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LA Story: Shohei Ohtani, The Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages
Available now for pre-order. Relive the remarkable 2024 season. I hear the author is pretty good.
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TV guy asked #Dodgers Mookie Betts: "When you go to sleep tonight who will you be thinking about -- Freddie? Shohei? "
Mookie: "I'm probably not going to think about another man while I'm in bed."
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#Dodgers Mookie Betts on leaving team: “My stepdad passed. I needed to go home, be with my mom. It’s somebody who’s been in my life from fourth grade until now. So that was tough for me and the fam. I just needed to be there for my mom, my brothers and sisters.”
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#Dodgers Andrew Friedman said Shohei Ohtani told him during celebration “”Let’s do this 9 more times.” … He gets one in his first year so he thinks this is easy.”
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#Dodgers Daniel Hudson announces his retirement: “This was the only reason I came back — to go out on top. And that’s what’s happening.”
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Max Scherzer was asked if #Dodgers are upset about being in wild-card game: “No. You have to win your division. We didn’t win our division. We’re in the wild-card game. There’s no crying in baseball.”
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#Dodgers Trevor Bauer on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s one-eyed salute to his dugout/bat flip after HRs: "I'm all for it. I think it's important for the game to move in that direction instead of throwing at guys for showing emotion."
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Albert Pujols said he's not worried about getting the 700-HR ball back: "Souvenirs are for the fans. I don’t have any problem if they want to keep it. If they want to give it back, that’s great. But at the end of the day, I don’t focus on material stuff."
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89-year-old Sandy Koufax was here for Game 3, stayed for all 18 innings, met Will Klein at his locker in #Dodgers clubhouse to congratulate him after the game -- and is back at the stadium for Game 4 tonight.
Now, that's a legend
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#Dodgers Will Klein said last time he threw 70 pitches in a game was probably as a junior in college when he was still a starter.
“Who else is going to come save me? I had to dig deep.”
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#Dodgers Mookie Betts was asked about Justin Turner being on field for photos: "He's part of the team. Forget all that. He's part of the team. We're not excluding him from anything."
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#Dodgers Blake Treinen calls out Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for being on the wrong bus: "They're all bullpen dawgs now. They belong on this bus."
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#Dodgers Dave Roberts on MLB Network said Tommy Lasorda told him many times "he was sticking around until we won a championship." Tommy was in Texas for the 2020 win. "That's one of my proudest moments," Roberts says
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Darin Ruf recognizes the irony: “ it didn't look like he went but a checked swing early in the year helped us out too, It’s kind of funny how it comes down to those two events.”
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#Dodgers Joe Kelly has been activated from IL. And this is what he’s doing right now
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Asked Clayton Kershaw about his plans to return next year, whether he might consider declining his player option and becoming a FA: "I'm going to be a Dodger."
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#Dodgers Dave Roberts on Freddie Freeman: "Had a chance to chat with him a little bit last night, and I don’t know if I’ve come across a guy — whether it be a trade or a call-up — that was as excited as Freddie Freeman was to be a Dodger."
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#Dodgers Hyun-Jin Ryu said he can see it being "a big deal" in Korea that he is starting the All-Star Game next week. I asked him if it would make him bigger than BTS. He shook his head violently in the negative and looked at me as if I was crazy to even suggest it.
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Dave Roberts on fans protesting Astros outside on Stadium Way: "I loved it. They have every right to do whatever they feel to express their feelings. ... Just shows the passion that #Dodgers fans have."
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Kiké Hernandez on having to wait to sign until #Dodgers could move players to 60 day IL and open a roster spot: “Everyone knows this roster is as crowded as a Bad Bunny concert”
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Mookie Betts taking hacks. At Dodger Stadium. In #Dodgers blue
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Albert Pujols on his time with the #Dodgers: "This is the most fun I've had in awhile."
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#Dodgers Blake Snell (with another lefty observing)
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#Dodgers Shohei Ohtani said the most nervous he was all season was the night Decoy 'threw' out the first pitch. Most memorable night was clinching NL West with win over Padres
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#Dodgers Justin Turner was thoroughly unimpressed with Commissioner Rob Manfred's interview Sunday: "Calling the World Series trophy 'a piece of metal' -- I don't know if the commissioner has won anything in his life. Maybe he hasn't. But the reason every guy ..."
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#Dodgers Kike' Hernandez on Dustin May: "He wasn't nervous or intimidated by the amount of cardboard we had in the stands tonight."
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#Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani found bottles of wine in their lockers today, welcome gifts from new teammate Miguel Rojas. "I know what's it like to come from a different country, join a new team," Rojas said. "So I wanted to do something to make them feel welcome"
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Clayton Kershaw: "We won the #WorldSeries. I don't care about legacy. I don't care about what happened last year. I don't care about what people think. ... The 2020 #Dodgers won the World Series. Who cares about all that other stuff?"
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So ...
DH Shohei Ohtani
SS Mookie Betts
1B Freddie Freeman
LF Teoscar Hernandez
RF Michael Conforto
C Will Smith
CF Tommy Edman
3B Max Muncy
2B Gavin Lux
Yeah, that'll work.
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I think the Angels have violated the fire code with that many people in the dugout
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#Dodgers Clayton Kershaw throwing bullpen session in the drizzle
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Mookie Betts said he will visit White House with #Dodgers team on Monday. Not a political decision. “I want to be there with my boys because they’ve been there for me”
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#Dodgers Justin Turner told the story of his first time meeting Vin Scully. Turner was with the Mets and Scully came down to the visitor's clubhouse to meet him. "He told me he was a fellow redhead and us redheads have to stick together."
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Shohei Ohtani was asked his impression of sellout crowds at Petco Park the past 2 nights: "Overall just very passionate fans here in San Diego. But I also do see that there are a lot of #Dodgers fans. So it’s hard to determine who’s home and who’s away."
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Dave Roberts said Kenley Jansen reached out to him and several others last night to express his “gratitude” and how much #Dodgers meant to him. “He’ll always be part of my family” Roberts said.
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Only Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen have been here for all 8 NL West titles. Dustin May was a sophomore in high school when this run began. #Dodgers
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Asked #Dodgers Will Smith if he was surprised at all that Shohei Ohtani had homered in front of his fans: “Nope. I’m surprised it took until his second at-bat to be honest.”
Ohtani has a knack for these moments
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Vin Scully gave West Coast baseball its voice, SoCal summers their soundtrack for generation after generation. As kind and friendly off the air as on. Another piece of #Dodgers rich history is gone.
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#Dodgers David Price was asked how many innings he could go as a starter now: "I mean, nine. If everybody gets out on the second pitch, that's 54 pitches. I can do that."
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Crowd behind cage for Sasaki live BP includes Ohtani and Yamamoto
“It’s like everyone in the office coming out to see- a new car”
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#Dodgers Dave Roberts: "It just felt like a real rivalry game and we haven't had that in quite some time. It was fun."
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Clayton Kershaw’s mother died yesterday. But #Dodgers Dave Roberts said Kershaw is still expected to make his scheduled start Tuesday. Could go on bereavement list after that.
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#Dodgers Cody Bellinger says he has “no regrets” about his comments and no reaction to Carlos Correa’s response. “I said what I wanted to say.” Opinion hasn’t changed
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#Dodgers Dustin May facing hitters in live BP for first time since surgery
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Joc Pederson said he got texts from Dave Roberts, #Dodgers teammates, members of ownership saying goodbye when news of trade to Angels broke. "It's a little awkward coming back. ... But I'm excited to be here, ready to win a World Series."
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#Dodgers Julio Urias also slimmed down this spring
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#Dodgers Freddie Freeman offered a note of optimism: "Shohei on the mound (tomorrow). So see if he can throw nine innings and hit seven home runs"
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#Dodgers Clayton Kershaw says it was “the right decision” to pull him after 80 pitches. “Blame it on the lockout. Blame it on my not picking up a ball for three months (during the offseason)”
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Yu Darvish is aware of Yuli Gurriel’s gesture. Said it was “disrespectful.” “I’m sure the Astros have Asian fans too”
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Asked #Dodgers Clayton Kershaw about today’s matchup v phenom of the moment Jacob Misiorowski: “I don’t even know who I’m pitching against. (Miz) Is that the guy who twisted his ankle on the mound. The ‘Twisted-His-Ankle’ guy. (while taking a no-hitter into sixth 1/2
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Side by side bullpen sessions for #Dodgers Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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NLCS SCHEDULE
Game 1: Dodgers at Brewers, Mon, 5:08 pm PT
Game 2: Dodgers at Brewers, Tue, 5:08 pm PT
Game 3: Brewers at Dodgers, Thur
Game 4: Brewers at Dodgers, Fri
Game 5: Brewers at Dodgers, Sat
Game 6: Dodgers at Brewers, Mon
Game 7: Dodgers at Brewers, Tue
(All on TBS)
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#Dodgers Dave Roberts: “I believe we’re going to win this series.”
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Yasiel Puig on why he likes #Dodgers chances this fall: “We have a lot of handsome guys.”
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#Dodgers Dave Roberts said Mookie Betts is en route to Fenway Park. Should get here around first pitch. Will decide then if he’s available to pinch hit. Roberts confirmed Betts absence was related to death in his family
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Josh Reddick is getting booed in his home stadium. That's how many #Dodgers fans there are here
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#Dodgers Mookie Betts: "For me, no matter what, I wasn't going to play tonight." Thanks his teammates for backing him up.
Clayton Kershaw: "Once Mookie said he wasn't going to play, that started a conversation. ... We made a collective decision not to play tonight."
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#Dodgers have brought in "sleep specialists" before overseas trips to Australia and Korea to prepare players for jet lag, etc. Asked Craig Counsell if Cubs were doing same: "We're talking about a lot of things with the trip but no sleep specialists. ... We will recommend sleep"
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A seriously slimmed down Victor Gonzalez #Dodgers.
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Kike' Hernandez, Alex Verdugo and Joc Pederson combined to go 9-12 with three HRs and three doubles today. #Dodgers are 2 for 17 tonight
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Hyeseong Kim is with #Dodgers in Pittsburgh -- but it wasn't easy. Missed connection, delayed flights left him and his interpreter sleeping on floor of airport last night. Spent 14-15 hours there. "Ate all three meals there -- breakfast, lunch, dinner"
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#Dodgers Clayton Kershaw has not joined in the fray pounding on the Astros or commish. But he acknowledged: "A lot of guys have said their piece, a lot of big-name guys. We heard Mike Trout talk yesterday. To hear you lost respect from the best player in the game ... that hurts."
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#Dodgers announce that flags at Dodger Stadium will fly at half staff and 'Blue Heaven' will be lit up throughout the night to illuminate a large No. 2 (Lasorda's number) which has been painted in center field.
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Reached out to Jaime Jarrin about the passing of Fernando. He called it "a crushing blow" even though Fernando's health problems forced him to prepare for this. "He meant so much to me."
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Asked Shohei Ohtani if he had a good time tonight. “Yeah.”
(Full transcript of tonight’s English interview)
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#Dodgers Max Scherzer is on the field post-game watching his kids participate in "Kids Run the Bases," something he didn't give the Padres much of an opportunity to do today.
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#Dodgers physical therapist Jonathan Erb caught Shohei Ohtani HR in the bullpen last night. He is now a star in Japan
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#Dodgers Anthony Banda (3-0) is the major-league leader in wins
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#Dodgers James Outman said he had a good friend growing up who was Japanese and he picked up some "kid" phrases in the language that he has tried out with Shohei Ohtani. The two were laughing on the bench before today's live BP
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The ring comes with its own highlight video. #Dodgers.
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#Dodgers Clayton Kershaw on Walker Buehler getting 1st Opening Day start: "He deserves it. You pitch well the season before, you deserve it. He's done that a couple years now. ... I'm proud of him. I think he's done a lot of great things ..." 1/2
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Craig Kimbrel said he suspected all offseason that he would be traded. “I couldn’t be happier” to land with contender like #Dodgers
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Mookie Betts took BP for a long time off velo machine during #Dodgers workout. Said he's taken 300-400 swings today. Asked if he was trying to swing his way out of his slump: "If there’s another way, please let me know."
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So Joe Kelly was actually working on something when he broke that window at his house. Perfected it.
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Justin Verlander in 8 career World Series starts — 0-6, 6.06 ERA
Clayton Kershaw in 7 career World Series appearances (6 starts) — 3-2, 4.46 ERA
Both Hall of Famers.
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One of the firefighters at today's Palisades event told me #Dodgers Ohtani, Sheehan, Casparius weren't the first MLB players to visit Fire Station 69 since the fires. Justin Turner and wife, Kourtney, were working a food line nearby earlier and stopped by to thank the crew
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#Dodgers Walker Buehler throws shade at Anaheim then does financial breakdown on intentional walk: "I think there were a little more people and more enthusiasm than typical down here. ... But Shohei playing for us now, I think is really cool. ..." 1/2
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#Dodgers Bobby Miller’s live BP session ended after Max Muncy hit a line drive back thru the mound. Miller dropped to the ground and avoided it
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James Outman will be on the #Dodgers Opening Day roster. Dave Roberts gave him the news this morning. Position player group is set
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#Dodgers Julio Urias is posing with the #WorldSeries trophy on the mound while wearing a Mexican flag as a cape.
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#Dodgers Shohei Ohtani back on a big-league mound
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