dodgers had the best record in the […]
The beginning of the MLB season is always a time of hope. Other than a couple select teams (RIP Rockies, White Sox, et al) there is at least a chance they’ll make the playoffs, and that gives us all something in common. Sure, there are some teams far more likely, others nearly guaranteed, but we […]
When the Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday evening, it’ll be their first-ever game on March 26. The Dodgers first played a regular season game in March in 1998, opening that year on March 31 against the Cardinals in St. Louis. Mark McGwire in the fifth inning off Ramón Martínez hit the first of […]
Diamondbacks News How to Watch the Diamondbacks on Opening DayThanks to MLB senseless splitting of games across so many platforms and services, here is a refresher on how Arizona fans can check out the Diamondbacks facing off against the Dodgers today. Unfortunately for D-backs fans who have subscribed to DBACKS.TV, the game will not be […]
Opening day is almost always fun, the official start to the season after several months of no baseball. This year the Dodgers start the year in a place they’ve never been before, coming off consecutive championships. No World Series are won on opening day, but it’s still a time of great memories, from the pomp […]
Shohei Ohtani has been a fixture at or near the top of MLB jersey sales for a number of years, and he heads the list entering 2026 as well. What’s new is that Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s legendary postseason and World Series performance vaulted him into the No. 2 spot in MLB. The Dodgers teammates are the […]
They might be the two best words in all of sports. “Opening Day” “One of my favorite memories of Opening Day from the Astros was in 1980 when my dad opened the home game in the Astrodome after signing the first million dollar contract. It was the Astros vs. the Dodgers and my dad hit […]
The Dodgers’ first game against the Diamondbacks on Thursday will be exclusively televised by NBC, with streaming on Peacock. Lead play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti will call the game, alongside analysts Orel Hershiser and Luis González. NBC Sports plans to use analysts from each team on their broadcast this season, both on Sunday Night Baseball, their […]
From Lindy's 2026 Baseball Review : AL East Projected Finish Blue Jays Orioles Red Sox Yankees Rays AL Division Winners: Blue Jays, Royals, Mariners AL Wild Cards: Orioles, Red Sox , Tigers AL Champion: Mariners NL Divisions: Atlanta, Brewers, Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres NL Champion: Dodgers AL MVP: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners AL Cy Young: Garrett Crochet, Red Sox AL Rookie: Samuel Basallo, Orioles AL Rookie Pitcher: Payton Tolle, Red Sox AL Manager: Matt Quatraro, Royals ...
Introduction In previous weeks we looked at the offseason moves of the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants. Today we’ll wrap up our tour of the NL West with a review of the Arizona Diamondbacks offseason, along with my predictions for the 2026 season. 2025 Season Overview/Recap The […]
The Dodgers have won the last two World Series and are heavy favorites to return to the playoffs yet again. As the Dodgers try to become the first MLB team in 28 years to win three championships in a row, all of the authors at True Blue LA look ahead to the 2026 season, on […]