The Los Angeles Dodgers have endured plenty of painful moments this season, but Saturday night in Baltimore may have been one of the most gut-wrenching collapses yet. What could have been a historic celebration instead became a meltdown by a highly underperforming bullpen.
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As the Los Angeles Dodgers begin the final stretch of their 2025 season, a familiar question is surfacing once again: Should Mookie Betts return to right field? While manager Dave Roberts has dismissed any concrete plans for now, recent defensive — and offensive — struggles in the outfield corners are making this conversation impossible to ignore.
With the team’s outfield ranking just 19th among MLB clubs in total wins above replacement and 22nd in defensive rating, the Dodgers could conceivably benefit from some position shifting.
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As the 2025 MLB calendar turns toward September, suddenly every regular-season game carries much more weight. For the Los Angeles Dodgers, this weekend’s showdown against the San Diego Padres could represent what lies ahead — two teams deadlocked atop the NL West, with first place literally hanging in the balance.
As recently as July 3, the Dodgers had what seemed like a comfortable nine-game lead in the NL West. However, they went into this weekend’s showdown as a second-place team. Los Angeles has gone 12-21 since July 3, while the Padres have gone 23-12 to storm back into contention.
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When the Los Angeles Dodgers assembled what was considered one of the team’s most talented rotations in years, Clayton Kershaw wasn’t expected to be a huge part of it. With Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, and the eventual return of Shohei Ohtani to the mound, the 37-year-old future Hall of Famer seemed destined for a complementary role at best.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers made four moves before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, addressing a few pressing needs while shedding players who may have been invaluable as this year’s playoff push approaches. The moves were headlined by the acquisition of Minnesota Twins reliever Brock Stewart and the departure of starter Dustin May to the Boston Red Sox.
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As next Thursday’s trade deadline approaches, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves with several tough choices, including whether they want to address their current left field situation. Michael Conforto, signed to a one-year, $17 million deal in the offseason, has struggled mightily in his first season in Dodger Blue, slashing just .186/.296/.323 with eight home runs through his first 90 games.
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In a move that would have been unthinkable in seasons past, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the difficult decision to bench Mookie Betts for Saturday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The move wasn’t about matchups or getting a rest day — it was about giving one of baseball’s most popular superstars a chance to reset during one of the worst offensive stretches of his career.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers entered this weekend’s series against the San Francisco Giants having lost seven straight games for the first time since September 2017 — a drought that feels especially painful for a team that hoisted the World Series trophy just eight months ago.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the weekend series against the Houston Astros holding the best record in the National League, but their pitching depth was about to be exposed in the most humbling way possible. What unfolded over the first two games at Dodger Stadium served as a stark reminder that championship aspirations built on offense alone rarely survive the rigors of October playoff baseball.
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Lefty Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers has become the 20th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts. The 37-year-old Dallas native reached this historic milestone at Dodger Stadium against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, striking out Vinny Capra with two outs in the sixth inning.
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