SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Roki Sasaki had another up-and-down performance in a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday as he tries to solidify his spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting rotation. The 24-year-old Japanese right-hander got off to a good start, allowing one hit, walking one and striking out two…
Retired Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw won’t last long in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Team USA plans to replace Kershaw on its roster after Friday’s quarterfinals, coach Mark DeRosa announced Thursday. Kershaw, 37, announced his retirement from MLB in September. The veteran shocked the baseball world a few months later, saying he would…
1942Future White Sox MVP Dick Allen He was born in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Allen set a franchise record with 37 home runs in his MVP year of 1972, along with 113 RBIs. His 8.6 WAR in 1972 ranks second all-time among White Sox hitters (Eddie Collins, 9.4, 1915) and 14th all-time among all White Sox players….
Jason Benetti will be named NBC’s lead play-by-play announcer for its Major League Baseball coverage, according to Front Office Sports. Benetti, who is the current play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers, will open the season on March 26 when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks. He will then settle in as the lead…
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – The Los Angeles Dodgers do not expect two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell to be ready for Opening Day as he works to recover from a shoulder injury that lingered from last season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Friday that the left-hander has been pitching on flat ground, not on…
For the third time in the last four games, a San Diego Padres spring training game was decided by one run. Unfortunately for the Padres, it was the Colorado Rockies who were at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning and it was Zac Veen who hit a one-out solo home run to…
The Los Angeles Dodgers have an embarrassing amount of riches at the plate, leaving manager Dave Roberts with a tough decision heading into the 2026 season: Who hits and where in the order? On Wednesday, Roberts made it clear where his head is on Mookie Betts, saying he expects Betts to bat third, as reported…
The New York Mets claimed catcher Ben Rortvedt off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. The Dodgers placed Rortvedt, who had only rejoined the team a few days earlier, on waivers to make room for right-handed reliever Evan Phillips, whom they signed to a one-year, $6.5 million contract. Rortvedt has moved around a…
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider couldn’t help but reference Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani when speaking about the arrival of his team’s newest signing from Japan. With infielder Kazuma Okamoto expected at the Blue Jays facility on Friday, Schneider was asked if the slugger’s plane had already landed in Canada, as reported by…
MLB owners want to make it harder for teams to engage in pitch-stealing tactics on the field. Team owners reportedly voted to approve a rule Thursday that would prevent first- and third-base coaches from leaving their boxes on the field until a pitcher has thrown a pitch, according to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. MLB owners wanted…
