Are the Dodgers what pitcher Roki Sasaki wants in an MLB team?
Roki Sasaki already knows if he wants to pitch for the Dodgers. This is purely speculation on my part, but based on what his agent…
Shohei Ohtani: LA Dodgers pitcher wins third Most Valuable Player award
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani has won his third Most Valuable Player (MVP) award after being unanimously voted the National League's star performer.The 30-year-old…
Dodgers hope bullpen will carry them vs. Mets in NLCS Game 6
The cost of the Dodgers’ reluctance to use their top relievers in “minus” games, as manager Dave Roberts likes to say, became clear in Game…
Dodgers’ shortage of pitchers limiting Dave Roberts’ options
NEW YORK — In the aftermath of his team’s 12-6 defeat to the New York Mets on Friday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts lamented his inability…
Luis Tiant, charismatic Cuban pitcher with wild windup, dies
BOSTON — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series…
How the Dodgers aim to be ‘the ones attacking’ opposing pitchers
Four times last year, the Dodgers saw Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly in the regular season.On almost every occasion, they had their way with the…
How Shohei Ohtani became a prolific base stealer for the Dodgers
It took all of three innings on opening day for Shohei Ohtani to steal his first base of the season.Then, the Dodgers waited three weeks…
Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow frustrated by recurring elbow issues
Tyler Glasnow battled persistent elbow problems for three years in Tampa Bay before his ulnar collateral ligament gave out in 2021, the 6-foot-8 right-hander undergoing…
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 mark with 3 homers vs. Marlins
MIAMI — Superhuman. Otherworldly. Unbelievable. One of a kind.They’ve all been used to explain Shohei Ohtani over the course of his two-way, two-continent and two-time MVP-winning…
Dodgers option Bobby Miller to triple-A Oklahoma City again
MIAMI — This was not the encore Bobby Miller had in mind.Last year, the hard-throwing right-hander and first-round draft pick emerged as a breakout rookie in…
Letters to Sports: Time to fix the Dodgers’ pitching problem
Thank you for the article in Monday’s edition of The Times titled “Dodgers are the face of injury crisis.” My friends and I have long…
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow suffers ‘setback’ in injury return
ATLANTA — The stage was set Friday for the next major step in Tyler Glasnow’s recovery from an elbow injury.Several hours before the Dodgers opened a…
Why can’t Shohei Ohtani be the Dodgers’ playoff pitching savior?
When the Dodgers last won the World Series in 2020, the championship was saved with the most unusual of scenarios.The final seven outs of the…
Gavin Stone latest Dodgers pitcher to be placed on injured list
Just when the Dodgers thought their pitching staff was getting healthier, they announced yet another significant injury on Friday.Rookie right-hander Gavin Stone was placed on…
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler shares how he found a breakthrough
Three weeks ago, Mark Prior decided it was time to rip the Band-Aid off.After watching Walker Buehler tinker, toil and tumble through 10 troubling starts…
Caden Dana becomes youngest pitcher in Angels history to win debut
Caden Dana became the youngest pitcher in Angels history to win his major league debut as Los Angeles rallied for a 3-2 victory over the…
Angels’ Samuel Aldegheri, first Italian pitcher, takes a loss
Victor Robles had three hits and drove in two runs, Julio Rodríguez homered for the second straight game and the Seattle Mariners opened a 10-game…
Clayton Kershaw the latest Dodgers pitcher to sustain injury
PHOENIX — The Dodgers appear to have another pitching injury on their hands.In the second inning of Friday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, veteran left-hander Clayton…
Rich Hill isn’t over the hill: Red Sox call up pitcher at age 44
Rich Hill can be excused for developing a particular affection for the Boston Red Sox. Nine years ago they plucked him from the Long Island…
Ex-MLB pitcher Swindell’s daughter found, ex-boyfriend in custody
The daughter of former Houston Astros pitcher Greg Swindell, Brenna Swindell, is safe after local police in Oregon arrested her ex-boyfriend in Klamath Falls after…