Prep sports roundup: Matthew Witkow of Calabasas is six for six with two home runs
Shortstop Matthew Witkow of Calabasas is committed to Harvard and off to a great start for the 2025 high school baseball season, going six for…
Quentin Young powers Oaks Christian baseball to victory in opener
When it comes to teenagers who look the part of a future major leaguer, Quentin Young of Oaks Christian comes to mind. Besides being 6…
MLB offseason winners and losers: Dodgers won. How did other teams do?
With the signings of infielder Alex Bregman by the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Nick Pivetta by the San Diego Padres, a reasonably fair…
Angels’ Anthony Rendon out long term because of upcoming hip surgery
TEMPE, Ariz. — Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will have hip surgery and be out for an extended period, his latest injury setback since joining the team.General…
Tommy Brown dies; youngest MLB home-run hitter and 1947 Dodger was 97
Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn…
Bo Jackson drops $21-million extortion judgment against family
At age 62, Bo knows forgiveness. Or at least compromise.Legendary dual-sport phenom Bo Jackson has abandoned a $21-million judgment awarded to him last year in…
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…
Teoscar Hernández agrees to 3-year, $66-million deal with Dodgers
Teoscar Hernández wanted to stay with the Dodgers.The Dodgers wanted to keep Teoscar Hernández.As the sides grinded through a weeks-long negotiation for the free-agent outfielder…
Shohei Ohtani wins third Associated Press male athlete of the year award
While growing up in Japan, Shohei Ohtani followed the careers of Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.“I would see their accolades and how they were successful…
Freddie Freeman’s World Series grand slam ball fetches $1.56 million
A sports memorabilia auction is never as gripping as the ballgame that gave the item being auctioned immense value. But bidding for the baseball Freddie…
MLB free agency 2024-25: Will Juan Soto get Shohei Ohtani money?
The champagne has barely dried. The Dodgers’ flight home from New York has barely tickled the runway. A long-awaited parade will unify Los Angeles around…
How many World Series titles have the Dodgers won?
Game 1 — Yankees 5, Dodgers 3 Game 2 — Yankees 10, Dodgers 3 Game 3 — Dodgers 9, Yankees 8 Game 4 — Dodgers…
Shohei Ohtani injury could complicate Dodgers’ World Series path
In Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, Dodger Stadium only fell quiet twice.The first lull was rectified quickly, with the Dodgers turning…
Superior Dodgers poised to beat Mets on road to World Series
NEW YORK — Start spreading the news...The Dodgers are on the verge of finishing the National League Championship Series before you can say New York twice.They’re…
Teoscar Hernández’s agent fires back at critics of one-year Dodgers deal
Most agents representing MLB players don’t publicly gloat. But most agents don’t take the heat from their colleagues that Rafa Nieves apparently did when he…
Playoff demons gone! Dodgers outlast Padres to advance to NLCS
This time, they didn’t choke.This time, they did the choking.On a glorious night amid a roiling sea of joyful blue, the Dodgers wrapped their weathered…
Mookie Betts provides the spark in Dodgers’ blowout win over Padres
SAN DIEGO — This time, Mookie Betts did not take a hard left-hand turn between first and second base and start jogging toward the third-base dugout…
Shohei Ohtani, uncertain pitching: Areas of confidence, concern for Dodgers postseason
You might have heard, but Shohei Ohtani had quite the season. And for as dominant as he was overall (.309 batting average, 54 home runs,…
Shohei Ohtani falls short of triple crown, but extends hit streak
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani didn’t win the National League batting title, or claim the NL’s first triple crown since 1937, during the Dodgers season-finale 2-1 win…
Angels can’t hold off Rangers rally, record 98th loss of season
Jonathan Ornelas had a two-run, pinch-hit single in Texas’ four-run ninth and the Rangers scored six times in the final two innings to beat the…