Clayton Kershaw won't throw for at least a week after feeling soreness in shoulder
An MRI shows Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has no new damage in his throwing shoulder after he felt soreness following a minor-league rehab start. Source…
Shohei Ohtani hits 7th homer in 7 games as Dodgers beat Angels
The Dodgers continued two important trends Saturday night. Shohei Ohtani stayed hot, hitting another home run against his former team in the Dodgers’ 7-2 win…
Shohei Ohtani retired a meme by joining a team with other heroes
Shohei Ohtani homered on Friday night. He reached base four times. His team lost. These were like the good old days again, a Herculean effort…
Shohei Ohtani’s big homer can’t save Dodgers in loss to Angels
Shohei Ohtani was on the losing end of a Freeway Series game for the 11th consecutive time Friday night. This one just happened to be…
Which Sasaki will be the next Japanese star in MLB, Rōki or Rintaro?
Rintaro Sasaki homered in the second at-bat of his U.S. amateur debut last week, the blast grabbing headlines because the 19-year-old might be the next…
Shohei Ohtani helps fill in for Mookie Betts in Dodgers’ win
DENVER — No Mookie, no problem. For one night at least. In the Dodgers’ first game without star shortstop Mookie Betts, who is expected to sit…
Four ways the Mookie Betts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto injuries impact Dodgers
Ever since the week the Dodgers acquired Glasnow and Yamamoto this offseason, it was clear those two would be the biggest anchors in their rotation.…
Mookie Betts and Yamamoto injuries create Dodgers trade dilemma
They were both learning to do something they’d never done before, Mookie Betts playing shortstop full-time and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching in the major leagues. Their…
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts to miss several weeks with hand fracture
The good vibes derived from Tyler Glasnow’s dominant seven-inning start and Shohei Ohtani’s two-homer game were shattered in the seventh inning on Sunday when a…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto stellar as Dodgers edge Yankees in 11 innings
NEW YORK — As the baseball world orbited around him Friday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto hardly seemed to notice. Not in the Dodgers’ pregame clubhouse, when Yamamoto sat…
Shohei Ohtani moves past scandal but slumping in Dodgers’ loss
PITTSBURGH — As a reporter noted the considerable amount of conversation dedicated to the scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cut…
Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, pleads guilty
The former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from…
How return of Evan Phillips fortifies back end of the Dodgers bullpen
Managing a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night was like sitting in the back seat of a self-driving car for Dodgers field…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto escapes trouble in Dodgers’ win over Rockies
A steady stream of hits and walks and quality at-bats did not translate into a massive amount of runs for the Dodgers on Saturday night,…
Dodgers rally against Mets to end five-game losing streak
NEW YORK — An immovable object met an unstoppable force at Citi Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers’ slumping offense. And the New York Mets’ balky…
Shohei Ohtani misses pitching, but is he now a better hitter?
NEW YORK — Nine months since his last time atop a big league mound, there is one thing about pitching Shohei Ohtani misses most. The…
Frustrated Dodgers fall to Reds, extend five-game losing streak
CINCINNATI — The Dodgers had to wake up early Sunday, after their 1:40 p.m. game against the Cincinnati Reds started 90 minutes early because of thunderstorms…
Dodgers waste big game by Shohei Ohtani in loss to Diamondbacks
Tuesday night was the Shohei Ohtani show at Dodger Stadium. Too bad much of the supporting cast failed to show up. Despite two hits and…
Shohei Ohtani gets winning hit in Dodgers’ walk-off victory
Shohei Ohtani got an impromptu shower near the second base bag Sunday afternoon, his teammates dousing him with two buckets and several bottles of water…
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter agrees to plead guilty to stealing $17 million
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to stealing millions of dollars from Ohtani…