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Dodgers Opinion: How Clayton Kershaw Made Me a Dodgers Fan
LOS ANGELES — I didn’t grow up bleeding Dodger blue. Born and raised in the Midwest, my baseball loyalties were…
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Dodgers Analysis: Which Dodgers DESERVE your All-Star votes in Phase 2?
LOS ANGELES — Of course, we here at DodgersBeat are pro-Dodgers. However, we are also pro-reality. So, we know that…
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Dodgers Analysis: Third Time’s a Charm for Ohtani
KANSAS CITY — The game, let’s be honest, didn’t go great for the Dodgers. But that was almost beside the…
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Dodgers Analysis: What’s Wrong with Mookie Betts?
DENVER, CO— After a rainy afternoon at Coors Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers came out victorious over their National League West…
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Dodgers Analysis: From Homemade Bats to the Show–Pages Needs Your Votes!
📣 VOTE ANDY PAGES FOR THE ALL-STAR GAME UPDATE: Voting ends TODAY, June 26 — Let’s send our guy to…
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From Division Rivals to Opposite Realities: How the Dodgers Rose While the Rockies Crumbled
DENVER, CO — Remember when the Rockies and Dodgers were almost like rivals? For about twelve minutes? Yeah, that was…
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Dodgers Opinion: Should the Dodgers Drop Ohtani Down in the Lineup?
DENVER, CO— Two minutes. That’s the time allowed between the last pitch of one half inning and the beginning of…
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Dodgers Analysis: Pages deserves your support!
NOTE: I rely on some of my colleague Cody Snavely’s earlier analysis in this post. Thanks Cody! LOS ANGELES —…
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Dodgers Analysis: The Perplexing Case of Roki Sasaki
LOS ANGELES — Curiouser and Curiouser. When the Dodgers landed Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki this past winter, the signing was…
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Dodgers Opinion: In a Time of Crisis, the Dodgers Choose Unity Through Neutrality — And That’s Okay
LOS ANGELES — At a time when the city of Los Angeles is engulfed in turmoil — with federal immigration…
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Dodgers Analysis: With 30 pitchers already used in 2025, can the Dodgers push past their record-setting 40-pitcher mark from 2024?
Dodgers Analysis: With 30 pitchers already used in 2025, can the Dodgers push past their record-setting 40-pitcher mark from 2024?
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Tommy John Surgery: What Dodger Fans Should Know as Phillips Joins Long List of LA Pitchers to Undergo the Procedure
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced this week that closer Evan Phillips will undergo Tommy John surgery, a…
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Dodgers Analysis: The Price of an Overworked Bullpen
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers have struggled to find reliable starting pitching this season despite bringing in multiple arms over…
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Dodgers Analysis: The Changing Face of Andrew Friedman’s Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — When the Dodgers designated Chris Taylor and Austin Barnes for assignment in May 2025, the move sent…
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Dodgers Analysis: What’s Up with Roki Sasaki?
LOS ANGELES—Roki Sasaki, the top international free agent this offseason, was arguably the most hyped international pitching prospect in recent…
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Dodgers Opinion: Austin Barnes’ DFA was Just the First of Multiple Tough Decisions Awaiting the Team
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers shocked their fanbase on Wednesday with the surprise promotion of top prospect Dalton Rushing, which…
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