For all the talent and star power throughout the Los Angeles Dodgers roster, the team regularly excels at finding diamonds in the rough and helping revive careers.
Team Japan opened its World Baseball Classic pool play with a 13-0 win over Taiwan after just seven innings, thanks to the mercy rule, and they were led by Los Angeles Dodgers superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have continued to support Andrew Toles off the field over the last several years but those ongoing efforts have reached a snag for 2026.
Early Saturday morning action in the World Baseball Classic gave us a battle between two Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani and Hyeseong Kim each homered, and Japan beat Korea 8-6 at the Tokyo Dome.
Roki Sasaki has been a mess in his first two starts this spring, still working through some new pitches and fighting his command, having through 38 strikes and 43 balls thus far in Cactus League play, allowing seven runs and recording 10 outs.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
The Dodgers were able to bounce back after suffering a walk-off loss on Thursday by shutting out the Kansas City Royals 6-0 on Friday. The Dodgers wasted no time putting the ball in play to begin the bottom of the first, as Miguel Rojas and Freddie Freeman knocked a pair of singles to strike first on the scoreboard.
The gap in skill between the common man and a professional baseball player is unthinkable. Even those in the minor leagues can crush a pitch from a commoner, while no layman can hit a fastball that’s in the high-80s or low-90s in velocity.
The Dodgers host the Kansas City Royals at Camelback Ranch on Friday in their first night game this spring, with a 5:05 p.m. PT start. This is the second of two consecutive night games at Camelback Ranch, with the Colorado Rockies coming over on Saturday.
As the 2026 World Baseball Classic takes center stage, there are five Dodgers who are ready to put on a show in front of a global audience with their countries across their chest.
Santiago Espinal was a low-risk signing when the Los Angeles Dodgers added him before the first full squad workout of Spring Training. The former All-Star was one of the names in competition for the starting second base job to start the season with Tommy Edman momentarily out of commission, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
Roki Sasaki was fantastic as a reliever during last year’s World Series run, but the Los Angeles Dodgers signed him to be a starting pitcher. They still have big plans for the Japanese right-hander in their rotation, especially given the frequent injury issues that plague Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
Undoubtedly, Shohei Ohtani is the premier baseball phenomenon of his generation. Whether with the LA Dodgers or his native Japan, he is virtually beyond human.
If it is not obvious, the Dodgers and the United States are merely borrowing Shohei Ohtani, as most recently evidenced by Ohtani’s recent batting practice session at the Tokyo Dome in preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
The Los Angeles Dodgers secured back-to-back World Series titles after committing over $1.5 billion in the free agent market over the past two offseasons.
Alex Freeland made his Major League debut last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, appearing in 29 games while the team dealt with various injuries. Freeland enters the 2026 season as the Dodgers’ No.
The Dodgers sent Jack Suwinski outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. The team had not previously designated Suwinski for assignment, so this drops their 40-man roster tally to 39.
Veteran infielder Santiago Espinal is in Dodgers camp as a non-roster invitee, but it seems he’s already positioned himself as a favorite to break camp with the club.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to make another trip to the World Series in 2026, hoping to three‑peat as champions. This offseason, they added multiple All‑Stars in free agency, including outfielder Kyle Tucker and closer Edwin Diaz, while also bringing back two trusted veterans: infielder Miguel Rojas and utility man Kiké Hernandez.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have routinely acquired some of the league’s best players through MLB free agency and trades with other organizations. However, one of their most important pieces over the past decade was once available to anyone, that player being third baseman Max Muncy.
Blake Snell will be an important part of the Dodgers' rotation as they look to win their third consecutive World Series. The biggest question is whether he can stay on the mound for most of the season.