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Memories of the Dodgers’ Tokyo Series sweep and touring Japan. The Dodgers left Tokyo Wednesday night after being sweeping the Chicago Cubs. Accordingly, just about everyone who I have been bantering with has left. For lack of a better analogy, it feels like I'm the last one at the summer camp, an anti-Holdovers, if you will. I had one last bit of Tokyo Series business to take … [Read more...] about Postcard from Tokyo

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Looking at the relievers most firmly in manager Dave Roberts’ trust tree in the bullpen. After taking a look at the Dodgers starting pitching in two parts of our 2025 preview, we now turn our attention to the bullpen. The Dodgers had only the third-best bullpen by ERA in 2024, so they brought back all the main guys and added two of the … [Read more...] about Dodgers pitching preview, part 3: Back end of the bullpen

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images Snell (2018, 2023) and Tarik Skubal (2024) will face off Thursday at Dodger Stadium, the only MLB opening day matchup featuring two Cy Young Award winners. LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell, the Dodgers’ biggest signing of the offseason, will get the ball for the team’s first home game of the 2025 season, starting on Thursday against the Tigers … [Read more...] about Blake Snell will start Dodgers home opener vs. Tigers

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images Tyler Glasnow makes his final tuneup start before the regular season on Monday in Anaheim. The Freeway Series shifts to Anaheim on Monday night as the Dodgers take on the Angels 30 miles south Interstate 5 at Angel Stadium. Tyler Glasnow will make his final tuneup start of the exhibition schedule, starting on Monday. He last pitched on … [Read more...] about Dodgers on Deck: Monday Freeway Series at Angels

Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images Freeman and Betts missed both games in Tokyo. Plan was for both to bat twice and play 3-4 innings in field Sunday vs. Angels, but Betts was a late lineup scratch. LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman were each held out of the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season in Japan. Freeman returned Sunday in the opener of the … [Read more...] about Freeman back in Dodgers lineup, Betts scratched Sunday