Andy Pages of the Los Angeles Dodgers has enjoyed a solid rookie season as the team’s primary center fielder. While the Dodgers had overall bottom 10 production from the center field position this season, Pages showed good promise in his 116 games, becoming a league-average hitter by wRC+ and an above-average defender by Outs Above Average (OAA). Pages has been an important … [Read more...] about Dodgers Rookie’s Swing Becoming Valuable in World Series Run
The Unsung Hero In The Dodgers Bullpen Entering The World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the 2024 World Series to play the New York Yankees, but not without unsung hero reliever Brent Honeywell Jr. In a team full of superstars, those underrated players always have indispensable roles. Few people know who this right-hander is, but his teammates do and know they won’t get to the Fall Classic without him. The Unsung Hero In The … [Read more...] about The Unsung Hero In The Dodgers Bullpen Entering The World Series
Longtime Major League Pitcher Rudy May, 1980 AL ERA Champ, Has Passed Away
Rudy May, a left-handed pitcher who toiled for four teams from 1965-83, passed away on Wednesday at age 80. In 535 career games, of which 360 were starts, the curveball artist was 152-156 with a 3.46 ERA and 1.248 WHIP. His lifetime stats don’t begin to tell the story, however. Very sorry to hear about the passing of former #Expos pitcher Rudy May. Rudy spent 2 years in … [Read more...] about Longtime Major League Pitcher Rudy May, 1980 AL ERA Champ, Has Passed Away
Dodgers Great Fernando Valenzuela Has Died at 63
Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, the team announced. He was 63 years old. Valenzuela’s electric rookie year in 1981 put him at the center of the sports universe, a period remembered to this day as “Fernandomania” in LA and beyond. No cause of death has been announced. The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher … [Read more...] about Dodgers Great Fernando Valenzuela Has Died at 63
Five Questions for the Dodgers Heading Into the World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers have punched their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 2020. They have faced external expectations and internal injuries, and now there is just one test remaining. Here are five questions to consider before they take on the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium Friday night. Five Questions Facing the Dodgers for the World Series Will Alex … [Read more...] about Five Questions for the Dodgers Heading Into the World Series