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Why the Dodgers aren’t rushing Shohei Ohtani’s pitching buildup yet
For so long, the biggest question surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s future as a pitcher was simple. When, after a second career Tommy John surgery, would he finally get back on the mound? When, after a year and a half of exclusively hitting, would he be able to resume two-way duties? This past week, that answer finally…
Andy Pages’ four-hit night powers Dodgers to victory over Padres
Dave Roberts had made it only three steps out of the dugout when he got ejected Tuesday night. So, before he went back, the Dodgers manager made sure to get his money’s worth. On a contentious night that saw two superstars get hit by pitches, both dugouts receive umpire warnings, and the Dodgers eventually beat…
Shohei Ohtani makes pitching debut for Dodgers: Here’s how it went
Roughly four hours before first pitch Monday night, Shohei Ohtani sat at his locker in the Dodger Stadium clubhouse and prepared for his biggest game of the season. First, the reigning MVP unwrapped the black compression sleeve he wears when pitching, and pulled it over his prized right arm. Then, he grabbed his bat and…
Dodgers will finally get the complete Shohei Ohtani experience
On the field, he’s produced the first 50-50 season in baseball history and won a World Series. Off it, he’s sold everything from unsweetened green tea to skin-care products. As it was, it felt as if Shohei Ohtani was everywhere. In reality, this was just half of the package. The Dodgers are finally about to…
Shohei Ohtani ‘likely’ will make his Dodgers pitching debut this week
The long-anticipated wait appears to be nearly over — Shohei Ohtani likely will pitch this week. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced after Sunday’s 5-4 win over the Giants that Ohtani “most likely” will make his Dodgers pitching debut this week against the San Diego Padres. He likely will be an opener, only pitching for one…
Padres’ rout of Dodgers is a real laugher
SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball does not have a mercy rule for ending games early. On Tuesday night at Petco Park, the Dodgers could have used one. In recent years, the club has punted on plenty of games in the interest of protecting their often injury-riddled and shorthanded pitching staffs. But in an 11-1 loss to…
Clayton Kershaw earns his first win of 2025 as Dodgers beat Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers have sent Clayton Kershaw to the mound to give a slumping team a lift countless times during his 18-year career. And they’ve rarely been disappointed. So they did it again on a sultry Sunday afternoon in St. Louis and once again Kershaw delivered, earning his first win of the season in a…
High school baseball and softball: Regional finals results
CIF SOCAL REGIONAL FINALS SATURDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL DIVISION I #1 St. John Bosco 4, #7 Patrick Henry 0 DIVISION II #8 Rancho Bernardo 2, #6 Point Loma 1 DIVISION III #5 University City 3, #2 Mt. Carmel 1 DIVISION IV #2 Ridgeview 1, #1 Wilmington Banning 0 DIVISION V #3 Pioneer 4, #1 Corcoran 3…
NCAA super regionals: UCLA baseball surges late to win Game 1
Texas San Antonio wasn’t going to be a team UCLA could walk over. Just a week ago, the Roadrunners made a mockery of the Austin Regional — scoring 26 runs across three games — and took down No. 2 Texas twice on the Longhorns’ home turf. Their greeting to the Bruins on Jackie Robinson Stadium…
St. John Bosco wins Division I regional baseball title with a shutout
On the day he turned 17, Jack Champlin gave himself his own best birthday present, one he got to share with his teammates. The junior right-hander needed 27 pitches to retire all seven batters he faced to wrap up St. John Bosch’s 4-0 shutout of San Diego Patrick Henry in the Southern California Regional Division…