* * * (Article Courtesy of LA Dodgers) * * * * Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has won the 2024 Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award. Shohei Ohtani(Fox Sports) Ohtani becomes the first Dodger player to win the award and the second player ever to win the award four consecutive years (2021-24), joining Hall of Famer … [Read more...] about Ohtani Wins Outstanding DH Award
Dodgers Trade Capital
The Dodgers have the economic clout to pursue and sign any free agent currently on the open market. Twenty-three-year-old right-handed Nippon Baseball pitching phenom Roki Sasaki is reportedly on their radar, as is 32-year-old outfielder Teoscar Hernández, who they hope to re-sign. There were even rumors that megastar outfielder Juan Soto might join the World Series champs, … [Read more...] about Dodgers Trade Capital
More Dodgers Hardware
On Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that managers and coaches from all 30 MLB teams had selected 30-year-old Dodgers international superstar and future Hall of Famer Shohei Ohtani, 32-year-old fellow future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts, and 32-year-old extremely popular Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández to be awarded Silver Slugger Awards for the 2024 season, becoming the … [Read more...] about More Dodgers Hardware
Good Things Happen When You Win The World Series
It was being reported on Monday that Dodger Stadium, MLB’s third oldest ballpark (1962) behind only Boston’s Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago’s Wrigley Field (1914), was undergoing major renovations. Although exact cost of the project has not – and likely will not – be made public by the Dodgers, USA Today‘s Bob Nightengale reported last month that the renovations would cost … [Read more...] about Good Things Happen When You Win The World Series
Who Will It Be?
On Sunday, it was announced that longtime Dodgers minor league coach Clayton McCullough had been named as the new manager of the Miami Marlins, an excellent choice for the 2024 NL East last place Marlins. What makes this transaction significant for the Dodgers is that the 44-year-old Oxford, NC native and seven-year MiLB manager was in line to replace longtime Dodgers coach … [Read more...] about Who Will It Be?