The reigning World Series champs have assembled a superstar-studded roster, but the job is not finished. What’s left is to make Roberts the richest manager in major league history.
Ohtani became the first player in league history to tally 50 home runs and stolen bases in the same season, inventing MLB's 50/50 club. He accomplished that while recovering from UCL surgery, which prevented Ohtani from contributing on the mound last season, when he served as LA's designated hitter in 159 games played.
The Dodgers' top lineup was shaped by the players themselves, with Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddie Freeman deciding their spots.
Rival NL West manager sends Dave Roberts a one-word text in response to the Dodgers signing pitcher Roki Sasaki.
Ohtani sent a text to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman even before Sasaki’s agent informed the club.
Shohei Ohtani is set to pitch for the first time with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 season, although the plan is to take it easy and start in his role as designated hitter an
Ohtani once eschewed the Dodgers for the Angels, and got stuck in a six-year playoff drought. The Dodgers’ new Japanese rookie phenom Sasaki made a different call.
The conversation around the Los Angeles Dodgers has focused in recent months on their Japanese legion led by Shohei Ohtani, then Yoshinobu Yamamoto and this offseason capped off wi
Roki Sasaki, MLB’s rising star, reveals how Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto played a pivotal role in his decision to join the Los Angeles Dodgers.
of America to join classic era inductees Dave Parker and Dick Allen as the Hall of Fame class ... It’s been one year since the Dodgers agreed to terms with Shohei Ohtani on a 10-year, $700-million deal, and the impact has been bigger than imagined.
Shohei Ohtani broke the news to the Los Angeles Dodgers that prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was joining the team. Ohtani sent a text to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman even before Sasaki's agent informed the club.
Roberts appeared on MLB Network Radio over the weekend, where naturally the subject of the Dodgers' offseason spending came up. In the face of weeks of criticism over his team's historic accumulation of talent, he had a simple response: You're just jealous.