Of this off-season’s moves by the Dodgers, perhaps none was more celebrated by Dodgers fans than last week’s signing of 23-year-old phenom right-hander Roki Sasaki, this after his four outstanding seasons with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Chiba Lotte Marines. Roki Sasaki(Wally Skalij) During his four seasons in the NPB, the Rikuzentakata, Japan native posted a … [Read more...] about Sasaki to Make Much Anticipated Dodgers Debut
Freddie the Destroyer
Dodgers superstar and future Hall of Famer Freddie Freeman slugged his second home run of the Spring and his second in as many days on Sunday in the Dodgers 6-3 win over their Camelback Ranch camp mates, the Chicago White Sox. But it wasn’t just another Freddie Freeman home run, it was a monster Freddie Freeman home run to right field. And though MLB.com didn’t list the … [Read more...] about Freddie the Destroyer
Freddie’s Ready
Although it took three games and four at-bats, future Hall of Fame Dodgers first baseman (and designated hitter) Freddie Freeman finally hit his first Spring Training home run in Saturday’s 6-5 win over The Hated Ones at Camelback Ranch Glendale. Freeman’s blast to right-center field tied the game at 3-3 and came in his third at-bat of the game in the sixth inning. A hanging … [Read more...] about Freddie’s Ready
A Great Send
Oh sure, Friday night’s bottom-of-the-ninth 6-5 Dodgers walk-off win over the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim was just another “meaningless Spring Training game.” But for the 12,271 on hand at Camelback Ranch, and the millions more watching on SportsNet LA, they got to witness – yet again – why soon-to-be (on March 20) 59-year-old Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel is considered … [Read more...] about A Great Send
Dodgers Lose – But Win
The Dodgers lost their Spring Training game against the Colorado Rockies by a score of 2-0 at Salt River Fields on Thursday afternoon. That’s the bad news. The good great news is that 35-year-old veteran eight-time All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman went 1-for-2 in his 2025 Cactus League debut as the Dodgers designated hitter with a sharp single to right in his first … [Read more...] about Dodgers Lose – But Win