LOS ANGELES DODGERS NEWS

Japan prepares to cheer on Ohtani and the Dodgers, and the country is dressing for the occasion

Television ratings in Japan have set records as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani have reached the World Series against the New York Yankees

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Remembering Dodgers pitching star Fernando Valenzuela who died at age 63 The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday night that pitching star Fernando Valenzuela has died. In 1981, he won the National League’s Cy Yo...

OCTOBER 23 • NPR.ORG

Shohei Ohtani News: 50th Home Run Ball Sells For Record Price The ball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run of 2024 has sold at auction for $4.392 million, which the auctioneer says is a record for a...

OCTOBER 23 • THESTATE.COM

Ohtani's historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for nearly $4.4M amid ongoing dispute over ownership

Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Legendary Dodgers Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, Who Fueled Mexican Surge In Fandom, Passes Away At 63 The Southland received devastating news late Tuesday upon learning of the passing of Fernando Valenzuela, the former Los Angeles Dodgers pit...

OCTOBER 23 • OUTKICK.COM

Bill Plaschke: Fernando Valenzuela was the man who connected LA to the Dodgers LOS ANGELES - It was in the spring of 1989, my first full year covering the Dodgers for The Los Ange...

OCTOBER 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Goldin: Bidding on Ohtani's historic 50-homer ball up to $2.1 million PHILADELPHIA - Shohei Ohtani made history when he launched a homer into left field at loanDepot Park...

OCTOBER 23 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63 LOS ANGELES - His journey from a small town in Mexico to rousing success in Major League Baseball in...

OCTOBER 23 • THESTATE.COM

Legendary Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63 Fernando Valenzuela, who sparked a fan phenomenon known as Fernandomania as a rookie and evolved into a legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitche...

OCTOBER 23 • THESTATE.COM

MLB News: Legendary Dodgers Pitcher Passes Away The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the passing of one of their franchise legends days before the World Series is scheduled to begin.

OCTOBER 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Remember when Ohtani's goals went viral? Let's check in on those ... Back in high school, Shohei Ohtani put together a very specific list of goals that were, by any measure, quite lofty. His ledger was broken...

OCTOBER 23 • MLB.COM

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63 - The Boston Globe The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not provide the cause or other details.

OCTOBER 23 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Fernando Valenzuela, whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63 Fernando Valenzuela, who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died

OCTOBER 23 • TORONTOSUN.COM

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63

Fernando Valenzuela, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who inspired “Fernandomania” in the early 1980s, has died

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Freeman welcomes rest before Series: 'I will be in the lineup for Game 1' LOS ANGELES -- There’s no secret that Freddie Freeman hasn’t been 100% throughout the postseason. After suffering a serious right ankle spra...

OCTOBER 23 • MLB.COM

Dodgers pick Jack Flaherty to start World Series opener Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Jack Flaherty, who owns a 7.04 ERA through three postseason outings this month, will start Game 1 of the Wo...

OCTOBER 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Freddie Freeman expects to return to Dodgers' lineup in World Series opener vs. Yankees

Freddie Freeman is penciling himself into the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for their World Series opener against the New York Yankees

OCTOBER 23

Ken Goldin: Bidding on Shohei Ohtani's historic 50-homer ball up to $2.1 million PHILADELPHIA - Shohei Ohtani made history when he launched a homer into left field at loanDepot Park...

OCTOBER 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

How to Watch Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series Game 1 - October 25

Preview the Oct. 25 World Series Game 1 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees with recent trends, how to watch, lives...

OCTOBER 23 • DATA SKRIVE

How the World Series teams were built Before this year, the Dodgers last made the World Series in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when they vanquished the Rays in six games....

OCTOBER 23 • MLB.COM

Dodgers slugger Freeman expects to be ready for Game 1 LOS ANGELES - It might be the World Series matchup everyone wanted to see. But three days before the...

OCTOBER 23 • SACBEE.COM

Dodgers' Freddie Freeman expects to be 'a 100 percent go' for Game 1 of the World Series LOS ANGELES - It might be the World Series matchup everyone wanted to see. But three days before the...

OCTOBER 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Jack Flaherty will start for Dodgers in World Series opener vs. Gerrit Cole and Yankees

Jack Flaherty will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener against the New York Yankees.

OCTOBER 22

Alex Vesia - Facing hitters Vesia (ribs) will throw against hitters Tuesday or Wednesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Impact Vesia has been dealing with a rib cage injury since his early departure from Game 5 of the NLDS, but he appears to be trending in the right direction. How he feels following his upcoming throwing session will likely determine whether he is included on the Dodgers' roster for the World Series -- a decision that is expected to be made as late as possible.

OCTOBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

World Series News: Dodgers Reveal Starters For Games 1 and 2 Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced his starters for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series on Tuesday.

OCTOBER 22 • SACBEE.COM