[ad_1] Welcome to — Boom! — Dodger Stadium — Bam! — for the — Pow! — home opener. They attacked so fast. They swung so furiously. Fans could barely breathe. The St. Louis Cardinals could barely think. When the Dodgers opened Chavez Ravine for the 2024 season Thursday afternoon, the front porch was adorned with … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — Going by conventional baseball wisdom, there was one version of the Dodgers’ new-look batting order that seemed to make the most basic sense. Mookie Betts at the top as a power-hitting leadoff threat. Freddie Freeman behind him as an on-base, contact-hitting specialist in the No. 2 spot. And then Shohei Ohtani rounding out … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — Mookie Betts smiled and enthusiastically clapped his hands. Catcher Will Smith removed his mask and gave a nod of approval. Freddie Freeman raised his eyebrows and exhaled in amazement. “That,” Freeman said, “was incredible.” Each of the reactions were in response to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ new $325 million Japanese star who threw … Read more