The start of the 2013 major league baseball season hasn’t gone the way the Los Angeles Dodgers envisioned it. Despite having the highest payroll in the league, the Dodgers have lost 19 of their first 32 games and currently occupy last place in the National League West. Losers of six games in a row, the boys in blue are searching ... Read More »
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Mark Ellis injured his right quad while trying to beat out a ground ball to third base on Friday night. Ellis has started off hot and is currently hitting .342 on the young season and had been one of the hottest hitters in the majors. The 35-year-old will have an MRI on Saturday and the hope is ... Read More »
Just 11 days after charging the mound and playing a role in breaking Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke‘s collarbone, San Diego Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin returned to action Tuesday night and says he has actually spoken to Grienke following the ugly incident. “First, I thanked (Greinke) for taking time to speak with me,” Quentin told ESPN prior to a game against ... Read More »
How does that old saying go? ”When it rains, it pours.” While it seems like the Los Angeles Dodgers are used to the sunny Southern California weather, the bullpen is going through a thunderstorm of injuries. Chad Billingsley is the newest addition to the Dodgers’ injury woes. The right-hander will undergo Tommy John surgery on April 24, according to CSNBayArea.com. ... Read More »
The string of injuries during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season just got a little longer. Chris Capuano walkedout of the game with strained left calf muscle after pitching only two innings, according to CBS Sports. Capuano injured his leg when a ground ball was hit towards first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and the pitcher reached to cover first base. The Dodgers would ... Read More »
Chris Capuano will replace Zack Greinke in the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation, according to Los Angeles Times’ Dodgers’ beat writer Dylan Hernandez. Capuano will start Tuesday, April 16, against the San Diego Padres. Greinke will miss at least the next eight weeks of baseball after breaking his collarbone in a brawl-ensuing collision with the Padres’ Carlos Quentin after the ... Read More »
New Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu is a little different than the rest of the starting pitchers in the Major Leagues. At 26 years of age, the South Korean received a six-year, $36 million contract to join the Dodgers. Earning a spot in the rotation, he had his first start on Tuesday and received the loss after allowing 10 ... Read More »
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke told the LA Times that his arm strength was sufficient after pitching four scoreless innings during a minor league matchup against the Chicago White Sox. Ready for March Madness? Enter the $100K NCAA Bracket Challenge today with Sports Out West! “My arm felt really good today,” said Greinke, who threw 43 pitches. “It felt ... Read More »
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