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Dodgers vs. D-backs game II chat
The Dodgers look to make it a 2-0 start to the 2026 season as they host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. The Dodgers will be presented with their 2025 World Series rings prior to first pitch (6:20 p.m. PT). Emmet Sheehan makes his first start of the season against right-hander Ryne Nelson. Alex Freeland makes […]
Clayton Kershaw hired by Dodgers as special assistant
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw is now retired after 18 seasons pitching for the Dodgers, but 2026 thus far has felt a little like the others. He was part of the NBC pregame show on opening day Thursday, and offered insights during the game broadcast while sitting next to the third base dugout. “I don’t […]
Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, March 28 vs. Diamondbacks
Tyler Glasnow is on the mound as the Dodgers finish off their first series of the 2026 season, starting on Saturday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Glasnow had a relatively normal spring, unencumbered by injuries or setbacks. He pitched into the fifth inning twice before ending his spring with five full innings […]
Jason Heyward retires from baseball
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 […]
Opening day notes: Kyle Tucker, Will Smith, Miguel Rojas
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 […]
Oklahoma City Comets preliminary 2026 roster
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 […]
Dodgers offense too much to contain in opening win over Diamondbacks
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 […]
Dodgers opening series comes with pomp and circumstance
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 […]
Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks opening day game chat
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
Dodgers on Deck: Friday, March 27 vs. Diamondbacks
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 […]
Opening day is first look at enhanced Dodgers lineup
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 […]
SportsNet LA now carried by FuboTV
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 high cost of success
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 […]
Dodgers opening day facts & history
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 […]
Dodgers opening day memories
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, Yoshinobu Yamamoto have top 2 selling MLB jerseys
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 […]
Dodgers notes: NBC Sports, pitching depth, clubhouse culture
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 […]
Dodgers 2026 predictions by True Blue LA staff
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 […]
Dodgers finalize opening day roster
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Wednesday finalized their opening day roster, setting the 13 pitchers, 12 position players and one unicorn for the start of the season. It’s the first time on an opening day roster for Will Klein, and Edgardo Henriquez, and the second time for Justin Wrobleski, who was active for the […]
Dodgers sign Jake Cousins, put Bobby Miller on 60-day injured list
The Dodgers on Tuesday signed relief pitcher Jake Cousins to a major league contract. He was non-tendered by the New York Yankees in November. Cousins did not pitch in the majors in 2025, and was limited to only two games in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before undergoing Tommy John surgery in June. Given that timing, it’s unlikely […]
Blake Snell, Tommy Edman among 7 Dodgers placed on injured list
LOS ANGELES — In finalizing their 2026 opening day roster on Thursday, seven Dodgers were placed on the injured list, bringing the total to eight such players sidelined to begin the season. Pitchers Blake Snell, Gavin Stone, Brusdar Graterol, Brock Stewart, Landon Knack, and Jake Cousins were all placed on the 15-day injured list. Infielder/outfielder […]
Shohei Ohtani & the history of MVP streaks
While the Dodgers are striving to be the last team standing for the third season in a row, they aren’t alone in their quest to be the best for a long stretch of time. Shohei Ohtani won National League MVP in each of his first two years with the Dodgers, the only player in franchise […]
Besides Dodgers, who else is making the National League playoffs in 2026?
The National League West sent two teams to the postseason in each of the previous six years. The San Diego Padres accounted for four of those, with the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks making it once each since 2020. This year, the Dodgers are in excellent shape to make the postseason for a 14th […]
One last ride for Miguel Rojas
Over a career spanning 12 seasons, Miguel Rojas has gone from an overlooked bench player in 2014 to hitting one of, if not, the most important home runs in Dodgers history. Rojas’ legacy as a Dodger icon is now cemented, his ninth inning home run against Jeff Hoffman in Game 7 will be remembered for […]
Shohei Ohtani strikes out 11 in final tune-up before opening day
The Dodgers failed to score a run in the final game of the Freeway Series against the Angels on Tuesday night, but Ohtani’s 11-strikeout performance provided reassurance that he is ready for regular season work out of the Dodgers rotation. On the eve of MLB opening day, the Dodgers started the first frame strong with […]
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