Dustin May recorded six strikeouts on Tuesday in his first start in a Major League stadium since May 17, 2023. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaDustin May is ready to pitch underneath the Dodger Stadium lights.He hasn’t pitched in a Major League stadium in nearly two years. But his return to the big league mound on Tuesday against the Angels was a bookend to an … [Read more...] about Dustin May is ready for his return to the Dodgers’ starting rotation
Dodgers’ depth is already showing
Blake Snell will start the Dodgers’ home opener on Thursday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneIf the Tokyo Series were any indication, when the Dodgers have to shift, they go from Plan A to Plan A2 — not Plan B.That often-used word with this team — depth — appears to be stronger than recent years and has been tapped into already.Even without Mookie Betts and … [Read more...] about Dodgers’ depth is already showing
Mookie Betts’ illness continues to be a point of frustration for him
Mookie Betts warms-up in the outfield on March 15 prior to the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. (Daniel Shirey/MLB)by Megan GarciaMookie Betts wants to play. His body feels great, although his stomach contradicts that sentiment.Betts was scheduled to start at shortstop against the Angels on Sunday in the first game … [Read more...] about Mookie Betts’ illness continues to be a point of frustration for him
Roki Sasaki lays down his first Major League building block
Roki Sasaki goes three innings and allows one run in his Major League debut on Wednesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneThe exhale made by Roki Sasaki when he walked off the Tokyo Dome mound in the third inning on Wednesday is a lasting image of his Major League debut.There was a lot of good — a quick first inning, an electric four-seamer, a slider that … [Read more...] about Roki Sasaki lays down his first Major League building block
The Dodgers leave Japan with dried paintbrushes in hand
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki on Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. (Lucy Raskin/MLB)by Cary OsborneAnxious, eager, joyful — yes.But nervous, hardly ever. That’s just a demeanor or a feeling that Shohei Ohtani doesn’t exude.But the most popular and many have said the greatest baseball player on the planet admitted that he felt nervous before his first … [Read more...] about The Dodgers leave Japan with dried paintbrushes in hand