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Mike Sirota wins Midwest League player of the week

Exactly one Dodgers minor leaguer won a player or pitcher of the week award in each week of the 2026 season to date. For the week of April 27-May 3, High-A Great Lakes outfielder Mike Sirota was named Midwest League player of the week after running roughshod over Peoria. Sirota had a three-homer doubleheader last […]

Homer drought no more—Dodgers thump Astros

The home run drought is over, and it only took facing one of the shakiest pitching staffs in baseball for it to happen, as the Dodgers thoroughly outhit Houston in an 8-3 win. It was a win with the particularly sweet taste of seeing Kyle Tucker leave the yard in his old stomping grounds, hitting […]

Dodgers on Deck: Tuesday, May 5 at Astros

Shohei Ohtani was thought to be back pulling double duty on Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, both starting on the mound at Daikin Park and serving as the designated hitter. He didn’t bat in two of his first five pitching starts, including last Tuesday, as the Dodgers try to find avenues of rest whenever […]

Dodgers offense faces a vulnerable Astros bullpen

The Dodgers managed to avoid a sweep against the Cardinals with a win on Sunday, facing a familiar face in Dustin May, but overall, the offense won’t have fond memories of their time in St. Louis, averaging 2.33 runs a game. For the second week in a row, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will face a favorable matchup […]

Who will hit the Dodgers’ next home run?

The Dodgers’ last home run came on April 26 against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium, a seventh-inning blast by Shohei Ohtani that snapped his own string of 59 plate appearances without a long ball. The Dodgers have batted 232 times since then without another home run. Their last six full games with no home […]

Shohei Ohtani wins NL pitcher of month for April

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has six player of the month honors in his career, but on Monday he won his first career pitcher of the month award, taking home top National League honors for his excellent mound work in March and April. Ohtani allowed only four total runs, two of them earned in his […]

Dodgers Week 6: No home runs, very few wins

The Dodgers offense reached its nadir to date in 2026 last week, failing to hit a home run in any of their six games, losing four — two each to the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals. It’s the longest home run drought for Los Angeles in a dozen years. Batter of the week The […]

Ryan Fitzgerald, Jack Suwinski shine in Oklahoma City romp

Two rehab-assignment appearances, big comebacks, extra innings in the California League, and a 10-out save? Sunday was a busy day in the Dodgers minor leagues. Player of the day Utility man Ryan Fitzgerald had four hits on Sunday for Triple-A Oklahoma City and drove in three runs, including a two-run single in the decisive sixth […]

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Dodgers notes: Brusdar Graterol, Emmet Sheehan, Jackson Ferris

Relief pitcher Brusdar Graterol started a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday night, and pitched a scoreless inning in his first game action in over 18 months. Graterol, who missed all of 2025 after right shoulder surgery and was slow-played this spring, will have a long rehab assignment before he joins […]

NL West report: Piling up losses

It was a bloodbath in the National League West last week, with all five teams in the division piling up defeats. The Dodgers, Padres, Giants, and Diamondbacks all had their longest losing streaks of the season last week, while the Rockies at four straight losses to end the week was two shy of their worst […]

More zeroes for Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers snap losing streak

The Dodgers didn’t hit a home run on Sunday, but didn’t need to. They scraped together just enough offense to back a stingy Justin Wrobleski, who extended his April success into May in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. That snapped a four-game losing streak for the […]

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Blake Snell strikes out 4 in 4 innings in Triple-A rehab start

Blake Snell completed the prescribed four innings in his third minor league rehab start on Sunday, and struck out four for Triple-A Oklahoma City against the Round Rock Express, a Texas Rangers affiliate. Snell threw 55 pitches in those four innings, right around the expectation for his first start with Oklahoma City. Nineteen of those […]

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Dodgers on Deck: Monday, May 4 at Astros

The Dodgers continue their road trip on Monday night against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is coming off his shortest start of the season, with five innings and four runs (three earned) allowed against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium. He lasted at least six innings in his previous eight straight starts […]

Christian Zazueta has career-long start, Josue De Paula homers

Three of the four Dodgers minor league affiliates won on Saturday, plus the rookie-level Arizona Complex League got underway in the desert. Player of the day Christian Zazueta pitched a career-high 6 2/3 innings in a win for High-A Great Lakes. He allowed only a solo home run and one other single in his first […]

Dodgers notes: Roki Sasaki’s improvements, slumping offense

Dodgers fans have received more of the same experience they had last year with Roki Sasaki to begin this season, but there are some signs of growth that are starting to appear. Sasaki has shown flashes of dominance early in games, as characterized by his 0.75 ERA over the first two innings of his six […]

Brusdar Graterol starts rehab, pitches first game in 549 days

The long and winding road for Brusdar Graterol took an important turn on Saturday, as the Dodgers reliever joined Triple-A Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment. He pitched a perfect fourth inning against Round Rock, a Texas Rangers affiliate. Graterol struck out one batter sandwiched between a pair of groundouts, which is to be expected […]

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, May 3 at Cardinals

The Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals finish things off on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. Justin Wrobleski makes his first start of May after allowing all of two runs in 26 innings in his four starts in April. Old friend Dustin May, who received his 2025 championship ring from the Dodgers on Friday, starts on […]

Dodgers going through a power outage

The Dodgers have lost three games in a row for the first time this season, their overall record Staind due partly because it’s been a while since they last hit a home run. Shohei Ohtani last Sunday in the seventh inning homered off Chicago Cubs reliever Hoby Milner, which snapped Ohtani’s 59-plate-appearance gap without a […]

Top prospects Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, Emil Morales shine Friday

While we wait for Blake Snell and Brock Stewart to continue their rehab assignments on Sunday with Triple-A Oklahoma City, here’s a recap of Friday night in the Dodgers minor leagues. Player of the day Earlier on Friday, outfielder Josue De Paula remained in the top spot in Kiley McDaniel’s updated Dodgers team prospect rankings […]

Dodgers walked all over in 7-2 loss to Cardinals

The Dodgers (20-12) failed to get their bats going in a 7-2 loss to the Cardinals (19-13) Friday night at Busch stadium in St. Louis. The L.A. bats didn’t muster much against the Marlins this week, including in Wednesday’s series finale. They got their first day off in two weeks, and a break was what […]