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Garrett Hope Excited About Bigger Role with Great Lakes

Apr 3, 2018

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball, Prospect Reports

Catching prospect Garrett Hope is excited for his role on the Great Lakes Loons in 2018. Hope, who is expected to handle the majority of the catching duties this season for the Low-A affiliate of the Los Angele...

Laid-Back Dodgers Poised for Another Late October Run

Griffin Fabits

Mar 6, 2018

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers

GLENDALE, Ariz-- The scene inside the clubhouse at Camelback Ranch early Monday morning suggests the Los Angeles Dodgers, one win away from a World Series title in 2017, might be even more dangerous this summer...

Matt Kemp Thrilled to be Back, Dodgers Might Not Feel The Same

Griffin Fabits

Feb 20, 2018

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rumors

GLENDALE, Ariz - Matt Kemp looks at ease.Noticeably thinner -- down 41 pounds from 2017 -- with an afro his hat has trouble containing. The 33-year-old is back in Los Angeles Dodgers blue for the first time...

Tim Lincecum and the Dodgers Are a Match Made in Rivalry Heaven

Jeff J. Snider

Feb 16, 2018

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

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In the long, storied history of the Los Angeles/Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins/Superbas/Bridegrooms/Grooms/Grays/Atlantics and the San Francisco/New York Giants/Gothams, there have been 228 players to play for both fr...

Dodgers’ 2018 Success is Dependent on Their Superstar Players

Tom Dorsa

Feb 16, 2018

Los Angeles Dodgers, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, Cody Bellinger, Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen. It is these men the Los Angeles Dodgers can count on for perennial success and contributions on and off the field. All five played ma...

Dodgers Re-Sign Chase Utley

Joe Orsatti

Feb 13, 2018

Breaking News, Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers have brought back a familiar face, as former All-Star Chase Utley will return to Los Angeles in 2018. While there has been no announcement on terms, Utley figures to play the same role t...

Top 10 Power-Hitters for 2018

Ryan Thoms

Jan 14, 2018

In a year which saw the single-season total home run record shattered, the new rookie home run record accomplished, and the first true chase to 60 home runs in a few years, 2017 was truly a season defined by po...

Dodgers, White Sox, and Royals Complete a Three-Team Trade

Joe Orsatti

Jan 4, 2018

Breaking News, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers

In the first major transaction of 2018, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Kansas City Royals completed a three-team trade. The Dodgers will acquire left-handed pitcher Scott Alexander from Kansas ...

Dodgers, Braves Complete Five-Player Salary Dump Trade

Jason Kelly

Dec 16, 2017

Atlanta Braves, Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, National League West, Offseason, Transactions

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves have just completed a big five-player trade, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal sends Matt Kemp back to Hollywood in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez...

‘Totally Untrue’ That Andre Ethier Is Retiring

Joe Orsatti

Nov 26, 2017

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League West, Offseason

3:15 PM ET: Andre Ethier told MLB.com's Ken Gurnick that he is not retiring and that the previous reports were "totally untrue."Andre Ethier said reports that he's retiring are "totally untrue." Teams have ...