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Remembering Fred Claire
Fred Claire was a member of the Dodger front office from 1969 to 1998. (Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill Fred Claire, a 30-year member of the Los Angeles front office whose Dodgers won the World Series in his first full season as general manager in 1988, passed away Monday night on his 91st birthday. Claire enjoyed a wide range of roles in a sports-related career spanning eight decades, including baseball reporter, publicist, marketing executive and college professor. His book, “Extra Inni...
Shohei Ohtani named 2026 NL Hank Aaron Award finalist
Shohei Ohtani hit 30 home runs for the Dodgers in 2026. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Megan Garcia Shohei Ohtani was named a finalist for the 2026 National League Hank Aaron Award. He won the award the last two seasons with the Dodgers. Ohtani has won the award in three consecutive seasons starting in 2023, when he played for the Angels. The award recognizes the most outstanding regular season offensive performer in each league. It was introduced in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversa...
2026 NLDS: Díaz shines in Dodger postseason debut
In his Dodger postseason debut, Edwin Díaz pitched a scoreless sixth inning with two strikeouts against the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill The trumpets were supposed to blare on schedule in the ninth inning to announce his grand arrival after three-time All-Star Edwin Díaz signed with the Dodgers as their planned closer for the 2026 season. It was the signature musical entr...
A Dodgers Dreamteam full circle: Coach of the Year gives back to the community that raised her
Keyli Ferrera recieved her Coach of the Year Award in partnership with Nike on Sept. 22 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Erin Edwards Before Keyli Ferrera stood on the field as a Dodgers Dreamteam coach, she stood there as a player. Ferrera grew up playing softball at nearby Lennox Park, alongside her younger sister. Years later, now a college student who works and volunteers in the same community, Ferrera returned to the program — this time ready to ...
2026 NLDS: Dodgers get loud hits, but not the opportune hits in Game 2 loss
Series tied 1–1 after Dodgers lose 3–2 Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run on Sunday in Game 2 of the NLDS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne The afternoon started with the Braves on the defense for not starting ace Chris Sale and going with a bullpen game. It ended with the Dodger offense kicking itself because of missed opportunities. The Dodgers will head to Atlanta now with a split in the first two games of the National League Division Series after a 3–2 loss to the Braves o...
2026 NLDS: From top prospect to ready in a playoffs pinch
Josue De Paula (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne It was easy to mistake Josue De Paula’s body language and first words for nerves. This is unfamiliar territory after all — sitting in front of the media for his own press conference before Game 2 of the National League Division Series. “I don’t feel like it’s nerve-racking. I’m just talking with people. We’re all people at the end of the day,” De Paula said. So it was just the lack of familiarity. The question was: What’s more ner...
2026 NLDS: Blake Snell is a man on a mission
The left-hander gets better and better as the scene shifts to fall Blake Snell takes the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 23 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Megan Garcia If there’s a game this season that’s telling about what Blake Snell expects of himself, it was his Sept. 4 outing against the Washington Nationals. Snell threw six shutout innings that night against a team that ranked among the best offenses in Major League Baseball at th...
2026 NLDS: Teoscar Hernández breaks the ice in sizzling victory over Braves
Teoscar Hernández’s two-run home run in the fourth inning opened the scoring in the Dodgers’ 5–3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill While a journey to a championship may feel like an October marathon, the first step usually sets the tone, especially at home. A 5–3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday let the Do...
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal sets the tone for the Dodgers in Game 1
Tarik Skubal allowed one run across six innings in his first postseason outing for the Dodgers on Saturday. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey It took Tarik Skubal six innings to set the right tone to start Dodgers’ postseason run. And when it went sideways in the later innings, the newly minted Dodger exemplified his trademark grit to maintain a winning trajectory on Saturday and beyond. Skubal was outstanding in his Dodger postseason debut in their 5–3 win over the Atlanta...
2026 NLDS: Kyle Tucker begins his October story
Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 with a home run on Saturday. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne He watched from the batter’s box. Gave a backward bat flip. He cracked a smile rounding third base. And he gave an emphatic high-five to Teoscar Hernández. Who is this guy? It’s Kyle Tucker. The guy the Dodgers were getting when they signed him to one of the offseason’s most ground-shaking moves. The earth shook at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. This, after Tucker’s two-run home run in ...
2026 Postseason: The Dodgers’ key to a three-peat? Not thinking about it
Dave Roberts has led the Dodgers to the postseason in each of his 11 years as Dodger manager. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey From the moment the Dodgers paraded around Los Angeles as back-to-back champions last November, the talk of a three-peat became a constant. It has continued to grow as the team put together another stellar campaign in 2026, possibly hinting at another successful run. But ask almost any Dodger player and it’ll be clear that they aren’t thinking about tha...
2026 NLDS: Rookie Josue De Paula gets a bigger stage
Rookie Josue De Paula, who was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to Los Angeles on Sept. 11, was added to the Dodgers’ National League Division Series roster against the Atlanta Braves. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill While “11” might be the magic number for the veterans in the Dodger clubhouse on the eve of the postseason — the number of victories needed for a championship — it also carries a unique meaning for Josue De Paula. With 11 Major League games under his belt followi...
2026 NLDS: Dodgers look to flip regular season script on the Braves
Will Smith tags out Michael Harris II at the plate during the Dodgers vs. Braves game on May 8 at UNIQLO FIeld at Dodger Stadium. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Megan Garcia and Senji Torrey After five days off in Los Angeles, where the Dodgers rested, prepared and awaited their first opponent of the postseason, it’s finally time to get to business. And for the fourth time in nine years, it’ll be the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves going head-to-head. This is the first time they meet in t...
De Paula and Zazueta cap big year for Dodger Minor Leagues
Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 with two runs scored against the Giants on Sept. 19 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Kate Foultz/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Cary Osborne and Megan Garcia It’s become routine to say that the Dodger player development system had a special season. But it might be hard to pick a season — among recent ones — with more achievements than 2026. Every Dodger Minor League team from Single-A up reached the postseason. And then there are the individual achievements — including ...
2026 Postseason: The environment has changed for the Dodgers
Max Muncy watches his home run in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series on Nov. 1, 2025. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Megan Garcia It’s just…different. “In the playoffs, everything is back to zero. It’s a new season and a new opportunity,” says 2025 World Series hero Miguel Rojas. The six-month grind is now over. The hopefulness of April is over. The dog days of August are in the rearview. The first finish line in September has been crossed. The Dodgers have reached the postseason for a Major...
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal’s plan for Game 1 — be him
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal’s plan for Game 1 — be him Tarik Skubal will start Saturday’s NLDS Game 1 for the Dodgers. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne If you don’t feel nervous, you don’t feel alive. Tarik Skubal, a Dodger for two months, will take the mound in 100-degree weather to start Game 1 of the 2026 National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, and he admits he’ll have some nerves. “But I get nervous for every game,” he said. Imagine how the batters in t...
2026 NLDS: Shohei Ohtani expresses confidence going into postseason
Shohei Ohtani took outdoor batting practice on Tuesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey While five days off can be unusual for a team that plays nearly every day for six months straight, it provided Shohei Ohtani the vital time to rest and reset in preparation for the postseason trek ahead. “It feels really good overall,” said Ohtani, who battled bicep and knee ailments late in the regular season. “I do feel like my swing is in a better place. It feels smooth. Just little twea...
2026 Postseason: Fourtune
A quartet of Dodger starting pitchers leads the treasure hunt (Clockwise from the top) Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell make up one of the most formidable postseason starting rotations in history. (Matt Mesa/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne As manager Dave Roberts held a bottle of champagne in the visitors’ clubhouse at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park on Sept. 17, he delivered a message to his National League West champion Dodger team before they popped...
2026 Postseason: Miggy Ro’s last dance
Veteran infielder Miguel Rojas announced earlier this year that 2026 would be his final season as a player. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill During a two-decade journey in professional baseball now approaching its twilight, Miguel Rojas embraced the role of mentoring younger teammates, the quality he hopes to use one day as a Major League manager. But one player slipped through the cracks, unable to seek the wisdom of a future World Series hero and a three-time winner of the D...
How the Dodgers used ABS in its debut season
Max Muncy challenges a strike call on Aug. 13 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey The automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system is rounding out its first season in the big leagues, and the Dodgers have been frequent beneficiaries of the second look. So how did the Dodgers utilize ABS in the regular season, and perhaps more importantly, what did these challenges amount to? Well, they may have nudged the scale just enough for a few mo...
2026 Postseason: Part of Freddie Freeman’s fix-it plan — go back to 2024
2026 Postseason: Part of Freddie Freeman’s fix-it plan — go back to 2024 Freddie Freeman (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne In 2024, Freddie Freeman was in a really bad place physically going into the postseason. His severely damaged ankle was one of the Dodgers’ biggest concerns. And yet, he ended up becoming one of the biggest heroes in World Series history. This time around, a bothersome right knee plagued him in September. “A couple of Octobers ago was probably 100 times wors...
Another Dodger team that has helped power the championship era
(From left to right) Travis Smith, Eric Yavarone and Brandon McDaniel have been integral in keeping Dodger players on the field throughout the season and postseason. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey When a position player first joins the Dodgers, there’s something they must learn before their first at-bat with the team: The hip-lock hit celebration. They raise their arms above their head, bend their left knee and contort their body to the left. Of course, players have adde...
2026 Postseason: Four Dodgers changed their seasons late; now head into the postseason with momentum
Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández were two of the Dodgers’ hottest bats in September. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne For Mookie Betts, it was August. Teoscar Hernández was late, late August. Kyle Tucker and Edwin Díaz were deep into September. That’s the point in the season when each player — each a multi-time All-Star, each an award-winning player — turned things around. And there are reasons why. Now, each player heads into the postseason as one of the Dodgers’ hottest per...
The Dodgers shift their focus to October after 100 regular-season wins
Alex Call celebrates at second base after driving in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for the Dodgers on Sunday at Oracle Park. (Scott Marshall/Getty Images) https://medium.com/media/c47707557649f3a5594d22fca90766e6/href by Megan Garcia Game 162 needed an extra inning to wrap up, but the Dodgers still found themselves in familiar territory, in the win column after a 5–1 series sweep of the Giants at Oracle Park on Sunday. The Dodgers and Giants were knotted up at 1–1 as each bullpen worked ...
Blake Snell collects vital takeaways in final regular-season tune-up
Blake Snell notched three strikeouts across four innings on Saturday. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) https://medium.com/media/18e96130cb839f198a6d983c25b9d12c/href by Senji Torrey While he would only take down four innings, Blake Snell did what he needed to keep the Dodgers in the game. More importantly, it gave him enough time to figure out what he needed to tweak in preparation for postseason pitching. “I definitely needed to pitch today,” Snell said. “Pitching today was big for me just t...
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