[ad_1] Carl Erskine, one of the last living Brooklyn Dodgers and a mainstay of a pitching rotation that carried the team to four World Series in the 1950s before the team headed to Los Angeles, has died in his hometown of Anderson, Ind. A thoughtful man who threw himself into charity worker later in life, … Read more
[ad_1] The Dodgers had their best pitcher on the mound in Tyler Glasnow, the 6-foot-8 right-hander who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in December and signed to a five-year, $136.5-million extension to be the team’s ace. They had their most dangerous hitter at the plate for the game’s most critical moment in Shohei … Read more
[ad_1] Now that federal investigators say they have solved the Mystery of the Missing Millions, Shohei Ohtani can focus entirely on baseball matters. Such as whether his team can actually win a World Series. These Dodgers are what they were expected to be — to a degree. Counting Ohtani, they have four of the best … Read more
[ad_1] Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 12:52 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar came up with the game-winning hit that led to a series … Read more
[ad_1] USATSI On Saturday night, San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar caused the benches to clear during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he took exception to a high-and-tight pitch from Gavin Stone. (Stone, for his part, was in the midst of a perfect-game bid and was decidedly not trying to ruin that … Read more
[ad_1] For so-called superteams like the Dodgers included, there is a universal kryptonite from which even a $300-million payroll isn’t immune. Walks. In a 6-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Sunday, the Dodgers issued 14 of them, shooting themselves again and again and again in the foot to drop a three-game weekend series … Read more
[ad_1] The Dodgers and San Diego Padres weathered a 2-hour, 15-minute rain delay before beginning Saturday night’s game in Chavez Ravine under drizzly skies, 48-degree temperatures and just enough of a breeze to further chill the bones, hardly ideal conditions for a baseball game. They were nearly perfect for Gavin Stone, the rookie right-hander who … Read more
[ad_1] The Dodgers rotation took a potentially significant hit during a rain delay Saturday night when the team announced that young right-hander Bobby Miller was being placed on the injured list because of shoulder inflammation. One person familiar with Miller’s condition but not authorized to discuss it publicly said the injury is “not severe,” and … Read more
[ad_1] Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani struck out March 28 against St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O’Brien and took a seat … Read more
[ad_1] Ippei Mizuhara entered a courtroom in shackles. Shohei Ohtani flew around Chavez Ravine on wings. On the most sobering, sensational of Fridays, one man’s arrest became another man’s freedom, a simple ballgame serving as a striking example of brilliance unburdened. Just down the street from Dodger Stadium, Ohtani’s longtime interpreter and close colleague Mizuhara … Read more