Prep Rally: This local high school baseball team could be more dominant than the Dodgers
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. Southern California isn’t just home to best baseball team in pro…
Sondheimer: Meet the Dodgers of high school baseball: the Corona Panthers
Dave Roberts, manager of the World Series champion Dodgers, meet Andy Wise, your high school baseball counterpart at Corona High.Like Roberts, Wise had the best…
Prep talk: Bell wants another historic season in baseball
Bell High’s baseball team will be hard-pressed to top last season’s historic achievement winning the school’s first City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium…
The Times’ preseason top 25 high school baseball rankings
A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams as the 2025 season is set to begin:Rk; Team; Comment1; CORONA; Best team not named…
Volleyball star Zana Muno to be inducted into Notre Dame High Hall of Fame
Zana Muno, a standout volleyball player at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High who won consecutive NCAA titles playing beach volleyball for UCLA, will be among…
MLB fires umpire Pat Hoberg for sharing sports gambling accounts
NEW YORK — Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on…
For Korea’s baseball champs, time for spring training. In Irvine
Baseball comes back to life every year on the back fields, during those peaceful mornings between the time pitchers and catchers report and the time…
Prep talk: Mission League loaded with top baseball players
Is there life after Bryce Rainer in Mission League baseball? For four years, he was a prolific performer for Harvard-Westlake before becoming a first-round draft…
Son of Bishop Alemany baseball coach denied immediate eligibility
Despite support from his fellow Mission League baseball coaches, Bishop Alemany coach Randy Thompson said Tuesday his son, Brody, a junior catcher, has been denied…
Why surgeon Neal ElAttrache is hopeful amid rash of baseball injuries
As one of baseball’s most renowned surgeons, Neal ElAttrache feels the angst surrounding the sport.That injuries are rising at concerning levels. That pitchers, even young…
Max Fried returns to Harvard-Westlake to help Altadena Little Leaguers
There were free lattes, cappuccinos and matcha drinks for parents. There was a truck filled with eye-testing devices to help kids with vision issues or…
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along…
Dodgers Dugout: Are the Dodgers ruining baseball?
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and the staff mathematician is off this week, but I believe…
Roki Sasaki is on the Dodgers. Here’s why that’s great for MLB
This is not a sad day for baseball. This is a great day for baseball.Roki Sasaki, arguably the best young pitcher in the world, is…
Letters to Sports: Dodgers keep getting richer with Roki Sasaki deal
With the Roki $asaki $igning, the Dodgers are edging into Evil Empire territory. Yes, ability and willingness to spend big money are no guarantee of…
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the…
Why the Dodgers finally traded once-coveted prospect Diego Cartaya
Two years ago, Diego Cartaya was the crown jewel of the Dodgers’ highly touted farm system.On Thursday, he quietly departed the organization without ever coming…
Prep talk: Dan Maye, Tom Dill showing longevity as baseball coaches
During a winter baseball game, Dan Maye of Royal and Tom Dill of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame started talking and reminiscing. They first met when…
By re-signing Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers set new bar for spending
Just how valuable is Teoscar Hernández to the Dodgers?Shohei Ohtani is baseball’s most valuable player. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are superstars too.Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler…
Rickey Henderson, A’s legend and MLB stolen bases king, dies at 65
OAKLAND — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65.Henderson died…