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The Los Angeles Dodgers travel roster for Japan featured a surplus of relief pitchers compared to only four guaranteed starters in Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki, Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto was named the Dodgers’ Opening Day starter and Sasaki was scheduled to make his MLB debut in the finale of the Tokyo Series. Manager Dave Roberts had previously indicated … [Read more...] about Future Dodgers Pitching Plans Required Using Blake Snell & Tyler Glasnow In Same Tokyo Dome Exhibition Game

Mookie Betts did not play in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants and won’t be in the lineup for the team’s second matchup at the Tokyo Dome either. Miguel Rojas started at shortstop in the Dodgers’ first exhibition game in Japan. “He’s been really sick, lost some weight, so we were trying to get him hydrated. He’s going to workout a little bit … [Read more...] about Mookie Betts Not Playing In Dodgers Exhibition Games At Tokyo Dome

The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Hunter Feduccia to Triple-A Oklahoma City hours before they were scheduled to play the Yomiuri Giants in their first exhibition game before the Tokyo Series. Feduccia was among the 31 players included on the Dodgers travel roster for Japan. The move was reminiscent of the Dodgers optioning Miguel Vargas just before playing their South Korea … [Read more...] about Dodgers Spring Training Roster Cuts: Hunter Feduccia Optioned Before Tokyo Exhibition Games

The Los Angeles Dodgers landed in Tokyo on Thursday afternoon (local time) ahead of their Opening Day matchup with the Chicago Cubs next week. As part of the Dodgers’ trip to Japan, they are going to play exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome this weekend. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts already announced that Blake Snell and Tyler … [Read more...] about Dodgers News: Tyler Glasnow Pitching In Tokyo & Exhibition Freeway Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers landed at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Thursday afternoon (local time) and were greeted by a throng of fans who were particularly excited to welcome home Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki. Ohtani left Japan for Major League Baseball in 2018, Yamamoto joined the Dodgers last year, and Sasaki is now entering his first season with the club … [Read more...] about Dodgers Tokyo Series: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Roki Sasaki Hosting Players-Only Dinner