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Mookie Betts wins NL player of the month for April

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Third career monthly honor for Betts, who is the first Dodgers shortstop to win NL player of the month

Dodgers outfielder shortstop Mookie Betts is off to an incredible start to his 2024 season, and on Friday was honored with the National League player of the month award for April.

Betts hit .368/.477/.624 with a 211 wRC+, six home runs, and eight stolen bases in the season’s opening month, which also includes six games in March. Betts lead the...

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Jacob Macofsky

Dodgers notes: Betts, Ohtani, Werth

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Mookie Betts was tasked with being the Dodgers’ primary shortstop at the beginning of the season, a position that he hadn’t played as a starter since high school.

So far into the season, Betts has impressed both president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and manager Dave Roberts with his defensive work, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.

Per Friedman: “I will say that where he is right now is where we hoped he would be in...

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Shohei Ohtani makes public appearance with his wife at Dodgers event

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani recently revealed the identity of his wife, and the two have now made a formal public appearance together.

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Back-to-back games move Treinen closer to Dodgers return

Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen pitches in his fifth game on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City, facing the Salt Lake City Bees, an Angels affiliate, on May 2, 2024. | From MILBtv

Second scoreless inning in as many nights for Treinen, who started the season on the injured list but has now pitched five games on his minor league rehab assignment.

Walker Buehler probably won’t be the only Dodgers pitcher to pitch in their first major league game since 2022 on the upcoming...

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Julio Urias agrees to plea deal in domestic violence case

Julio Urias has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. 

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Julio Urías pleads no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery charge

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A likely final update regarding the disgraced ex-Dodger pitcher avoids jail

On May 1, the City News Service reported that ex-Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pled no contest to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge.

As previously reported, on April 9, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office announced that the agency was filing five misdemeanor charges against Urías stemming from his arrest in September 2023. Said arrest led to Urías...

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Los Angeles Dodgers Ace is Finally Healthy, Will Return Next Week

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters that pitcher Walker Buehler will make his season debut on Monday against the Miami Marlins. Buehler, 29, will return to the majors 20 months after undergoing his second Tommy John operation.

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Dodgers readying for long-awaited return of two-time All-Star to rotation

The Los Angeles Dodgers are about to welcome old friend Walker Buehler back to the rotation.

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Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler to return Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler will return to the mound for the first time since June 2022 on Monday. Manager Dave Roberts said the two-time All-Star right-hander will start at home against the Miami Marlins.

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Eric Stephen

Dodgers and Braves meet in a battle of division leaders

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NL West leader hosts the NL East leader this weekend at Dodger Stadium

After a 7-2 road trip through Washington D.C., Toronto, and Phoenix, the Dodgers are back home in Los Angeles to host their frequent October foe, the Atlanta Braves, for three games beginning Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

These two teams met in the 2018 National League Division Series then played in consecutive National League Championship Series in 2020...

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Dodgers ace to make first start in nearly two years on Monday

Two-time All-Star Walker Buehler will make his long-awaited return on Monday against the Marlins.

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Julio Urias pleads no contest to domestic battery charge

Former Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge Wednesday, per the Orange County Register.  The L.A.

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For Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the best is yet to come

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Despite a rough start to the season, Yamamoto has given the Dodgers plenty of celebrate.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto may have had a rough start with the Dodgers, but that’s all but forgotten now. The star pitcher has made a dramatic turnaround, and Mike Axisa at CBS Sports tells us why.

First, Yamamoto has a killer curveball and spectacular splitter, both of which carry above-average spin and whiff rates. When batters do connect with either of these pitches,...

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Buying or Selling Dodgers' Biggest Breakout Players in 2024 Season

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season with as much hype as any team in recent memory following a busy offseason headlined by the additions of Shohei…

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Eric Stephen

Scoreless starts by Casparius, Lamet, Karros; Hope to IL

Ben Casparius #33 of the Glendale Desert Dogs pitches during the game between the Scottsdale Scorpions and the Glendale Desert Dogs at Camelback Ranch on Thursday, October 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. | Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Three scoreless starts at the top three affiliates, a season debut for Martin in Modesto, and outfielder Zyhir Hope lands on the IL with a left shoulder injury.

Scoreless starts and huge leads were the norm on all the afternoon games on...

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D-backs’ Jordan Montgomery Struggles, Dodgers Win 8-0

Jordan Montgomery’s debut at Chase Field didn’t unfold as planned, with the lefty surrendering six earned runs in three innings, paving the way for an 8-0 Dodgers blowout to conclude the three-game series.

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Yamamoto, Dodgers blank D-backs to cap stellar road trip

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto extends scoreless streak to 15 innings. Andy Pages and Will Smith homered to help Dodgers finish road trip 7-2

Three road series. Three series wins. The Dodgers opened up a big early lead and, behind yet another strong start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, blanked the Diamondbacks 8-0 on Wednesday night at Chase Field.

The trajectory of the game was such that the Dodgers didn’t even need to get any high-leverage arms warming up, thus securing a...

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May 1: Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 0

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LA went 7-2 on 3-city road trip through Washington D.C., Toronto, and Phoenix

Yoshinobu Yamamoto extended his scoreless streak to 15 innings by pitching six strong in the Dodgers’ win over the Diamondbacks on Monday night at Chase Field in Phoenix. Andy Pages and Will Smith homered in the win.

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Eric Stephen

Walker Buehler starts Monday for Dodgers

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Buehler will be back in the majors for the first time since June 2022, after rehabbing from his second career Tommy John surgery as well as flexor tendon repair. He starts Monday against the Marlins at Dodger Stadium.

Walker Buehler will start Monday against the Marlins at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts told reporters at Chase Field in Phoenix after the Dodgers’ win over the D-backs to close out a 7-2 road trip.

Walker Buehler will...

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 6 scoreless as Dodgers top D-backs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings to help lead the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

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