Dodgers’ Will Smith agrees to multi-year contract extension
The catcher, whose deal could be as long as 10 years, had one more year of arbitration eligibility left and could've become a free agent after the 2025 season
Dodgers re-start their season as a potential ‘super team’ – but one with issues
Their two-game Seoul Series raised questions about the infield defense, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s transition to MLB and the potential distraction of Shohei Ohtani’s situation, but the Dodgers’ talent is undeniable.
Dodgers can’t overcome Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s disastrous debut
The right-hander gives up five runs in the first inning en route to a 15-11 loss to the Padres in the Seoul Series finale despite Mookie Betts' 6-RBI game
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani cleared to begin throwing program later this week
Six months after his second elbow surgery, the two-way star will start a throwing program when the Dodgers return to L.A. after the South Korea trip. He still is not expected to pitch in games until 2025.
Former big leaguer on Korean team gets better of Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani
The Dodgers rout the Kiwoom Heroes, 14-3, but Ohtani strikes out in both of his at-bats facing a familiar face, former Texas Rangers right-hander Ariel Jurado.
Dodgers rout Kiwoom Heroes in Seoul exhibition game
Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward each have three-hit games in a 14-3 win, with Freeman hitting a home run and Heyward driving in four runs as the Dodgers outhit the Heroes, 17-6.
Dodgers bring their star power – topped by Shohei Ohtani – to Seoul Series
Ohtani creates a stir by bringing his new wife on the trip, but the added media attention is going to be a way of life for the Dodgers this season.
Dodgers reveal travel roster for South Korea games
All 31 players are eligible to play in the two exhibition games against the Kiwoom Heroes and Team Korea, but only 26 will be active for the regular-season games against the Padres next week.
Dodgers’ Walker Buehler: ‘I just want to be good and win’
Buehler finds himself entering his ‘walk’ year with questions to answer. Is he the same pitcher who went 39-13 with a 2.82 ERA in his four healthy seasons (2018-2021) and who will invest in a 30-year-old (his birthday is in July) with his injury history?
Dodgers held to 5 hits in Cactus League loss to Guardians
Bobby Miller is hurt by poor defense behind him (including a pop-up that fell in for a hit between shortstop Chris Taylor and second baseman Gavin Lux) and gives up four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk in 3⅓ innings in a 5-1 loss.
Tyler Glasnow to start Dodgers’ season opener in South Korea, Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets Game 2
Two of the Dodgers’ high-priced offseason acquisitions will square off against Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove of the Padres next week in Seoul.
Dodgers’ game halted by rain in 5th inning
They trailed the Reds, 4-0, after the top of the fifth inning on Friday night at Camelback Ranch, but for the second consecutive night their game was canceled.
Dodgers shifting Mookie Betts to shortstop, Gavin Lux to second base
In a move that Manager Dave Roberts calls “permanent for now,” the position swap comes after repeated misfires on throws from shortstop recalled issues Lux had in previous seasons.
Will Gavin Lux be Dodgers’ shortstop on Opening Day? ‘I don’t know,’ Dave Roberts says
Throwing issues that plagued Lux in the past seem to have returned, and Roberts has said Lux needs time to regain his confidence but stops short of guaranteeing anything.
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani faces former team, declares rehab over as a hitter
Ohtani goes hitless against the Angels on Tuesday night but will play again Wednesday, his first back-to-back games since elbow surgery last September.