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.
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 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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To say the Los Angeles Dodgers have put themselves in a position for another strong playoff run in 2025 would be an understatement. By adding top-shelf pitchers like Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and most recently reliever Tanner Scott, the team is poised to be a legit postseason contender for the foreseeable future.
Heading into the winter, many fans had their fingers crossed that a starting rotation led by Yoshinobu Yamamoto would be good enough to win a fourth-straight NL West title. At the time, there were many question marks — whether Tyler Glasnow, Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May could finally stay healthy, if Clayton Kershaw had any gas in the tank, and whether Shohei Ohtani would be able to contribute to the pitching staff by Opening Day.
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