This Day In Dodgers History: Dodgertown Lease Signed With City Of Vero Beach
On March 23, 1951, the Brooklyn Dodgers signed a 21-year lease with the city of Vero Beach to use an abandoned naval base as their Spring Training home in Florida for the Grapefruit League. The site would affectionately become known…
This Day In Dodgers History: Opening Day Game Against Diamondbacks In Australia
On March 22, 2014, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers met at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia for Opening Day. The March 22 matchup marked the earliest start to a season in MLB history at the time. In…
This Day In Dodgers History: Famed Clown Emmett Kelly Not Re-Signed As Mascot
This day in Los Angeles Dodgers history saw the team part ways with Emmett Kelly, the famed clown who had been hired by owner Walter O'Malley in 1957 to work as their mascot. Kelly's contract was not renewed as the…
This Day In Dodgers History: Last Spring Training Game At Dodgertown
On March 17, 2008, the Los Angeles Dodgers played the Houston Astros in their final game at Holman Stadium. The Dodgers said goodbye to Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., which served as their Spring Training home for 61 years. The…
This Day In Dodgers History: First Spring Training Game At Holman Stadium
Well before the Los Angeles Dodgers started making their Spring Training home at Camelback Ranch in February 2009, they were entrenched at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., for more than six decades. This day in Dodgers history saw their first…
This Day In Dodgers History: Walter Alston Elected Into Baseball Hall Of Fame
This day in Los Angeles Dodgers history saw former manager Walter Alston elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. The announcement on March 10, 1983, also included George Kell reaching enshrinement by the select committee. The…
This Day In Dodgers History: Tommy Lasorda Elected Into Baseball Hall Of Fame
On March 5, 1997, the Veterans Committee elected Tommy Lasorda into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with Nellie Fox and Negro League star Willie Wells. They joined Phil Niekro, who had been voted in two months earlier by the…
This Day In Dodgers History: Don Drysdale & Sandy Koufax Begin Spring Training Holdout
On Feb. 28, 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers icons Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax did not report for the start of Spring Training and with that began a double holdout that lasted 32 days. It was a time in MLB history…
This Day In Dodgers History: SportsNet LA Launched
This day in Los Angeles Dodgers history saw the official launch of what was then-Time Warner Cable SportsNet...
This Day In Dodgers History: Casey Stengel Hired As Manager
On Feb. 23, 1934, Casey Stengel was hired as the new Brooklyn Dodgers manager to replace...
This Day In Dodgers History: David Price, Mookie Betts Trade Agreed Upon
On Feb. 4, 2020, the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a three-team trade with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins to acquire Mookie Betts and David Price. In a separate trade, the Dodgers were poised to send Joc Pederson…
FOCO Releases First Kyle Tucker Dodgers Bobblehead
FOCO released a new Los Angeles Dodgers bobblehead of Kyle Tucker set to their "Next Stop Ahead" theme that signifies a player changing teams. It's the first officially licensed Dodgers bobblehead of Tucker. It's limited to a production run of…
