Regional playoffs: Kevin Jeon powers La Mirada into Division I final
The Southern California regionals in high school baseball is more than just a final tournament in 2024. It can be a sneak peek at 2025,…
MLB adds Negro League stats and the record book gets an update
The numbers aren’t complete. Too much barnstorming and too many impromptu ball games for every home run and earned run to have been documented by…
Angels’ base-running mistakes prove costly in loss to Guardians
José Ramírez homered for the second straight game and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to eight, beating the Angels 4-3 Saturday night. It…
UCLA defeats Georgia, advances to Women’s College World Series
Taylor Tinsley didn’t move across the country for anything less than these moments. UCLA’s first player from Georgia ousted her home-state school to send the…
Dodgers ride Freddie Freeman’s slam, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s strong start to victory
There are days the Dodgers have to grind out wins, the way they did against the Cincinnati Reds to take a tight four-game series over…
Carson wins City softball title on Alana Langford’s 14th-inning homer
All night long, Alana Langford was waiting for her pitch. It finally came with one out in the top of the 14th inning Saturday night…
Pacifica repeats as Southern Section Division 1 softball champion
Garden Grove Pacifica continues to be the No. 1 high school softball program in Southern California. For the second straight season, the Mariners won the…
Hart coach Jim Ozella wins first CIF title to cap final season
It took 25 years for Hart High baseball coach Jim Ozella to finally win a Southern Section championship and it didn’t come without a little…
Granada Hills wins West Valley League baseball title
Jackson Lyons’ Granada Hills High jersey was covered in dirt from a head-first slide in the fifth inning after his two-run triple gave the Highlanders…
Prep roundup: Granada Hills rolls in Open Division softball playoff opener
With a 27-2 record and wins over some top Southern Section teams, Granada Hills is the overwhelming favorite to win the City Section Open Division…
Plaschke: Shohei Ohtani has sweeping Dodgers dreaming of a different October
This wasn’t October. This can’t be confused with October. This has nothing to do with October. Yet make no mistake, the Dodgers’ weekend sweep of…
Dave Roberts the latest to receive a Porsche from Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani gifted new teammate Joe Kelly’s wife with a new Porsche Panamera, a sports car with a sticker price between $100,000 and $200,000, when…
Max Muncy hits 3 home runs in Dodgers’ blowout win over Braves
As much as it pained Kyle Snyder to see Tyler Glasnow traded from Tampa Bay to the Dodgers last December, the Rays pitching coach predicted…
Reid Detmers gives up three homers, Angels lose to Guardians
CLEVELAND — Bo Naylor hit his first grand slam, Austin Hedges had his first homer since June 14, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Angels 7-1…
Once almost traded to the Angels, Andy Pages is Dodgers’ rookie star
Joc Pederson might not remember the full trade package. But the former Dodgers slugger won’t soon forget the first time he saw Andy Pages’ swing.…
Andy Pages’ walk-off single delivers Dodgers to win over Braves
Two of the best teams in baseball convened at Chavez Ravine on Friday night, the National League West-leading Dodgers and NL East-leading Atlanta Braves opening…
How Freddie Freeman worked through his early-season slump
PHOENIX — On the surface, it might not have looked like much of a slump. To star Dodgers slugger Freddie Freeman, however, his performance through much…
Jose Soriano struggles as Angels drop series to Twins in blowout
Carlos Santana hit a home run in his third consecutive game and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins scored 10 times over the…
Mike Trout hits majors-leading 10th homer, but Angels lose to Orioles
Gunnar Henderson continued his hot streak at the plate with three hits and three RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Angels 6-5 on Wednesday…
Hart baseball team has not one but two submarine-throwing pitchers
It’s tough enough when you first face a pitcher who throws submarine style, where the ball is released from just above the ground with lots…