MLB suspends Julio Urías for second violation of policy against domestic violence
Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was suspended through the All-Star break this season for a second violation of the league’s policy against domestic violence and…
Spectrum offering a streaming-only subscription for Dodgers
For the first time this season, Dodgers fans can stream SportsNet LA without needing to buy something else they might not want.Spectrum is offering a…
Dodgers ‘don’t hate the idea’ of MLB’s automated ball/strike system
PHOENIX — Before the first-ever game at the Major League Baseball level to include an automated challenge system for reviewing balls and strikes, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts…
ESPN says it will end MLB broadcasts after striking out on deal
ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball is headed to the bottom of the ninth.The Walt Disney Co.-owned sports broadcasting giant and MLB on Thursday night…
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…
Absurdly talented Dodgers make record 120 MLB wins seem inevitable
PHOENIX — The Dodgers have fielded stacked teams during the previous 12 years, but none of them were as stacked as the team they have now.A $1.4-billion…
MLB star Ohtani’s interpreter Mizuhara sentenced to nearly five years in jail
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for a fraud…
Rob Manfred says MLB’s ‘values on diversity remain unchanged’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three days after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said his league would remain committed to its diversity initiatives, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred…
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…
Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of…
How the Dodgers benefit from salary deferrals and signing bonuses
It has become a predictable talking point around baseball the last couple of offseasons, amplified every time the Dodgers sign a star on what has…
Before Roki Sasaki’s posting, MLB conducted protocol investigation
In the wake of Roki Sasaki’s announcement Friday that he was signing with the Dodgers, it didn’t take long for grumbles about his free agency…
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…
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…
How will Dodgers reward Dave Roberts? Will they land Roki Sasaki?
Roki Sasaki will wait until the 2025 international signing period opens on Jan. 15, when clubs will have money bonus pool money available to sign…
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…
Dodgers to pay record $103 million MLB luxury tax penalty
NEW YORK — The Dodgers topped a record nine teams owing Major League Baseball’s luxury tax this year with an unprecedented $103 million penalty, and the…
Kiké Hernández says he almost got suspended after dropping F-bomb on TV
Kiké Hernández says he got fined for dropping an F-bomb on live TV after the Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of…
Dropped Aaron Judge World Series ball sells for $43,510 at auction
Aaron Judge failed to read the line drive.Some people in New York apparently failed to read the fine print.Last week, the ball Judge infamously dropped…
He refused the COVID vaccine. He sued. He exiled himself from baseball
Would he do it all over again?That was the one question I wanted to ask Benny Gallo. He wanted to talk baseball.Baseball is not what…