Tag: Blake Snell

Dodgers Prepare for Blue Jays in 2025 World Series

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After bulldozing through the Wild Card, NLDS and NLCS rounds, the Los Angeles Dodgers now face their ultimate test against a Toronto Blue Jays team that just won’t go away. The defending champion Dodgers crushed the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game sweep, but Canada’s comeback kids survived a seven-game war with Seattle, bringing to the table something that the Brewers couldn’t — an offense that punishes mistakes from opposing pitching.

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Dodgers Advance to 2025 World Series

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading back to the World Series after completing a dominant four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2025 MLB NLCS. But the most remarkable part of this postseason run isn’t about how they’re chasing back-to-back world championships — it’s how they got there.

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Dodgers Set Sights on Brewers in 2025 NLCS

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The Los Angeles Dodgers enter Monday night’s National League Championship Series opener with momentum from their NLDS victory over Philadelphia and a slight rest advantage. While it took the Brewers five games to advance past the Cubs, the Dodgers wrapped up their series earlier, giving them a few extra days to reset and prepare for what could be their toughest test yet.

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How Will Dodgers Handle Roki Sasaki?

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As the Los Angeles Dodgers approach the final weeks of the 2025 regular season, many questions are surfacing about a potential playoff roster. Among those in the headlines right now surround how they will handle Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese youngster who hasn’t pitched in the majors since May due to a shoulder impingement.

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Clayton Kershaw Stepping Up When Rotation Needs Him Most

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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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Updates on Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell

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It still could be quite a while before the Los Angeles Dodgers see any help for their starting rotation. The team’s hopes for getting healthy reinforcements back hit significant snags this week, as both Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell faced setbacks in their respective recovery timelines. What was once optimism about imminent returns has changed into growing concerns about when either pitcher will be ready to contribute.

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Dodgers Roster: More Thoughts on Battered Starting Rotation

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For a franchise accustomed to championship-caliber starting pitching, the current state of the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation reads more like a medical journal than a depth chart. What was supposed to be one of baseball’s most formidable starting fives has instead become a casualty ward, leaving the defending World Series champions scrambling to piece together innings.

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Dodgers Roster: How Much Will Shohei Ohtani Contribute to Los Angeles Pitching Staff in 2025?

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After nearly two years away from the mound, Shohei Ohtani is finally getting closer to pitching at the major league level again. The question isn’t whether he can still dominate hitters — it’s whether the Los Angeles Dodgers actually need (or want) him to.

Ohtani recently took a significant step forward by throwing 22 pitches to five batters in a simulated game before the team’s matchup with the New York Mets last week, marking his first time facing hitters off a mound since his elbow surgery in September 2023. That was before he threw two innings of live batting practice to Los Angeles minor league batters before Saturday’s middle game against the Yankees.

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Dodgers Starting Rotation: Who Will Emerge as Next Ace?

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The starting rotation of the Los Angeles Dodgers has entered a new era, as a true ace has not yet emerged to replace the legendary Clayton Kershaw, who shouldered the role for nearly a decade. With Kershaw’s health concerns and diminished role, several high-profile arms now vie for the coveted status as the staff’s undisputed leader. From Japanese stars Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani to the questionable health of Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow, the race remains wide open.

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Dodgers Drop Weekend Series in Philadelphia, Send Blake Snell to Injured List

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After one of the most sizzling starts in recent team history, the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped two games to the Philadelphia Philles in a three-game weekend set, falling to 9-2 on the year amid an East Coast road trip.

Sunday’s finale was a back-and-forth battle that saw the Dodgers jump out to a 2-0 lead in the first frame after Teoscar Hernandez hit his first long ball of the afternoon. In the bottom of the third, Los Angeles starter Tyler Glasnow lost his command, walking the bases loaded before first baseman Bryce Harper singled to put the Phillies on the board. The biggest blow came after Glasnow was replaced by lefty Alex Vesia, who promptly surrendered a grand slam to outfielder Nick Castellanos, capping off a six-run frame for Philadelphia.

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