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Dodgers Spring Training: Corey Knebel Joins Long List of Reclamation Projects
On a cold and windy evening at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona on Wednesday, pitcher Corey Knebel made his Los Angeles Dodgers debut. Knebel appeared in relief of starter Julio Urias during a Cactus League game against the Cincinnati Reds. Knebel allowed a leadoff double to Tyler Stephenson and then struck out right-hander Jonathan India before allowing a run on…
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Dodgers Spring Training: Justin Turner Makes 2021 Debut, Believes There Still Could be a DH in the NL
Justin Turner made his 2021 Spring Training debut on Monday, and the third baseman predictably got a hit in his first at-bat. Turner finished 1-for-2 in the Dodgers 10-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday, their second exhibition game of spring. Several weeks ago, it appeared as if the annual Justin Turner hitting clinic that he puts on every…
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Trevor Bauer Looked Sharp in Dodgers Debut
Trevor Bauer, pitching for the first time since signing a $102 million, three-year contract, debuted in Dodger blue with two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit, struck out two, walked none and threw a wild pitch. Bauer won the NL Cy Young Award with Cincinnati last year. The right-hander threw sharp curveballs for his pair of strikeouts. “All my…
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Dodgers Spring Training: David Price is Back for the 2021 Season
There’s been a bounty of storylines surrounding the spring training home of the World Series Champions. The Los Angeles Dodgers are ready to begin their title defense this season and have plenty of players to help them on their quest to repeat. Some of those players were with the team in 2020, some, were not. One of those players that…
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Breaking Barriers: How a Padres Pitcher is Helping a Challenged Athlete Live His Baseball Dreams
For his entire life, Landis Sims has been a baseball fan. He loves the game so much, he just had to play it. And he wasn’t going to let some little detail like not having hands or feet get in the way of that. “Really since birth, almost. It’s just always been like, if somebody tells me I can’t...
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Padres Pitcher Takes New Number to Honor a San Diego Legend
When he first got to the Major Leagues with Houston in 2016, Grossmont High School alum Joe Musgrove was given number 59. At the time he didn’t think much about it because … well, he was just happy to be there. “My dad and I always talked about how cool it would be just to have a big league uniform…
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Angels Coach Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Los Angeles Angels acting pitching coach Matt Wise has tested positive for the coronavirus but all players and coaches who had contact with him tested negative Saturday, manager Joe Maddon told reporters.
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Red Beard Returns: Turner Glad to Be Back With Dodgers
Justin Turner’s extended flirtation with free agency ended where it began, with the third baseman returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Turner says he had doubts at times whether he would be back with his hometown team. He became a free agent after the Dodgers won the World Series last fall, when his $64 million, four-year deal expired. Turner says...
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Justin Turner Returning to World Series Champion Dodgers
He’s back! Justin Turner is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In what is a rarity in 2021, Turner himself broke the news of his return to the Boys in Blue via his Twitter account on Saturday night. “Lettt’s gooo run it back Dodgers fans!” read the tweet, accompanied by a photograph of Turner after he hit his infamous...
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Dodgers Could Defer Money if Trevor Bauer Opts Out After 2021
Trevor Bauer is guaranteed $40 million if he opts out after one season and $75 million if he opts out after two seasons from his $102 million, three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But if the 30-year-old right-hander opts out after one season, a large amount of his money would be deferred. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner…
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Dodgers Trade Reliever Dylan Floro to Marlins For Two Pitchers
Well-traveled right-handed reliever Dylan Floro was traded Friday by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Miami Marlins for left-handed reliever Alex Vesia and pitching prospect Kyle Hurt. Floro, 30, went 3-0 with a 2.59 ERA in 25 games last year for the World Series champions. He has also pitched for the Rays, Cubs and Reds, and has a career ERA…
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Dodgers Trade Adam Kolarek and Cody Thomas For Sheldon Neuse, and Gus Varland from A's
The Dodgers have acquired infielder Sheldon Neuse and minor league right-hander Gus Varland from the Oakland Athletics on Friday for left-hander Adam Kolarek and minor league outfielder Cody Thomas. Neuse spent last season at Oakland’s alternate site after hitting .250 the previous year for the A’s. Before his promotion in 2019, the 26-year-old infielder batted .317, hit 27 home runs…
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Key Takeaways From Dodgers Introductory Press Conference With Trevor Bauer
Trevor Bauer was lured to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers after doing his own intel by talking to some of the organization’s former players. “I haven’t heard a single negative thing,” the current NL Cy Young Award winner said Thursday. “Everyone has glowing reviews.” The Dodgers’ take on Bauer? “Incredibly positive,” according to Andrew Friedman, president of baseball...
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Wendy's Makes 2020 World Series Joke on National Roast Day
Ask, and you shall receive. When fast-food chain Wendy’s announced through their Twitter account on Thursday that they were going to participate in National Roast Day, not a lot of people could have expected the hilarity that was soon to follow. Random Twitter users got roasted, so did chef Gordon Ramsey, even Wheat Thins wasn’t exempt from the jokes,...
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Opinion: Signing Trevor Bauer Was a No-Brainer for the Dodgers
Trevor Bauer is a Dodger. This morning’s news that the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner chose to sign with the reigning World Series champions may come as a surprise to some of you, especially after a member of the media incorrectly reported that a deal was done between Bauer and the Mets. But regardless, Bauer is coming...
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Dodgers Spanish Language Broadcaster Jorge Jarrín Retires
Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Jorge Jarrín has retired after nine seasons calling games in Spanish on both radio and television during his 17 years with the franchise. He is the son of Hall of Fame announcer Jaime Jarrín. They became the first father-son broadcasting team on MLB Spanish-language radio and called the Dodgers’ first World Series championship in 32 years…
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Baseball Hall Gets No New Members; Schilling 16 Votes Shy
The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America released Tuesday, and the trio…
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Why ‘Hammerin' Hank Aaron's Baseball Legacy Will Never Be Forgotten
Aaron made his last public appearance just two weeks ago, when he received the COVID-19 vaccine. He said he wanted to help spread the message to Black Americans that the vaccine was safe.
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Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Dies at 86
Legendary baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86
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Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Dead at 86
Baseball icon Henry “Hank” Aaron is dead at 86. The legendary slugger spent 23 years as a player in Major League Baseball.