Los Angeles Dodgers News

VERO BEACH, Fla. – A Hollywood madam’s tell-all autobiography leaves Vero Beach unsettled – and Tommy Lasorda unhappy.

Tom Lasorda remembers the early days in Dodgertown, when as a wide-eyed youngster he’d sit next to such established stars as Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson and Gil Hodges in the dining hall. Lasorda was a 21-year-old pitcher when he came to Dodgertown for the first time in 1949 — a year after local businessman [...]

Matt White, a journeyman pitcher trying to make the Los Angeles Dodgers, could become baseball’s first billionaire player. It has nothing to do with his arm. He owns a rock quarry in western Massachusetts. White, who has appeared in seven big league games in nine professional seasons, paid $50,000 three years ago to buy 50 [...]

Luis Gonzalez learned all he needed to know about new teammate Russell Martin on a Sunday afternoon in Arizona last August. The Diamondbacks and Dodgers had played a total of 24 innings the previous two nights, with Martin doing all the catching for Los Angeles. “I went up to the plate, I said, `Don’t you [...]

Nomar Garciaparra couldn’t help but smile when asked about the apparent power shortage in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup. The question was reasonable, since the Dodgers ranked next-to-last in the NL with 153 homers last season and didn’t add the big bat they were seeking over the winter. “How did we finish in run production?” [...]

Jason Schmidt passed up opportunities for a longer, more lucrative deal in the offseason to sign a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made such a decision based on his children. “My kids are my interest. I’ve got two and one on the way,” Schmidt said. “There were five-year deals to be had.

VERO BEACH, Fla. – Dodgers manager Grady Little faced a difficult decision atop the batting order: Rafael Furcal or Juan Pierre?

VERO BEACH, Fla. – This is kind of refreshing. Dan Warthen, bullpen coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was…

The scar extends a few inches down the inside of Joe Beimel’s left pinky, to the top of his hand. The blemish will be there forever, as will the memory of how it happened. “I’m over it as far as feeling guilty about it and stuff like that. You’ve got to move on,” Beimel said [...]

For veterans like Jeff Kent, spring training is usually a drag. Not this year. “It says something when I say I’d rather be here than racing motorcycles. I love motorcycles,” Kent said with a smile before Friday’s workout at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training complex. Kent, who turns 39 next month, was limited to [...]