I am sure you have heard this multiple times over the past few seasons, as the Dodgers have won back-to-back World Series championships, especially after the signings of Kyle Tucker and Edwin Diaz this past offseason. That chatter that you hear is that the Dodgers are just buying championships. The
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Today will be the start of a new series here at LADR, with that being a look at the future of our beloved Los Angeles Dodgers, as we take a look at some of the future boys in the blue down on the farm. It is not easy in baseball
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The crack of the bat and that distinctive noise when ball meets glove can only mean one thing, and that is that baseball is back. Not just any baseball, however, but your defending back-to-back World Champion Dodger baseball is back. It's no surprise that the goal for this year is
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Amid another exciting season where your Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting in first place in the NL West, let's take a look at the organization as a whole. Sure, the Dodgers scout and develop just as well, if not better, than any MLB team, which is not up for debate.
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The Dodgers are no strangers to setting records throughout their rich history. Shohei Ohtani can now add his name to the list of Dodgers who have their name placed in the record books. As of this writing, Ohtani has homered in five straight games, tying the Dodgers' record for most
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Baseball isn’t just a game — it’s an experience. The smell of fresh-cut grass at Dodger Stadium, the crack of the bat, the rhythm of the innings — it all creates something uniquely American, uniquely timeless. While modern sports are speeding up, growing louder, and leaning heavily on analytics, baseball
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It has been a while since the last article, and since then, our Los Angeles Dodgers have taken the lead in first place, holding a one-game advantage over the rival San Francisco Giants. Tonight's game will decide the winner of this series against the Giants, and not only that, but
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One of my favorite Dodgers, third baseman Max Muncy has gotten off to a dreadful start. He's slashing just .178/.282./247 (13 for 73) with no home runs and just four runs batted in across 85 plate appearances while playing in 23 games. It's super early, but the most concerning part
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First things first, I am going to be real and state that the odds of Shohei Ohtani pitching at some point this season for the Dodgers are pretty much a guarantee. Another bit of not-so-shocking news, however, is that his pitching debut has been pushed back yet again. I know
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It has been a while since I wrote an article for LADR, and I apologize for that. As they say, life happens, and life has been happening here lately. How about the ultra-competitive NL West so far this young season? Every team not named the Rockies has been off to
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The Dodgers are in Tokyo for a couple of exhibition games tomorrow before the regular season opens up against the Cubs in the Tokyo series. Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki have already received a hero's welcome in their native country as the Dodgers have turned Tokyo and beyond
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The Dodgers got the monkey off their backs on Friday night, releasing several years of postseason frustration by defeating the immature Padres 2-0 in the winner take all game 5 of the NLDS clinching the series and advancing to the National League Championship series where they will face the Mets
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“Is a sweep coming? Oh there’s a sweep coming and it’s not against Atlanta this week. Last year I called the Dodgers season over around June. So many people told me I was crazy. Or that I was “performing”. My analysis was so simple. “when was the last time any team
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The Dodgers returned home after sweeping the New York Mets, (who have been a mess this season) to face the Colorado Rockies for a weekend series before embarking on another road trip and flying back to New York to play the Yankees after playing a series in Pittsburgh. It’s a
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This past winter the Dodgers announced that Mookie Betts would be moving to second base permanently. This was an important announcement because it unceremoniously ended Miguel Vargas’s Dodger career. Before you ask, yes Vargas is still a Dodger and still on the 40-man roster. But let’s read between the lines.
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It’s almost 2024, and with 2023 ending, a lot has changed for the Dodgers in just a few short weeks. Most of the changes involve the massive historic 700 million dollar contract to superstar DH/pitcher Shohei Ohtani. The Dodgers have been pretty busy this winter, other than the Ohtani deal.
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