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…
New leadoff hitter Mike Trout helps Angels end losing streak
Mike Trout hit his first leadoff home run since 2012, and the Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium to…
Mike Trout’s 420-foot homer sparks Angels’ comeback over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mike Trout‘s two-run homer highlighted a five-run outburst in the eighth inning of the Angels’ 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays…
Angels give up a trio of home runs and drop series to Red Sox
BOSTON — Masataka Yoshida hit his first homer of the season, one of three home runs by Boston on Sunday, and the Red Sox beat the…
James Outman blasts away his slump in Dodgers’ win over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — After two straight days out of the starting lineup, then two straight strikeouts to start his game Monday night, James Outman’s season-opening slump appeared…
Prep sports roundup: Seth Hernandez powers Corona to 11-0 victory
Seth Hernandez, the pitcher, is pretty good, but so is Seth Hernandez the hitter. The Corona High junior hit a pair of two-run home runs…
Houston’s Ronel Blanco throws the first no-hitter of 2024
HOUSTON — Ronel Blanco put a bow on a remarkable week. In a span of seven days, the Houston right-hander welcomed a new daughter, made his…
Teoscar Hernandez and Max Muncy power Dodgers past Cardinals
The home run might be on its way out. The commissioner’s office might prefer more stolen bases, more doubles, more racing around the bases and…
Dodgers’ Ohtani, Betts and Freeman are matching the Big Three hype
Welcome to — Boom! — Dodger Stadium — Bam! — for the — Pow! — home opener. They attacked so fast. They swung so furiously.…
Teoscar Hernández hits 2 home runs in Dodgers’ win over Cardinals
Last season, Teoscar Hernández could barely bat his weight in his home ballpark. In two games at Dodger Stadium this season, the 2021 All-Star and…