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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…

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...

Seattle Mariners CEO Kevin Mather has resigned after video surfaced of him recently making derogatory remarks about some players and club operations

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…

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...

Bullpen coach Matt Wise will serve as the Los Angeles Angels’ interim pitching coach. He replaces Mickey Callaway, who is being investigated by Major League Baseball over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward several women who work in sports media. New Angels executive Dom Chiti will fill in as Manager Joe Maddon’s bullpen coach while the investigation of Callaway is concluded....

The Giants will have up to 1,000 fans back at Scottsdale Stadium and manager Gabe Kapler said he’s comfortable with the plan they’ve come up with.

Against the backdrop of a still raging coronavirus pandemic, pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training this week, the first step in a 2021 season that will take many of the complexities from 2020′s 60-game sprint and stretch them over an additional four months

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,...

Padres season ticket holders are hopeful they will be able to get back into the ballpark for at least part of the 2021 season, and a survey sent recently from the team’s membership services is giving them hope that it could happen. The email made no promises, but did ask some specific questions like, “Do you believe Padres games at…

Seven Negro Leagues have been recommended for major league status by a task force of the Society for American Baseball Research

Major League Baseball has created a hotline for people not employed by the league or teams to report harassment or discrimination after Mets general manager Jared Porter and Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway were accused of sending lewd text messages to female reporters

Shohei Ohtani agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, avoiding arbitration. The two-way player will make $3 million in 2021 and $5.5 million in 2022. Both years are guaranteed. Ohtani asked for $3.3 million for the upcoming season, and the Angels countered with $2.5 million. Ohtani earned $259,259 in the prorated portion of his $700,000...

Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died

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...