NLCS Game 3: Max Muncy ties a Dodgers’ postseason franchise record in Game 3 winMax Muncy matches the Dodgers’ all-time postseason home run record with 13 on Wednesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaMax Muncy is a Dodger home run king.He crushed a solo home run off Mets reliever Tylor Megill in the ninth inning for his 13th career postseason homer in the … [Read more...] about NLCS: Max Muncy ties a Dodgers’ postseason franchise record in Game 3 win
NLCS: Early game success builds momentum for Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneWhen Dodger pitching coach Mark Prior remembers Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s breakout Major League start at Yankee Stadium on June 7, he goes to the beginning.Yamamoto threw an 0–2 pitch to Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, who drove it to the wall in left field. Teoscar Hernández drifted … [Read more...] about NLCS: Early game success builds momentum for Yoshinobu Yamamoto
NLCS: One of the biggest walks in Dodger history
Center fielder John Shelby played a major role in the Dodgers’ 1988 championship season. (Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillHis hitting, fielding and speed led the Dodgers to acquire center fielder John Shelby from the Baltimore Orioles’ Triple-A Rochester affiliate early in the 1987 season. The May 22 transaction caused barely a ripple in baseball circles, something that … [Read more...] about NLCS: One of the biggest walks in Dodger history
NLCS: Andy Pages gets another shot at a lefty
Andy Pages hit .357 against left-handed pitchers in 2024. (Nick Tomoyasu/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaAndy Pages figured a lot out in 2024.It was a season of recovery. It was a rookie season of learning and adapting. And it was a season where he was one of the top threats in the Major Leagues against left-handed pitching.Now, he’s a potential threat for the Dodgers in … [Read more...] about NLCS: Andy Pages gets another shot at a lefty
NLCS: Freeman’s wheel’s bad, but the motor doesn’t stop running
Freddie Freeman (Katie Chin/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneWhich Dodger has made the most consistent hard contact in the postseason?It’s the one with the damaged ankle. The one getting early treatment at the ballpark, hobbling out of the batter’s box, gutting his way through games.Freeman, despite the badly sprained ankle that should have meant four-to-six weeks off of … [Read more...] about NLCS: Freeman’s wheel’s bad, but the motor doesn’t stop running