Shohei Ohtani is the 2024 National League Most Valuable Player. (Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneTwo elevators at Dodger Stadium open up on the bottom floor and reveal a trophy alley. The right side has a line of images and silver plaques representing each Dodger Most Valuable Player award winner beginning with the first — Jake Daubert in 1913 — to the latest.Make room for … [Read more...] about Shohei Ohtani completes his historic 2024 season with NL MVP
Ohtani joins select Dodger MVP club
Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella is the only Dodger to win multiple National League MVP awards. (Mark Langill/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillFor the past century, the collection of Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League Most Valuable Player award has ranged from pitchers to position players.Now the unconventional Shohei Ohtani adds “designated … [Read more...] about Ohtani joins select Dodger MVP club
Lefty Jack Dreyer added to the Dodgers’ 40-man roster
Jack Dreyer (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaThe Dodgers added left-handed pitcher Jack Dreyer to the 40-man roster on Tuesday.Dreyer had an outstanding 2024 pitching for Triple-A Oklahoma City and Double-A Tulsa where he had a 2.20 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 6.0 strikeouts-to-walk ratio in 46 appearances (57 1/3 innings).He has a career 2.18 ERA, 1.11 WHIP in 100 Minor … [Read more...] about Lefty Jack Dreyer added to the Dodgers’ 40-man roster
Former Dodger Al Ferrara passes away
Al Ferrara hit a career-high 16 home runs with the Dodgers in 1967. (Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillFormer Dodger outfielder Al Ferrara, a member of World Series championship teams in 1963 and 1965, passed away on Friday after a lengthy illness. He was 84.A native of Brooklyn, New York, Ferrara signed with the Dodgers as an amateur free agent prior to the 1959 season. He … [Read more...] about Former Dodger Al Ferrara passes away
Shohei Ohtani wins Outstanding DH in arguably the greatest season ever by a DH
Shohei Ohtani (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneShohei Ohtani is the 2024 Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award winner. But Ohtani just didn’t have the most outstanding DH season in 2024. He had, by many measurements, the best ever.Ohtani’s Baseball Reference WAR (9.2) and Fangraphs WAR (9.1) are the highest single-season numbers in Major League … [Read more...] about Shohei Ohtani wins Outstanding DH in arguably the greatest season ever by a DH