Los Angeles 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...

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...

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…

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…

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…

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...

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,...

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...

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…

Dodgers star Cody Bellinger agreed to a $16.1 million, one-year contract Friday with the World Series champions that avoided salary arbitration. Los Angeles also agreed to one-year deals with shortstop Corey Seager for $13.75 million and left-hander Julio Urías for $3.6 million, but couldn’t come to terms with ace Walker Buehler or catcher Austin Barnes. Bellinger, an outfielder and first…

Left-hander Alex Wood agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Wood, who turned 30 on Tuesday, can make an additional $3 million in performance bonuses for games in which he gets 10 or more outs: $125,000 each for 12 and 14, $250,000 apiece for 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24, and $500,000 each…

New Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Corey Knebel agreed to a $5.25 million, one-year contract on Thursday that avoided salary arbitration, and pitcher Dylan Floro agreed to $975,000. The 29-year-old Knebel was acquired from Milwaukee on Dec. 2 ahead of the deadline for teams to offer 2021 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters. He earned $1,898,148 in prorated pay…

Tommy Lasorda, the eternally optimistic Hall of Famer who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for 20 seasons and led them to two World Series titles, is getting a fitting tribute this weekend.

Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda died on Thursday night after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest. He was 93.

Tommy John has been battling COVID-19 for at least three weeks, but the former pitching great disputes reports that he is a coronavirus denier.

The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed pitcher Blake Treinen to a $17.5 million, two-year deal on Tuesday. The team says the deal that runs through the 2022 season includes a team option for the 2023 season. Treinen receives a $4 million signing bonus. He will earn $6 million in both 2021 and 2022. The team option in 2023 is worth $8…

Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has returned home after being hospitalized in Southern California for nearly two months. The Los Angeles Dodgers tweeted Tuesday that their 93-year-old former manager left the hospital and returned to his Fullerton home. He had been hospitalized due to heart issues since Nov. 8, although the team didn’t make it public until a week…

The Dodger Stadium COVID-19 testing site, which is the largest in the U.S., will close Saturday and reopen Monday for restructuring to alleviate traffic in the area. The site has administered 1 million COVID-19 tests since May, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Dodgers Stadium’s virus testing site, usually filled with lines of cars, was empty on New Year’s Eve. Video broadcast Thursday Dec. 31, 2020 on the NBC4 News at 11 a.m.

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Garrett Cleavinger from the Phillies in a three-way trade Tuesday involving Tampa Bay and Philadelphia. The Dodgers will send minor league infielder Dillon Paulson and a player to be named or cash to Tampa Bay, while the Rays will send left-handed pitcher José Alvarado to Philadelphia to complete the transaction. Cleavinger, a 26-year-old left-hander,…