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Dodgers’ Kiké Hernandez Compares Latin, Japanese Baseball Fans Following Tokyo Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers returned to the city after making their season debut overseas. The Dodgers’ trip to Japan was full of memorable moments, including the team’s historic Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs. Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki hosted a team dinner in Japan and many players said it was the best experience they’d ever had. Anthony Banda visited the Pokemon headquarters with his son. Tanner Scott and Blake Snell visited the Tsukiji Nippon Fish Port Market. Blake Treinen, Clayton Kershaw and Landon Knack went on…
NPB Historian Believes Japanese Players Better Than Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Will Emerge. Shohei Ohtani delivered one of the greatest seasons in MLB history in 2024. From a National League MVP award in his first season as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the first player to hit 50 or more home runs and steal 50 or more bases in a season, and end it all with a World Series trophy, fans have had trouble wondering if it can truly get better than this. According to a historian of the Nippon Professional Baseball league, it just might. It doesn’t…
Dodgers have trove of future stars with ‘tremendous upside’ on the farm. GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers are coming off their second World Series championship in five years and have made 12 straight trips to the playoffs, averaging 99 victories per full season during that span. They didn’t rest on their success this offseason, shelling out more than $400 million in free-agent deals, highlighted by the additions of Blake Snell and Tanner Scott and the retention of Teoscar Hernández, while also adding coveted Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki. Los Angeles has as many financial resources as any team, and maximizes them…
Analyst Links Yankees to Trading for All-Star Pitcher in Intriguing Deal. Yankees linked to Tony Gonsolin in a trade. The New York Yankees have a need in their rotation and one MLB analyst linked them to trading for an All-Star pitcher MLB analyst Zach Pressnell of Newsweek believes the Yankees should look to try and trade for Tony Gonsolin of the Los Angeles Dodgers. “But it wouldn’t be crazy to think the Dodgers could explore the idea of trading Gonsolin when he returns from injury. And the Yankees would be the perfect landing spot,” Pressnell wrote. “New York would need…
Yankees Tabbed as Likely Landing Spot for $289 Million Star After Opt-Out By Drew VonScio Newsweek Updated March 19, 2025 12:45 PM The New York Yankees could potentially be on the radar for one of the best young players in Major League Baseball. Bobby Witt Jr. has been nothing short of excellent since breaking into the league with the Kansas City Royals. He signed a whopping 11-year deal worth $288.8 million prior to the start of the 2024 season. However, that deal includes an opt-out after the 2030 season. At that point, Witt will have played three seasons making $36…
Yankees Could Swing Much-Needed Trade With Cardinals for $15 Million Starter By Aaliyan Mohammed Newsweek Updated March 19, 2025 2:47 PM The New York Yankees will be without Gerrit Cole this season after he underwent Tommy John surgery. Luis Gil will miss the start of the season with a lat strain and Clarke Schmidt has been dealing with injuries in cap that could delay his 2025 debut. The Yankees could turn to the trade market to add some help to their rotation. CBS Sports’ Mike Axisa called St. Louis Cardinals starter Erick Fedde an early candidate to be traded at…
Pep Guardiola watches Manchester City draw with Brighton in the Premier League Pep Guardiola vowed that Manchester City would rediscover their defensive focus after another sloppy display on Saturday. Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush gave the hosts the lead at the Etihad against Brighton but they were pegged back twice and could have lost the game late on when Carlos Baleba blazed over when unmarked in the box. It was more points dropped in a disappointing campaign that leaves City nervously looking over their shoulders in the race for Champions League qualification. They are in fifth place with nine games to go, although…
Rasmus Hojlund is back among the goals for United as the club consider options in attack this summer It didn’t quite beat the first time, but Rasmus Hojlund’s 13th Premier League goal for Manchester United still carried plenty of emotion. The Danish striker has banished the doubters once again to end his barren run in front of goal. It took Hojlund 15 games to register his first league goal for United last season. He scored against Aston Villa on Boxing Day to begin a run that turned a famine into a feast. But his second campaign has been even tougher than his first, and as the…
Star player added to Dodgers roster, ready for MLB debut: ‘It’s feels like a miracle’. LA officially adds rookie phenom pitcher to roster. one of two non-roster invitees added on Monday. Michael Grove and Brusdar Graterol were placed on 60-day injured list to make room Dave Roberts on his team’s mindset Eric Stephen is the managing editor of True Blue LA, where he’s covered the Dodgers since 2009, and the co-host of the Three-Inning Save podcast. He’s on Bluesky at @ericstephen.bsky.social. We knew from the jump when the Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki two months ago that he would start in…
It would be wrong to suggest Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is afraid of a challenge. He made the decision to come aboard a ship last February that had lost its way and was sinking fast. He paid more than £1billion to secure a stake initially worth just 27.7 per cent. Growing up on a council estate in Manchester, Ratcliffe came from nothing, working hard to make his fortune. He will have taken risks throughout his career to generate his personal wealth and find himself in the position he is today. However, investing in a football club is not a…