Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

Sebastian Ibarra covers the Las Vegas Raiders as a staff writer for Raiders Newswire. He previously worked as a Marketing/Communications intern for the Ontario Jr Reign, and a staff writer and two time Editor for the Campus Times at the University of La Verne. Sebastian graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2022 from ULV with a major in Communications. His love of sports stems from his baseball career starting at tee-ball and ending his senior year at Servite High School. He enjoys video games and DC comics in his spare time. Follow him on Twitter: @sebas_abdon.
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Dodgers News: Will Smith Sets World Series Record For Innings Caught

In many ways, 2025 was a career-defining season for Will Smith. Not only did he have the best offensive regular season of his seven years in the Majors, but Smith was also instrumental in helping the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat…

Dodgers News: Blake Snell Enjoying ‘Really Fun Friendship’ With LAFC Star Son Heung-Min

Blake Snell enjoyed his first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, having already won a World Series and forming new friendships on and off the field. One of which happens to be with international soccer star Son Heung-Min, who joined…

Yankees Owner Hal Steinbrenner: No Significant Correlation Between Dodgers’ Payroll And Winning World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers have spent plenty in order to build their roster over the past two offseasons, culminating in back-to-back World Series titles. Heading into the 2025 season, there were plenty of front office executives from other teams who…

Stan Kasten Confident Dodgers Will ‘Contend Every Year’ Under Potential MLB Salary Cap

As a result of the Los Angeles Dodgers' recent spending and subsequent success, calls for an MLB salary cap have never been stronger. Implementing a salary cap has long been a desire for certain owners across the league, and frustrations…

Dodgers News: Matt Kemp ‘Honored’ To Be On 2026 Hall Of Fame Ballot

The 2026 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot includes several former Los Angeles Dodgers, with Matt Kemp among them and part of 11 overall new candidates under consideration for enshrinement. In order for Kemp and others to meet the criteria…

MLB Extends Agreement With PitchCom Through 2031

MLB announced a six-year extension with PitchCom to continue their working relationship. The new league-wide agreement amounts to the patented pitch-calling system being provided to every Major League team and Triple-A affiliate through at least the 2031 season. PitchCom first…

Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Roki Sasaki Featured In Upcoming Release Of Tokyo Series Documentary

Major League Baseball is celebrating the international growth of baseball and highlighting the 2025 MLB World Tour with the release of "Homecoming: The Tokyo Series," a new documentary covering games played between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in…

Justin Turner: Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series Was ‘Really Good For Baseball’

A record-setting amount of people tuned in to watch the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, and among them was Justin Turner. A nine-year veteran with the Dodgers from 2014-2022, Turner spent the 2025…

2026 Dodgers Opening Day Game To Air On NBC & Stream Via Peacock Under New MLB Agreement

For the first time in two seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers will not be starting their season with an international series. The Dodgers instead are scheduled to open their 2026 season at Dodger Stadium against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Not only…

Ben Rortvedt Signed $1.25 Million Contract Prior To Dodgers DFA

Amid a flurry of roster moves the Los Angeles Dodgers made last week was one that seemingly went under the radar and led to Ben Rortvedt getting claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds after being designated for assignment. Rortvedt…

Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong Praises 2025 World Series Matchup

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays combined to provide an all-time World Series matchup, as evident by viewership records in the United States and Canada. There were 27.3 million viewers who tuned in to watch the winner-take-all Game…

Dodgers Free Agency Rumors: Expected Signing Of Top Closer

Despite winning back-to-back World Series titles, the Los Angeles Dodgers have significant deficiencies they need to address before the start of the 2026 season. Armed with around $87 million in freed-up salary, the Dodgers are on the hunt for outfield…