Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers

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…

FOCO Selling Tokyo Series Bobbleheads Of Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Roki Sasaki In Bighead Form

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs playing in the Tokyo Series has been accompanied by a wide range of merchandise releases, including a slew of bobbleheads, embroidered bears and commemorative baseballs from FOCO. The latest Tokyo Series bobbleheads have…

Dave Roberts: Dodgers Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto Will Be Cy Young Award ‘Conversation’

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they began their 2025 season with the Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs. The start came just under one year — 362 days — from his MLB debut…

Dodgers News: Roki Sasaki Honored To Make MLB Debut In Tokyo Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs opening the regular season with the Tokyo Series in Japan is a watershed moment not only for baseball but country as a whole. Yoshinobu Yamamoto started for the Dodgers on Opening Day and…

Potential Leak Of Dodgers Gold-Trimmed World Series Champions Jersey & Cap For 2025

The Los Angeles Dodgers captured their eighth World Series title last year and now are looking to become the first team in more than two decades to repeat as MLB champions. Just as they did during the 2021 season after…

Shohei Ohtani Receives Limited Edition Jersey From Takashi Murakami Tokyo Series Collection & Autographs Cards

In celebration of the Tokyo Series, MLB collaborated with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for an array of exclusive products, which included official Nike Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs jerseys. As a part of the Murakami x MLB Tokyo Series…

SportsNet LA Launches Streaming Service For Dodgers Games

Spectrum SportsNet LA is streaming Los Angeles Dodgers games for a second consecutive season, but 2025 is bringing about a new standalone service option, SNLA+, rather than needing the company's internet and mobile services. SNLA+ launched in time for the…

Tokyo Series Recap: Dodgers Defeat Cubs In Historic Opening Day Game

After winning the final game of 2024, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the first played of the 2025 season, 6,739 miles and 139 days between each of them from New York for Game 5 of the World Series to Japan…

Tokyo Series: Mookie Betts & Freddie Freeman Not Part Of Dodgers Opening Day

The Los Angeles Dodgers began their World Series title defense without Mookie Betts or Freddie Freeman in their Opening Day lineup against the Chicago Cubs. They already had been preparing to be without Betts for the Tokyo Series because he…

Luis García & Roki Sasaki Added To Dodgers’ 40-Man Roster

Luis García and Roki Sasaki were added to the Los Angeles Dodgers' 40-man roster in order to be eligible for the Tokyo Series. It was an expected procedural move for Sasaki, who is scheduled to make his MLB debut against…

Dodgers Opening Day Roster: Evan Phillips Placed On 15-Day Injured List

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Evan Phillips on the 15-day injured list due to a right rotator cuff strain. Phillips is among four relievers beginning the season on the Dodgers injured list. Overall, the Dodgers are starting the season with…

Dodgers Opening Day Roster: Tony Gonsolin Placed On 15-Day Injured List

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Tony Gonsolin on the 15-day injured list as part of setting their Opening Day roster for the Tokyo Series. Gonsolin nearly returned last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2023, but the Dodgers elected…