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Blake Snell to undergo elbow surgery on Tuesday

Blake Snell’s return from injury lasted just six days as the left-hander was scratched from his scheduled start on Friday. It was revealed that Snell had loose bodies in his left elbow— the same issue with Edwin Díaz— and was placed on the 15-day IL. He will undergo elbow surgery on Tuesday, with Dr. Neal […]

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Dodgers walk all over Angels for 4th straight win

The sixth inning was the key to the Dodgers’ 15-2 win over the Angels on Saturday night. Justin Wrobleski the day after a bullpen game completed six innings for his sixth straight start, and the Dodgers broke open the game with five runs in the sixth inning against Halos ace José Soriano. After a four-game […]

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, May 17 at Angels

The Dodgers finish off their weekend series against the Angels on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, with Roki Sasaki on the mound for the series finale. This will be the first career game against the Angels for Sasaki. Grayson Rodriguez is expected to be activated from the injured list to make his Angels […]

Dodgers vs. Angels game II chat

After four losses in a row, the Dodgers try for their fourth win in a row on Saturday night in Orange County. The day-off carousel lands on Kyle Tucker for this one, with Alex Call starting in right field. Saturday game info

Dodgers try to keep offensive upswing against José Soriano

It’s hard to read too much into all of two games, but the Dodgers have scored 11 runs over their last two games, more than any three-game stretch of the previous six games. They’ve scored four, five, and six runs over the last three games, and you don’t need Disco Stu to see this is […]

Checking in with Dodgers relievers Will Klein, Wyatt Mills

With the Dodgers on a three-city road trip to Anaheim, San Diego, and Milwaukee, here are a few leftover tidbits from the last homestand at Dodger Stadium. Toast of the town First, I spoke with reliever Will Klein, who has kept his late-season surge and World Series heroics going in the early part of the […]

Max Muncy keeps hitting, Kiké Hernández feeling healthy

Max Muncy homered in Friday night’s Dodgers win in Anaheim, his team-leading 12th of the season. The third baseman is in his ninth season with Los Angeles and is hitting .275/.372/563 with a 162 wRC+ that ranks seventh in the National League and 2.2 fWAR that is third in the league. Ben Clemens wrote about […]

River Ryan returns from injured list for Oklahoma City

Friday in Albuquerque showcased a pair of players who may very well find themselves with the Dodgers within a few weeks. Player of the day River Ryan struck out four and allowed only one run on the moon at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, with four strikeouts. It was his first start since April 11, after […]

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Edwin Diaz implicated in cockfighting in Puerto Rico

On May 14, Josh Peter of USA Today broke the story that Edwin Diaz was allegedly involved in cockfighting in his native Puerto Rico. Mr. Peter’s report named Diaz, along with his brother, former Dodgers reliever Alexis Diaz, and top horse racing jockeys Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz, Jr., as participants in cockfighting in Puerto […]

Blake Snell has loose bodies in elbow, expected to miss a while

The Dodgers starting rotation was the most stable part of their team through the first quarter of the season, but the last week and a half has put a dent in the depth and figures to create some tests over at least the next few weeks. Blake Snell was placed on the injured list on […]

Dodgers slug 3 homers, use 8 pitchers in shutout win over Angels

It was a short trip down the 5 Freeway to Anaheim to start the nine-game road trip, but the Dodgers had to battle on without Blake Snell in the series opener. The bullpen and the offense stepped up to shut down the Angels in the series opener Friday with a 6-0 win. The Dodgers used […]

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, May 16 at Angels

The Dodgers and Angels continue their weekend series at Angel Stadium in Anaheim with a Saturday matchup with two pitchers who got off to incredible starts this season. Justin Wrobleski made one bulk relief appearance before stepping into the Dodgers rotation, then won his first five starts while allowing two total runs. Even after his […]

Dodgers vs. Angels game I chat

The Dodgers (26-18) travel to Orange County Friday evening to battle the Angels (16-28) for a three-game series at Angel Stadium.  Blake Snell was scratched before his scheduled start and is going on the injured list due to loose bodies in his left elbow. The Dodgers will go with a bullpen game in the series […]

Shohei Ohtani has terrific numbers against former team

While Shohei Ohtani was available to pinch hit on Thursday, his services weren’t required, as for the second game in a row, the Dodgers secured the win with someone other than the National League back-to-back MVP as its designated hitter. The plan was for some rare time off to potentially help the struggling Ohtani (hitter) […]

Dodgers minors: Eliezer Alfonso shines in Comets win

Only the Tulsa Drillers lost as the Loons and Tower Buzzers executed comeback wins, and the Comets outlasted the Isotopes in a shootout. Player of the day At twenty-six years of age, catcher Eliezer Alfonso already has vast experience in the minors, and early on in 2026, he’s putting up the best numbers he has […]

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Kyle Tucker is heating up in the month of May

There are lofty expectations for anyone that gets signed to a contract with an annual average value of $60 million. In the case of Kyle Tucker, it appeared as though the expectations were too tough to reach throughout the beginning of the season. Tucker was performing at a below league-average rate over his first 33 […]

Dodgers rally to back Emmet Sheehan, beat Giants

The Dodgers scored three runs in the sixth inning to back a strong start by Emmet Sheehan to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium and salvage a series split after dropping the first two games. Teoscar Hernández figured prominently on both sides of the ball in and around left […]

Dodgers on Deck: Friday, May 15 at Angels

Had things gone according to plan, Friday would be Blake Snell’s 2026 debut with the Dodgers, who open a series against the Angels on Friday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. But instead this will be Snell’s second start of the season. After back spasms sidelined Tyler Glasnow a week ago, the Dodgers approached Snell […]

Rest day for Shohei Ohtani in Dodgers finale vs. Giants

For the first time of 2026, the Dodgers on Thursday won’t have Shohei Ohtani starting for them in any capacity, a planned rest day during the final game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. The decision to have Ohtani not hit on either Wednesday or Thursday came before Tuesday’s game, when Ohtani hit […]

Shohei Ohtani’s ERA starts with a zero

While Shohei Ohtani has been struggling at the plate recently, he’s made opposing hitters look even worse. Wednesday night was arguably his best pitching start of the season with seven scoreless innings and eight strikeouts against the San Francisco Giants. Perspective is important with Ohtani, who has legitimately had a rough go of it while […]

Dodgers minors: Isaac Ayon’s 10 K’s not enough for Ontario

Two outstanding starts and two blowups. There was no middle ground for starters in the Dodgers minor league system, with only the Loons earning a win. Player of the day Sometimes your best isn’t enough, and that was the case for Isaac Ayon, who could only cover five scoreless innings in the matchup between the […]

Dodgers notes: Andrew Friedman worries, Jason Heyward joins front office

The Dodgers offense, something still to be talked about in negative tones. After the second consecutive World Series win, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told his wife that could alleviate some stress in April and May. His wife didn’t believe him, and his theory has not panned out so far this spring. “I should’ve […]

Shohei Ohtani’s gem helps Dodgers snap four-game losing skid

The Dodgers are back in the win column as they snapped their four-game losing streak behind another dominant performance from Shohei Ohtani on the mound. The Dodgers broke through early and kept their foot on the gas as they shut out the San Francisco Giants for the second time this year, winning on Wednesday by […]

Dodgers on Deck: Thursday, May 14 vs. Giants

LOS ANGELES — For the first time in 2026, Shohei Ohtani will not start at either designated hitter or pitcher for the Dodgers in their series finale against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani has slumped for several weeks, which coupled with the need to manage his two-way workload as […]