Los Angeles Dodgers News

It’s going to be a long season for the post-Bonds Giants, who are still waiting for returns on their $126M investment.

Opening day — version No. 3 — was a soggy affair for much of the country. Yankee Stadium’s 84th and final home opener was rained out Monday, as was the Cardinals’ opener in St. Louis. There were a pair of delays at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs began their 100th season since winning [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre had his major league-leading streak of 434 consecutive games played snapped on Monday when he failed to see any action in the team’s 5-0 win over the San Francisco Giants.

Joe Torre was victorious in his debut as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brad Penny allowed four hits over 6 2-3 innings in his first opening-day start, Jeff Kent hit a two-run homer off Barry Zito and the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-0 Monday. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the [...]

Blake DeWitt capped his unlikely journey to the big leagues Monday by starting at third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their season opener against the San Francisco Giants. “I’m pretty excited to get out there and play,” the 22-year-old DeWitt said 90 minutes before game time. “This has been a pretty wild spring, [...]

For Clay Buchholz, the trial begins now. He either lives up to his potential or he does not, and it is difficult…

The Washington Nationals’ shiny new stadium is a testament to the current and long-range growth of MLB.

The Washington Nationals’ shiny new stadium is a testament to the current and long-range growth of MLB.

As the U.S. portion of the major league schedule got under way Sunday night, President Bush said he thought December’s Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball “was part of the cleansing process.” “I’m happy with the recognition that it was a problem,” Bush said Sunday night during the ESPN broadcast after throwing the ceremonial [...]

A day ahead of most other teams, the Washington Nationals opened their new ballpark with a little help from President Bush. The former Texas Rangers owner, wearing a bright red team jacket, threw the ceremonial first pitch — high and to the third-base side of the plate — to Nationals manager Manny Acta before [...]