Ernie Hudson and Phil Donlon are on California Live giving a glimpse of the sometimes dark world of MLB. As seen on California Live Feb. 20, 2020.

The excitement was palpable inside the International Ballroom at the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday night in Los Angeles for the 15th annual L.A. Sports Awards. The annual event is produced by the Los Angeles Sports Council and recognizes the best athletes, coaches, and executives within the LA sports landscape. Located within the same space as the Golden...

Major league players could be punished for future sign-stealing violations in the wake of the Houston Astros’ scandal that only resulted in discipline for managers, coaches and executives.

The newest members of the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitcher David Price and outfielder Mookie Betts, were going about their daily lives when they each got the jarring news that they had been traded. Both had heard their names mentioned in trade rumors throughout the offseason, but the surprise still stung like the frozen wind at Fenway Park in the heart…

Position players reported to spring training on Monday as full squad workouts begin at Camelback Ranch for the Los Angeles Dodgers. For many, Monday was fans first glimpse at newest Dodger, Mookie Betts, fielding and hitting while wearing Dodger Blue. The timing of Betts first official day with the Dodgers coincides with the arrival of a new Mookie Betts bobblehead,…

Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno acknowledges he scrapped the proposed trade that would have landed Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling from the Dodgers. Moreno also says the Angels can make an even bigger trade for an elite starting pitcher if they get a chance this season. Moreno covered many topics in his annual informal conversation with reporters on the…

The two newest members of the Los Angeles Dodgers, David Price and Mookie Betts, discuss where they were when they heard they were tried, and why they’re hungry to win another World Series in LA.

The newest pitcher on the Los Angeles Dodgers, David Price, discusses his new team, and provides updates to his injured left wrist that he underwent surgery on during the offseason.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a risk in acquiring 2012 American League Cy Young Award Winner, David Price, from the Boston Red Sox in the trade that also landed them Mookie Betts. The 34-year-old left-hander is coming off one of his worst seasons in 2019. Price went 7-5 with a 4.28 ERA in 22 games with the Red Sox last…

The verbal sparring between the Houston Astros and others around the majors over the team’s sign-stealing scandal is reaching new levels of absurdity — from accusations of illiteracy to claims about a player’s partial tattoo. Yes, really. And spring training is only a few days old. Imagine what things might be like once the Astros start playing games. Houston shortstop Carlos...

NL MVP Cody Bellinger called out José Altuve and the Houston Astros for swiping their trophies and said he suspected they kept scheming last season, too. “One hundred percent,” the Dodgers slugger said. “I don’t know why they would stop.” All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer went even farther. “I’m not going to let them forget the fact that they are...

Dusty Baker wants action from Major League Baseball: End the criticism of the Astros from across baseball over sign stealing, and take steps to ensure pitchers don’t throw at his players. “It’s not good for the game, it’s not good for kids to see it, so I think both,” the new Houston manager said Saturday. “Stop the comments and...

Cody Bellinger thinks Houston’s José Altuve stole the 2017 AL MVP award from the Yankees’ Aaron Judge and the Astros swiped that year’s World Series title from the Los Angeles Dodgers. “These guys were cheating for three years,’’ Bellinger said Friday at the Dodgers spring training camp. “I think what people don’t realize is Altuve stole an MVP from...

Imagine for a second you’re sitting at your cubicle or desk at work and suddenly your phone goes off. Message after message of congratulations and condolences begin to fill your inbox. “What are they talking about?” You ask yourself. You go on social media and see your name mentioned everywhere. Apparently you’re about to be transferred to another company....

Infielder Max Muncy and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract Thursday and avoided salary arbitration. Muncy gets a $4.5 million signing bonus, payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by Major League Baseball, and salaries of $1 million this year, $7.5 million in 2021 and $11.5 million in 2022. The Dodgers have a $13…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are adding a former Cy Young Award winner and MVP. The Dodgers and Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal that would send 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner David Price to Los Angeles pending physicals, sources told NBC LA. Sources indicated that after months of negotiations between the…

The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private

The Los Angeles Dodgers would rather earn a World Series trophy on their own than accept any scraps from the Houston Astros or Boston Red Sox, the teams that beat them in 2017 and ’18. Despite being eager to focus on the upcoming season, several Dodgers publicly for the first time expressed annoyance at the Astros for the sign-stealing system…

With Los Angeles fans reeling from news that two of the Dodgers’ recent World Series opponents were linked to a cheating scandal that tipped off batters to what pitch was about to be thrown, the City Council voted Tuesday to ask Major League Baseball to strip the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox of their World Series titles. The resolution…