LA Dodgers take another blow to pitching staff as injuries pile up from Larry Brown Sports, with Renzo Pocholo Salao, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has been battered and bruised all season. Things just got worse with the latest news on starting pitcher Dustin May. The hard-throwing righty has been ruled out for the rest of the 2023 MLB season after the Dodgers announced that he’ll undergo surgery to repair a tendon in his elbow. The procedure is slated to take place on July 18. Dustin May will undergo right elbow surgery to repair the flexor…
Dodgers star ties franchise record with 10th All-Star Game appearance from Adam Gretz, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw was named to the National League All-Star roster on Sunday and tied a long-standing franchise record in the process. It will be Kershaw’s 10th trip to the Midsummer Classic, tying him with Pee Wee Reese for most All-Star appearances in team history. Reese also went to 10 All-Star Games when the team still played in Brooklyn. Kershaw is the only Dodger to make 10 All-Star appearances since the team relocated to Los Angeles for the 1958 National League…
CRN Digital Talk Radio Welcomes Dodger Legend Dodger Legend, Ron Cey joins the CRN Digital Talk Radio lineup with a new show! LOS ANGELES, CA –CRN Digital Talk Radio announced today the re-launch of “We’ll See About That with Ron Cey,” heard Saturdays at 11 a.m. PT on CRN 1. CRN will distribute the live radio show and podcast. “One of the iconic stars of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a fan favorite on any team, we are thrilled to have Ron Cey join the CRN team,” said Michael Horn, President and CEO of CRN Digital Talk Radio. “Ron is…
Dodgers’ James Outman is making an early push for Rookie of the Year from Matthew Brown, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com After earning a roster spot because of his strong spring training , Los Angeles Dodgers rookie James Outman has been vital to the team’s success and has made a strong early case for National League Rookie of the Year. Outman showcased his talent again Thursday night against the Chicago Cubs, hitting two home runs that gave the Dodgers the lead, including a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers the lead and the eventual 6-2 win. JAMES OUTMAN…
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer facing assault allegations frpm Erin Walsh with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com A woman is accusing Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of assault stemming from a sexual encounter earlier this year. According to TMZ Sports, the Pasadena Police Department is investigating the alleged assault, which occurred in May, and the victim was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The woman’s attorney, Marc Garelick, alleged in a statement that his client “suffered severe physical and emotional pain” as a result of a “recent assault” from Bauer. In a statement Tuesday, Garelick said: “Our…
Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Didn’t Believe Sticky Stuff Was ‘Cheating’ from Blake Williams, at Dodgers.com…..CLICK HERE Across Major League Baseball, pitchers have been using sticky substances to try to increase their spin rates and give them extra grip. Now, MLB is making an effort to prevent pitchers from using foreign substances as offense across the sport is at an all-time low. It’s a swift change from MLB having turned a blind eye to the practice despite rules clearly banning the use of substances to manipulate the baseball. “I think that cheating is more of when rules are imposed or in…
Dodgers extend Austin Barnes, avoid arbitration Mark Polishuk on MLB trade rumors and coming in from YardBarker.com…www.yardbarker.com The Dodgers have avoided arbitration with catcher Austin Barnes(Greensboro Grasshoppers) by agreeing to a two-year deal worth $4.3 million, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter links). The contract breaks down as a $300,000 signing bonus, $1.5 million in 2021, $2.5 million in 2022 and another $400,000 in potential incentives based on games played. Barnes was seeking a $2 million salary for the 2021 season, and the Dodgers countered with a $1.5 million figure, but the new deal both avoids a hearing and locks…
It’s been 32 years, but the LA Dodgers are back on top, and World Series Champions….Austin Barnes, the former Greensboro Grasshoppers second baseman, but he he played behind the plate, as the catcher for the Northern Division All-Stars, in the 2012 South Atlantic League All-Star Game…. And Austin Barnes was representing the Greensboro Grasshoppers and his former skipper/manager David Berg tonight, as he caught the final pitch for the final out, behind home plate, as the catcher for the 2020 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers…. It had not happened for the Dodgers since back when Tommy Lasorda, Oriel Hershiser, and…
Former Greensboro Grasshopper Austin Barnes, with a bunt and a blast that drove in key runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, in Game Three of the 2020 World Series… The Dodgers topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-2, to take a Two-Games-to-One lead in the Best-of-Seven Series, and Austin Barnes produced a sacrifice bunt, and a Solo Home Run, that drove in two of the Dodgers six runs…. BIG night for Austin Barnes, the former Greensboro Grasshoppers’ second baseman, and now the LA Dodgers catcher…. Again, a BIG night for Barnes, who played for the Hoppers back in…
from www.nypost.com: LOS ANGELES — Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. He was 74. He died last Saturday of complications from COVID-19 and also had suffered from dementia in recent years, according to his daughter Mary Jayne Sarah Johnstone. He died at a nursing home in Granada Hills, she said Monday. “COVID was the one thing he couldn’t fight,” his daughter said by phone. “It’s really kind of shocking.” His family noted that Johnstone’s time of death last Saturday…
I remember Bill Buckner from his early days with the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the Dodgers were so good, it was hard to find a starting spot for/on Tommy Lasorda’s club… You had Steve Garvey at first base, Davey Lopes at second base, Bill Russell at shortstop, Ron Cey at third base and Steve Yeager behind the plate, catching… Billy Buckner was a ready-made first baseman, but Steve Garvey was locked-in at first base for the Dodgers, so Bill Buckner had to settle on being Garvey’s backup, and then Buckner was able to find himself a starting spot in right…