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Dodgers fans are excited to see Kyle Hurt

The Dodgers, more than any other team in the big leagues, are well-equipped for the kitchen sink of predictable and unpredictable problems that the baseball regular season will throw your way. That has to do with a level of organizational depth that only a team that couples the resources and savviness that the back-to-back reigning […]

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, April 11 vs. Rangers

The Dodgers continue their weekend series against the Texas Rangers, their third interleague opponent in the first five series of the season, on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. Emmet Sheehan takes the ball for his third start of the season on Saturday night. After pitching only 3 1/3 innings in his first start of the […]

Dodgers begin homestand against Rangers

After going 5-1 on their first road trip of the season, the Dodgers return to Chavez Ravine for a six-game homestand. First up, the Texas Rangers. The Rangers are currently in first place in the AL West, sitting at 7-5. In fact, they are the only team in that division with a winning record. They […]

Dodgers 2026 injured list tracker

This is your one-stop shop for every Dodgers stint on the injured list during the 2026 season. We’ll also include every time a player misses time on the paternity list, bereavement leave, or is on the family medical emergency list as well. Basically any time a player misses time that requires a roster move, we’ll […]

Dodgers face yet another American League team

The Dodgers are undefeated against the National League this season, and that will remain true through at least Sunday. A big part of that is their early schedule being heavily front-loaded with American League teams. Their first homestand included hosting the Cleveland Guardians, and they just completed a World Series rematch against the Blue Jays […]

Dodgers minors: Kendall George leads Tulsa in 12-run effort

For the second game in a row, the Tulsa Drillers got to double digits in runs scored, this time needing every bit of it to take the 12-9 win over the Springfield Cardinals with some late game drama—one of three wins on Thursday from the Dodgers’ top four minor league teams. Player of the day […]

Dodgers notes: Alex Vesia, Andy Pages, stadium name change

Last season the Dodgers were able to complete their quest of two straight titles without the help of their best left-handed relief option in the World Series. Alex Vesia was away from the Dodgers during last year’s Fall Classic as he and his wife were grieving the sudden loss of their newborn daughter, Sterling, and […]

Managing Shohei Ohtani’s time key to Dodgers season

Shohei Ohtani is back to being a full-time two-way player again, which adds another layer of complexity in managing his unique workload. Ohtani pitched six innings in Wednesday’s series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing only an unearned run. He was hitless in three at-bats at the plate, with a walk. That double duty […]

Alex Vesia pitched his 300th game with Dodgers

Alex Vesia pitched in one of the highest-leverage moments of the young season for the Dodgers on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the seventh inning to protect a two-run lead. Vesia inherited runners at the corners after Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a double and single to open the […]

Dodgers minors: Josue De Paula hits first homer of 2026

The Tulsa Drillers were the only one of the four primary Dodger minor league teams to win a game on Wednesday. The Drillers delivered a massive slugfest with at least one run scored in each of the first six innings to hand the Springfield Cardinals their first loss of the season. Player of the day […]

Dodgers notes: Cy Young or three-peat, Shohei Ohtani extends on-base streak

The Los Angeles Dodgers just finished their first road trip of the season, going 5-1 against the Washington Nationals and Toronto Blue Jays. They returned to the scene of the crime in Canada, winning 2-of-3 there, just like they did in the World Series. Ironically, it was the bullpen that lost them the final game, […]

Dodgers end road trip on a whimper, fall to Blue Jays 4-3

The Dodgers were on the verge of ending their first road trip undefeated, but the Blue Jays rallied against the bullpen for three unanswered runs to avoid being swept as the Dodgers fell 4-3. Before Shohei Ohtani took the mound for the second time this season, he drew a lead-off walk to extend his on-base […]

Dodgers on Deck: Friday, April 10 vs. Rangers

The last three World Series winners will be represented in the series opener between the Dodgers and Texas Rangers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The Rangers after winning the 2023 Fall Classic went 78-84 in 2024 and 81-81 in 2025. This year, former Dodgers infielder Skip Schumaker is in his first year managing in […]

Davey Lopes, longtime Dodgers second baseman and coach, dies at age 80

Davey Lopes, the best second baseman in Los Angeles Dodgers history, died on Wednesday at age 80, the team announced. Lopes was the oldest member of the Dodgers’ famed infield — the quartet of Lopes, Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell were regulars for 8 1/2 years, the longest-running infield in major league history […]

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays game III chat

The Dodgers look to end their road trip undefeated as they wrap things up against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Shohei Ohtani makes his first start in Toronto since Game 7 of last year’s World Series, and he’ll face right-hander Dylan Cease. WEDNESDAY GAME INFO

Miguel Rojas back in Dodgers lineup after his father died

Veteran Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas announced Wednesday on Instagram that his father Miguel Rojas Sr. died. “With immense sorrow on behalf of the entire Rojas family, I must inform everyone who had the opportunity to know and share time with my father, Miguel Rojas—known as “Micky”—that he passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon, April 7th,“ Rojas […]

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Dodgers minors: Marlon Nieves dominates for Ontario

As all eyes were on Jackson Ferris, who made his 2026 debut at a new level, pitching in Triple A for the first time in his career, it was a different, younger Dodger starting pitching prospect who stole the spotlight. Marlon Nieves delivered an outstanding start for the Ontario Tower Buzzers. Player of the day […]

Dodgers notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dalton Rushing, Alex Freeland

The reigning World Series MVP took the mound in Toronto on Tuesday for the first time since that fateful Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto bounced back after being dealt a loss in his start against the Cleveland Guardians by tossing six innings of one-run ball while striking out six against the […]

Dodgers fend off comeback attempts from the Jays

It wasn’t always easy, but the Dodgers took an early lead and never relinquished it, beating the Jays 4-1. For the third time in a row, following in the footsteps of their two games versus Kevin Gausman in last year’s World Series, the Dodgers scored exactly three runs against the Blue Jays starter. After the […]

Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, April 8 at Blue Jays

The Dodgers finish off their six-game road trip with an afternoon start on getaway day against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Shohei Ohtani gets the ball in the series finale, the rotation maneuvered such that his next two pitching starts will come the day before a scheduled team off day. Since his last […]

Dodgers survey: Who do you want to see in the bullpen?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Dodgers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We are almost two weeks into the Dodgers season, and to date the Dodgers have used eight […]

Dodgers Blue Jays Game 2 preview

Man, if the Dodgers offense had been this hot the last time they were in Toronto, the series would not have gone seven games. But then I suppose we would’ve been robbed of all that amazing drama. Coming into the middle game of the Blue Jays series, the Dodgers have scored eight or more runs […]

James Tibbs III wins Pacific Coast League player of the week

Dodgers minor league outfielder James Tibbs III ran roughshod over the Pacific Coast League in his first nine games in Triple-A, and on Monday was named Pacific Coast League player of the week. In six games against Las Vegas, Tibbs had 10 hits in 25 at-bats with five home runs, a double, four walks, nine […]