A war veteran from Iraq who lost part of his leg in an explosion has tried out for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Daniel ''Doc'' Jacobs was among 80 hopefuls Thursday at the spring training complex of the Dodgers. He was encouraged to attend by Hall of Famer and former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.
Jacobs was a Navy corpsman and assigned to a Marine division in 2006 when he was injured by an improvised explosive device. He lost his left leg below the knee and also sustained foot and hand injuries. He went through more than 50 surgeries.
Jacobs said it was an honor to try out for the Dodgers. He later threw out a ceremonial first ball before the Dodgers beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-8.
INSPIRING STORY
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March 01, 2013
Daniel "Doc" Jacobs, a disabled Navy veteran who lost his left leg below the knee after an IED exploded underneath him in Iraq, had a tryout with the Dodgers,
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March 01, 2013
PHOENIX Matt Kemp is expected to play Friday for the first time since off-season surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. But Carl Crawford, the Dodgers' other rehabbing All-Star outfielder, hit a bump in his comeback from reconstructive elbow surgery.
"It depends on how he comes in in the morning," Manager Don Mattingly said of Kemp's status. "...
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February 28, 2013
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It seems almost like yesterday Josh Beckett was overpowering hitters with a high-90s fastball and wickedly effective sinker, helping the Boston Red Sox win a World Series. In 2007, he was an All-Star who won 20 games and finished second in Cy Young voting. He was one of the league's elite pitchers.
"Josh basically was Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke...
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February 28, 2013
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly doesn’t view
veteran pitcher Aaron Harang as a candidate for the team’s bullpen, meaning he
could quickly become a trade candidate this spring, according to Steve Dilbeck
of The Los Angeles Times.
“Aaron Harang doesn’t seem like the kind of guy that pitches
out of the pen,” Mattingly told reporters. “To me he’s...
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March 01, 2013
A truly inspiring tale of perseverance is playing out much like a Hollywood script in the city of angels.
Former Iraq veteran Daniel ‘Doc’ Jacobs has two main goals in life: to serve his country and second to play Major League Baseball–check both off.
The Huffington Post has reported the 27-year-old’s story of being one of 80 hopefuls at Dodgers Camelback Ranch training...
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March 02, 2013
The Los Angeles Dodgers have shut down outfielder Carl
Crawford due to nerve irritation, an ailment that could cause the veteran to
start the season on the disabled list.
Don Mattingly said Carl Crawford's status for opening day is in question. "This challenges that."
— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) March 1, 2013
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly...
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March 01, 2013
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford could miss his team’s April 1 opener against San Francisco after leaving spring training to have his elbow examined in Los Angeles.
Recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery on Aug. 23, Crawford felt nerve irritation in his left arm. The Dodgers said Friday he was examined a day earlier by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who prescribed...
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March 01, 2013
When Guggenheim Baseball Management spent 2.15 billion dollars to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt last year, lots of things were said about the organization and the rich new world it had just been entered into.
Spending huge amounts of money on player acquisitions and organizational improvements would become routine, and the goal of the new management was to return the Dodgers...
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February 27, 2013
On this episode of "Dugout Blues," Jared Massey (L.A. Dugout) and I interview Baseball America's Jim Shonerd. Shonerd authored the Dodgers' Top 30 prospect list for the BA Prospect Handbook and gave us some good insight into the process.
Hyun-Jin Ryu and Zack Greinke's debuts are discussed briefly before we look at the case for Alex Castellanos making the...
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February 28, 2013
It didn't take long for Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Luis Cruz to recover from food poisoning.
In his first at-bat after two days in bed, Cruz hit a two-run homer that helped the Dodgers beat the Angels 10-8 Thursday and leave their Los Angeles rival with an 0-5-2 record at spring training.
''I'm still weak,'' Cruz said after sending a pitch from Jerome...
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March 01, 2013
Trading away Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto last August was like taking medication in the midst of a brutal headache. Seven months later, despite some minor residual effects, it’s clear the Red Sox are prepared to tackle the 2013 season with a clear head.
The Dodgers? Not so much.
Boston was immediately praised in the aftermath of its 2012 megadeal...
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March 01, 2013
PADRES 7, DODGERS 5
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Zack Greinke was hit hard in his second spring training appearance, allowing three doubles and a triple over three innings Friday as a Los Angeles Dodgers' split squad lost to the San Diego Padres 7-5.
After pitching two scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox in his first game after signing a 147 million, six-year contract, Greinke...
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February 27, 2013
MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs' Starlin Castro left in the bottom of the fourth inning after pulling up on a ground ball to shortstop Wednesday during an 11-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Cubs said their shortstop had left hamstring tightness and was being evaluated.
Aaron Harang, bidding for a spot in the Dodgers rotation, allowed four runs, five hits and a walk...
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March 01, 2013
The current ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers, which as you know includes NBA legend Magic Johnson, paid $2.15 billion for the team — the most ever for a sports franchise. They are expected to have a payroll of $230 million in 2013, which is the highest in baseball history. The team is also planning to spend over $100 million in stadium upgrades and improvements.
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