Having been mired in a nasty slump for the entirety of the season’s first half, catcher Yasmani Grandal‘s bat came through in a big way on Friday night, rescuing the Dodgers from a three-game losing streak and propelling the club to a 10-6 win against the Padres at Dodger Stadium.
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Although it’s no secret that the Dodgers have a keen interest in upgrading their bullpen as the trade deadline approaches, the club has been linked to Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce on several occasions, while many fans are left wondering where exactly an offensive upgrade of that nature would fit into the everyday lineup.
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While most of Andre Ethier‘s time on the disabled list has been relatively quiet in terms of news surrounding the healing of his cracked tibia, Dodgers‘ manager Dave Roberts gave the media a brief update on Wednesday which revealed an August 2 target date of returning to the bigs.
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The Dodgers will take another step in attempting to bolster their starting rotation on Thursday when the club activates lefty Hyun-jin Ryu from the 60-day disabled list to start the series opener against the Padres.
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With staff ace Clayton Kershaw on the shelf until at least mid-July nursing a lower-back ailment, members of the Dodgers‘ latest starting rotation crew are set to close out the first half of the season on a strong note before earning four days of well-deserved rest over the All-Star break.
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Baseball writers selected Dodgers‘ shortstop Corey Seager as June’s National League Rookie of the Month on Saturday, giving the 22-year-old rookie his first career monthly award in what appears to be one of many down a long and very productive road.
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In light of losing ace Clayton Kershaw to the disabled list with a herniated disc in his lower back, the Dodgers announced on Thursday the acquisition of pitcher Bud Norris, minor league outfielder Dian Toscano, a player to be named later and cash from the Braves in exchange for minor league pitchers Caleb Dirks and Phil Pfeifer.
Accolades continued to accumulate for the Dodgers‘ minor league system on Tuesday when pitcher Jharel Cotton and second baseman Willie Calhoun were selected to represent the organization in the 2016 Futures Game.
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Although the Dodgers‘ public relations department hasn’t yet made it official, it’s pretty safe to assume that right-handed pitching prospect Brock Stewart has landed safely in Milwaukee and will make his major league debut against the Brewers Wednesday evening.
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When he’s not busy mashing upper-deck home runs on the Dodgers‘ farm, Tulsa Drillers‘ first baseman Lars Anderson has been very instrumental recently in promoting his one-of-a-kind baseball bat company — Birdman Bats, LLC.
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