Venezuela outlasted the United States in a pitching duel, with Eugenio Suárez providing the tournament-winning RBI double in the ninth inning of a 3-2 victory Tuesday night in Miami to win the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Venezuela, which clinched a berth in the 2028 Summer Olympics by reaching the WBC semifinals, wins its first World […]
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Tuesday evening is for multi-tasking, with the World Baseball Classic championship game starting at 5 p.m. PT, followed by the Dodgers playing the Royals in Surprise one hour later. Will Smith gets the start at catcher for Team USA on Tuesday night, his second straight game behind the plate. In spring training, Tuesday is the […]
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A National League West showdown is upon us on Wednesday afternoon, with the Dodgers back at Camelback Ranch to battle the San Francisco Giants. Shohei Ohtani will pitch in his first game this spring in this one, manager Dave Roberts told reporters at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday. Ohtani last pitched four simulated innings last Thursday […]
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The Dodgers on Tuesday night take on the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, playing their final road game of the Arizona portion of their spring training. Highly-regarded outfield prospect Mike Sirota (wearing number 05) gets his first start of spring, hitting ninth at designated hitter in his fourth Cactus League game. Lineup Andy Pages CFKyle […]
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Shohei Ohtani is back in Dodgers camp after the World Baseball Classic, and will likely be back in the Dodgers lineup later this week. We’re also nearing the point when he will pitch in an actual game, after doing his pitching build-up this spring on the backfields and before games. Ohtani pitched four simulated innings […]
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The baseball world is in the throes of the World Baseball Classic, with the final game Tuesday night featuring Team USA against. Will Smith is the only Dodger still playing in the WBC. Samuri Japan was eliminated Saturday by Venezuela and as such, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani are back in Arizona. While neither is […]
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Monday was officially named the opening day starter for the Dodgers, with the right-hander set to take the mound on Thursday, March 26 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. That puts Yamamoto in rare air, considering he also threw the last pitch for the Dodgers in 2025, getting the final eight […]
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The Dodgers made a few more roster cuts after Monday’s marathon loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, sending eight players to the minor league side of camp at Camelback Ranch. Outfielder Michael Siani and reliever Paul Gervase are on the 40-man roster, so they were optioned to the minors. Non-roster invitees Zach Ehrhard, James Tibbs III, […]
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The Dodgers opened up their final week of Cactus League play with a lopsided defeat against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, relinquishing a seven-run lead and falling 24-9. Tyler Glasnow was given an extended leash as he worked his way into the fifth inning. He tossed 79 pitches (46 strikes) while striking out six and […]
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The Dodgers’ final road game of the Arizona portion of spring training comes Tuesday night in Surprise, taking on the Kansas City Royals. Roki Sasaki gets the start, looking for his first successful outing against major league competition this spring. He last pitched four innings on the backfields at Camelback Ranch, striking out nine Chicago […]
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Dodgers take on the Brewers on Monday afternoon. Monday game info
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the final pitch of the 2025 baseball season, and it’s no surprise that he’ll throw the first pitch of the 2026 season for the Dodgers as well. Manager Dave Roberts on Monday made official that the right-hander will start on opening day against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, March […]
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After a split squad and two games on Sunday, the Dodgers are back to facing just one opponent at a time for the rest of spring training, beginning Monday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers at Camelback Ranch. Lineup Miguel Rojas DHFreddie Freeman 1BMookie Betts SSMax Muncy 3B Teoscar Hernández LFHyeseong Kim 2BJames Tibbs III RFZach […]
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The final week of spring training is upon us, with the Dodgers having just five more Cactus League games in Arizona before coming home to Southern California (and seeing a presenting sponsor on the field???). A lot of things will be decided this week. As of Monday morning, 51 players remain in big league camp, […]
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In a World Baseball Classic, which by the way does not use the automatic ball-strike challenge system that is now in use in Major League Baseball, Team USA beat The Dominican Republic 2-1 in a thrilling semifinal matchup on Sunday night at loanDepot Park in Miami. The game featured 23 total strikeouts, 15 by Dominican […]
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The first semifinal matchup of the World Baseball Classic is upon is, with Team USA and The Dominican Republic facing off. Paul Skenes starts on the mound for The United States, with Luis Severino going for The Dominican Republic. Will Smith starts at catcher, continuing the every-other-game timeshare behind the plate with Cal Raleigh. Sunday […]
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A busy Sunday saw every position player in big league camp getting into a game, plus 12 others as the Dodgers blew out the Cubs 14-8 in Mesa and beat the Rangers 5-3 at Camelback Ranch. Hyeseong Kim, back from the World Baseball Classic, singled and stole a base in Mesa against the Cubs. Mookie […]
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The Dodgers play two games on Sunday, splitting their squad to battle both the Cubs in Mesa and the Rangers at Camelback Ranch. Sunday split-squad info
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The Dodgers’ final Monday of the Arizona portion of their spring training will have them hosting the Milwaukee Brewers at Camelback Ranch. Tyler Glasnow gets the start for the Dodgers, remaining in line for an opening-series start. He tossed 4 1/3 innings his last time out, last Tuesday. Chad Patrick, who finished seventh in National […]
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The Dodgers play two games at the same time on Sunday. Here is their roster for the contest at Camelback Ranch against the Texas Rangers. Lineup Miguel Rojas SSKyle Tucker RFFreddie Freeman 1BTeoscar Hernández LFMax Muncy 3BAndy Pages CFAlex Freeland 2BZyhir Hope DHEliézer Alfonzo C River Ryan starts on the mound, making his fourth appearance […]
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The Dodgers play two games at the same time on Sunday. Here is the travel roster for their road contest, against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa. Hyeseong Kim returns from the World Baseball Classic and leads off at second base. Jack Suwinski, acquired on February 21 and now a non-roster invitee in […]
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Believe it or not, but today is the final Sunday for the Dodgers in Arizona this spring training. By this time next week, they’ll be back in Southern California for the exhibition Freeway Series against the Angels. Here’s a look at the schedule for the week ahead, which includes Cactus League action, one more split-squad […]
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On the surface, Kyle Tucker has struggled at the plate when only accounting for his batting average (.200, 3-15), but he has demonstrated great patience at the plate. Tucker has only appeared in eight games so far this spring, as he missed a generous amount of time to tend to his wife for the birth […]
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For the first time in the history of the World Baseball Classic, Japan won’t be in the semifinals. They were out-slugged by Venezuela 8-5 on Saturday night at loanDepot Park in Miami. Venezuela is into the semifinals of the WBC for the first time since 2009, and with the win clinched a berth into the […]
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes his final start of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday night in Miami, trying to get Japan past Venezuela and into the semifinals. The winner of this game takes on Italy on Monday night. Shohei Ohtani bats leadoff as the designated hitter, per usual, this time facing Ranger Suárez to start. Saturday […]
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