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• With Yamamoto back in form, Dodgers answer serious pitching questions with big weekend

From a plastic bag on the chair in front of his locker, Yoshinobu Yamamoto removed the jersey he wore Sunday on Uniqlo Field. Carefully spreading the uniform on the backrest of a nearby sofa, Yamamoto used a silver marker to inscribe on the article of clothing his signature, as well as the date. This was......2026
• Phillies Notes: Realmuto, Miller
X-rays were negative on J.T. Realmuto‘s left wrist after the catcher was hit by a Yoshinobu Yamamoto fastball in the third inning of today’s 9-1 Phillies loss to the Dodgers. Realmuto remained in the game and was back behind the plate in the bottom of the third, but was replaced by Rafael Marchan before the […]...2026
• Dodgers 9, Phillies 1: Ryan Ward’s 1st homer & Alex Freeland’s big day provides … run support (?!) for Yoshinobu Yamamoto
After yesterday’s win-streak snapping loss, the Dodgers got right back to winning today to take the series against the Phillies. Following missed chances to put the game away and a frustrating blown lead, the Dodgers piled on today and kept the game free of drama at the end in a 9-1 victory. ====== Andrew Painter …...2026
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• Long may they reign (in my memory)

During the 1960s, the Dodgers made the World Series three times, all within a four-year period. Throw in 1959 and they were in the World Series four times in seven years. Currently, the Dodgers have been to the World Series four times in six years. It's a fairly similar run to the 1960s one, although this version of the Dodgers has been more successful winning Series. (Three compared to...2026
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• Dodgers @ Brewers – May 24, 2026: Can the offense score for Yoshinobu Yamamoto?
Sunday? You’re stuck with me. Hopefully the Dodgers can take the rubber match against the Brewers. Today's #Dodgers lineup at Brewers: pic.twitter.com/qYjr953pid— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 24, 2026 https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/2058580077542011130 Also hoping this is not prophetic: Dodgers are scoring one-run tomorrow for Yamamoto against their #7 starter confirmed.&#...2026
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• Dodgers 5, Brewers 1: Yamamoto finally gets run support via Tucker & Pages as Dodgers roll to another series win
In the Game Thread, I wondered whether today would be the day Yoshinobu Yamamoto would get run support. It was an ideal time as the Brewers were throwing like their #7 or #8 starter, but early it looked sorta bleak. Fortunately, the Dodgers eventually took advantage of the chances and Yamamoto held up his end …...2026

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• Preseason Prep - February 26, 2026
Cal Raleigh, C, Seattle Mariners Raleigh was a solid catching option from 2022-2024, hitting 91 homers over the course of those three seasons. Well, as we all know, Raleigh exploded in 2025, clubbing 60 homers and stealing 14 bags to boot, making him far and away the most valuable catcher in fantasy. With multiple productive seasons underneath his belt, there's no doubt that Raleigh is productive....2026
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• Nationals News: Shinnosuke Ogasawara making his MLB debut

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals will call up their first Japanese player since 2005 Since Tomo Ohka in 2005, the Washington Nationals have not had a Japanese player on the MLB club. Well, that is until today because the Nats are calling up Japanese southpaw Shinnosuke Ogasawara. saddle UP pic.twitter.com/8OggwVO7Ko— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 6, 2025 ...2025
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• What Does Dodgers Rotation Look Like Following Tony Gonsolin Injury?

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost yet another starter over the weekend as the team placed right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin on the injured list with right elbow discomfort. Read more: Dodgers Place Tony Gonsolin on Injured List With Elbow Injury Now, a depleted Dodgers rotation is left with three starting pitchers in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Clayton Kershaw, …...2025
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• Braves News: Pitchers’ duel at Truist, Spencer Strider’s status, and more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves fell 2-1 in Friday night’s contest with the Los Angeles Dodgers after a pitchers’ duel between Grant Holmes and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Holmes lasted six innings and surrendered both of the Dodgers’ runs. He allowed just four hits and recorded nine strikeouts. Grant Holmes pu...2025
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• Will a different venue provide a different result for Braves against Dodgers?

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The Braves have a chance to get back at one of their tormentors from earlier this season. It’s easier said than done! Earlier this month, the Atlanta Braves visited Los Angeles looking for any type of way to get their season going in a positive direction after they had gone 0-for-4 in San Diego to kick off the season. As we all know, that ended up not ...2025
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• MLB’s biggest surprises from the season’s first month

Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Jung Hoo Lee, Tyler Mahle highlight baseball’s biggest surprises. There’s nothing like the start of a new baseball season. The soothing, familiar sounds of the crack of the bat and a fastball burying itself in a catcher’s mitt. The contagious optimism found in all 30 clubhouses, from the defending champions to the last-place club ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: One month down

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images A look at the successes and failures over the first month of the season. The Pirates are an utter failure starting at the top. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Alex Kirschner writes about the toxic rot from the ownership of the Pittsburgh Pirates and how it has poisoned the relationship between the fans and the team. Also, the team is wasting a gener...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ too little traffic

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The ex-Cardinal curse or something struck. Hey, it’s the Dodgers. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 15

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images It was a bummer of a day as the Cubs lose 6-2. The start to this season has been so exceptional that this game is a weird feeling. The Cubs did show a brief sign of life in the fourth inning and the game was tied after four. This game was all Rangers, though. Shōta Imanaga had an uncharacteristically bad day. He allowed a couple of homers and...2025
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• The best holiday in February

February is filled with somewhat sketchy holidays. I'll start with Groundhog Day, which is about good for rewatching a movie. Valentine's Day is often derided as a "Hallmark Holiday." The weeklong "Winter Break" mostly recognized by schools, morphed from single days recognizing presidents into a 5-day celebration of ... um ... winter, I guess? Then there's the Super Bowl, which is fine ...2026
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title

The Dodgers have been the cream of the crop in baseball for a long while, now. There’s no sign of that changing anytime soon, either. For the second time in five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. For the first time since 1988, they’ll actually get to have the full treatment that comes with being World Series — meaning, the team and their fans will actually get to enjoy t...2024
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"Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported that the deal is for three years with opt-outs after each of the first two seasons, and it will be the second-largest AAV for a Japanese pitcher in the posting process behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto."

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"The Dodgers have added Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki to a rotation already expected to return Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow."

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"In the aftermath of the offseason’s top free agent pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, signing with the Dodgers late last month, the market for #2 pitching free agent Blake Snell has begun to pick up."

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"Star Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto has agreed to join the Dodgers on a 12-year, $325 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Thursday."

• For Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto, journey to greatness has only just begun

Two years ago, about a week before Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his MLB debut, a number of players and coaches from the Orix Buffaloes offered me scouting reports about their former ace....2026
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• Dodgers Predicted to Land All-Star Outfielder in Blockbuster Trade Deadline Move

Could the Dodgers be close to adding an impact bat at the deadline? According to one projection, Los Angeles may be set to acquire a true difference-maker currently playing in the AL Central. More news: Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Aspiring to Be Like Clayton Kershaw David Schoenfield of ESPN laid out the remaining dominos that could fall …...2025
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• Shane Smith shaken for six runs as Dodgers defeat the White Sox, 6-1

There was plenty of Smith-on-Smith crime tonight as Will Smith went 1-for-1 with two walks against Shane Smith. | Harry How/Getty Images Walks got the best of the righthander, and the South Side offense was completely flat once again, outside of Lenyn Sosa with two hits and an RBI The White Sox (28-57) offense must have missed the flight to Los Angeles, because they only mustered three hit...2025
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• Can Atlanta roll over the Reds?

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Cincinnati is bringing a formidable rotation to Atlanta, and the Braves will have no choice but to try to figure them out over the next four days. The current homestand for the Atlanta Braves rolls on, as they’re going straight from a three-game series against the Dodgers into a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. While the quality of competiti...2025
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• MLB’s biggest surprises from the season’s first month
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• Outside The Confines: One month down
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• Cub Tracks’ too little traffic
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 15
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Dodgers at Tokyo series preview

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Twenty-five years after the Cubs faced the Mets for two in the Tokyo Dome, they’ll play a pair against the Dodgers in the same Japanese venue. Usually, series previews here at BCB post a few hours before the series opens. But this series will be played halfway across the world at the Tokyo Dome, with the first pitch of both games scheduled...2025
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• Dodgers 8, Astros 3: Lineup scores early and often behind the middle of the order for once
Kicking off another road series against the hated Astros, the Dodgers got things off to a great start for once with an easy win. They shockingly backed Yoshinobu Yamamoto for once, who labored through the 1st inning again but put it in cruise control afterward in an 8-3 victory. ====== Let’s start with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, …...2026
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• Braves complete salvage job against Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves are done with the Dodgers and considering how this season’s series went, not a moment sooner! The Atlanta Braves were riding high heading into this series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were on a run of having won four straight series and had just returned home from a productive road trip out West against the Diamondbac...2025
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• Rangers 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Cubs offense got shut down on a very cold afternoon. Dire weather forecasts of all-day rain made it seem very unlikely, early this morning, that this game would be played. But the rain fell mostly south of the city — it just sprinkled a couple of times at the ol’ ballyard — and so the Cubs and Rangers were able to complete their three-game series...2025
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• Dodgers 4, Cubs 1: Walkathon

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images You cannot win games walking that many opposing hitters. TOKYO — I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but walks will just kill a baseball team. Yes, the Cubs didn’t provide much offense and that’s another story, but the five walks Shōta Imanaga and Ben Brown issued in the first five innings of this game resulted in most of the Dodgers runs, and the de...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Dodgers at Tokyo series preview
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• A brief history of all MLB regular season games played outside the USA and Canada

Al Yellon The Cubs are preparing to play the Dodgers in Japan. The Cubs and Dodgers will meet at the Tokyo Dome Tuesday and Wednesday to begin the 2025 regular season. This will be the fifth time MLB teams have met in Tokyo, and the second time for the Cubs, who played the Mets there 25 years ago in the first MLB series in Japan. Going forward, international MLB games are being branded as ...2025
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• Marlins @ Dodgers April 28, 2026: Ohtani starts on the mound only as Dodgers look for a series win
The Dodgers (20-9) escaped the opener against the Marlins (13-16), overcoming an uncharacteristically bumpy Yoshinobu Yamamoto start for a 5-4 walkoff win. Kyle Tucker had his moment, with a bases-loaded two-run single to win it in the ninth. It did rob us of Freddie Freeman playing third base, but I guess that’s fine. Because of …...2026
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• Shane Smith shaken for six runs as Dodgers defeat the White Sox, 6-1
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• Can Atlanta roll over the Reds?
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• Braves complete salvage job against Dodgers
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominates as Braves drop 2-1 pitchers’ duel

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Grant Holmes was great but Yoshinobu Yamamoto was even better. Grant Holmes had one of the best nights of his career as a starter so far. Unfortunately, this coincided with Yoshinobu Yamamoto continuing to dominate on the mound and as such, the Atlanta Braves ended up dropping this one in a tight, low-scoring and rain-delayed 2-1 defeat. Grant Holmes made...2025
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• Cubs 12, Dodgers 4: Welcome to our robo-ump overlords

Major League Baseball MLB’s ABS challenge system test was used for the first time. The Cubs — or, more accurately, a bunch of miscellaneous guys wearing Cubs uniforms — defeated the Dodgers in the 2025 Spring Training opener 12-4 Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Arizona. That wasn’t the most important story of the game, as you surely know that Spring Training wins and losses are pretty well...2025
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• Rob Manfred talks media rights, competitive balance and a possible Cubs All-Star Game

Al Yellon The Commissioner met with reporters on the annual Cactus League Media Day. PHOENIX, Arizona — It’s a rite of spring just as much as pitcher/catcher report day or the first Spring Training game. That’s the annual appearance of Commissioner Rob Manfred at a conference room at the Arizona Biltmore hotel to meet with the media. I’m glad to have been able to attend this presser so I c...2025
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• Sources: Yamamoto joins Dodgers on $325M deal

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• Rangers Interested In Reunion With Jordan Montgomery
Left-hander Jordan Montgomery figures to be among the most sought-after free agents on the starting pitching market this offseason. With righty Aaron Nola having already returned to the Phillies on a seven-year deal earlier this week, only recently-posted right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto and reigning NL Cy Young award winner Blake Snell compare rank ahead of Montgomery…...2023
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto to sign with Dodgers for $325M over 12 years: 25-year-old NPB ace joins Shohei Ohtani in LA

Yamamoto was posted to MLB after seven brilliant years in NPB...2023
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• Blue Jays Have Reportedly “Taken The Lead” In Yariel Rodriguez Sweepstakes
After missing out on top free agents Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto earlier this month, the Blue Jays have ramped up activity at the lower levels of the market of late by re-signing center fielder Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year pact and landing utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa on a two-year deal in recent days. It…...2023
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• Report: Giants Out Of Bidding For Yoshinobu Yamamoto
The Giants have been informed they’re out of the running for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, reports Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area (X link). While there’s no indication that Yamamoto has made his final decision, Pavlovic adds that the Giants expect he’ll sign with the Dodgers or one of the New York clubs. Andy Martino of SNY…...2023
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• Angels, Giants Among Teams Pursuing Blake Snell
The Angels have lost Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers and never appeared to be a finalist for NPB star Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but they’re pursuing the biggest fish remaining on the free agent market, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, who reports that the Halos have made reigning NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell…...2023
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• Phillies Have Made Offer To Yoshinobu Yamamoto
The Phillies have put forth a formal contract offer to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, writes Matt Gelb of the Athletic. While terms are unreported, Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote earlier in the week the club was planning to be aggressive in its pursuit of the NPB star. It’s notable, if unsurprising, that the Phillies have put…...2023
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• Braves reportedly willing to pay for free agent starter

Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports No Braves player currently makes more than $22 million annually, but the team is reportedly willing to go above that for the right free agent starter. MLB Free Agency is off to a slow start, but that shouldn’t be terribly surprising. Unlike the NBA and the NFL, Major League Baseball’s offseason is a more deliberate affair and the free agent market won’t like...2023
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• Dodgers @ Brewers – May 24, 2026: Can the offense score for Yoshinobu Yamamoto?
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• Yearly charting

Most of the time when I show new Dodger card arrivals it's related to cards a fellow collector/trader sent or it's a larger order from sportlots or COMC or another online site. Rarely do I show single card purchases unless I can turn it into a post. I guess I'm doing that now, but this 2026 Sports Illustrated For Kids Yoshinobu Yamamoto card could be any Dodger card to get this particul...2026
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• Dodgers @ Blue Jays – April 7, 2026: Yoshinobu Yamamoto returns to the place he won the World Series MVP
Not sure what exactly happened that I have two Game Threads in a row, but I do, and they happen to be for the Blue Jays series. This one is probably the marquee matchup, with 2025 World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto returning to Toronto to face off against Kevin Gausman in a matchup of the …...2026
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• Guardians 4, Dodgers 1: Lineup remains anemic as they drop their first series of the season
Concluding the series against the Guardians, the Dodgers lineup was looking to finally get going. Instead, they got dominated arguably worse than they have all season. That led to a 4-1 loss that also included a series loss. ====== Yoshinobu Yamamoto was on the mound, but the Dodgers still managed to get behind early. He …...2026
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto Named ‘Ace’ After World Series MVP

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto had an amazing postseason run and enters the 2026 season with a much bigger reputation....2026
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto Breaks Silence on Making Opening Day Start

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be starting on Opening Day against the Diamondbacks, as manager Dave Roberts announced....2026
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• Dodgers Announce Yamamoto Spring Training Start Date

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto will make his final start before Opening Day against the San Diego Padres Friday....2026
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• Dodgers Name Opening Day Starter for Three-Peat Pursuit

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Japanese starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be the Opening Day starter....2026
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• Yamamoto to Return to Dodgers After 1 More WBC Start

Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts said starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto will return to Arizona after his WBC quarterfinal start....2026
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• Red Sox SP Acquisitions Fail Key Test

There's been a lot of talk this off-season about how the Red Sox have bolstered their starting rotation—and, to a degree, that's true. But if we look at a key metric of starting pitchers (the differential of hits allowed in innings pitched), the new Boston starters are hardly in the "elite" category.For perspective, let's take a look at this metric for some true elite starters (subtracting hits al...2026
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• Dodgers 8, Astros 3: Lineup scores early and often behind the middle of the order for once
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• Dodgers Players Make Yoshinobu Yamamoto Request Amid Yoshi Bobblehead Giveaway

Dodgers players are cashing in on the buzz around Yoshinobu Yamamoto's special bobblehead, a collaboration with Nintendo featuring "Yoshi."...2026
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• Shane Smith shaken for six runs as Dodgers defeat the White Sox, 6-1
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• SB Nation Reacts: Who’s going to sign Roki Sasaki?

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images A fair number of respondents to the survey chose the Cubs. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Now that the MLB non-tender deadline has passed, thoughts ...2024
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• Braves provide tl;dr of 2024 season with 9-0 loss to Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Look, I’m just sayin’ — the Braves out-xBAed the Dodgers by .070 and had the only four barrels in the game, and lost 9-0 The Braves played a baseball game on Monday night, which they lost 9-0, to once again drop them out of a playoff spot (for the time being?). The flow of the game itself is, at this point, largely irrelevant. I’ll be...2024
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• Dodgers come to town as Braves fight for their playoff lives

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images If the Braves are going to get back on the Postseason track, they’ll have to do it Shohei Ohtani and the rest of this star-studded squad. The Atlanta Braves are coming off of a stretch of games where they faced the Rockies, Blue Jays, the Reds for one game and the Nationals for two games. They went 5-4 in that span and are currently back on the outside...2024
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A major gambling scandal breaks out with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. A recap of the Seoul Series. A revolt in the MLBPA. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that you’ve already heard about the gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. I’m going to try to give you some links that will allow you to do some furth...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Rejoice, baseball fans, we now have an idea of when the Manfred era will end. If we’re being honest, the role of MLB Commissioner is not an enviable one. The job, by its very nature, is inclined to create ire among fans, as the person in charge is trying to appease fans, players, but mostly owners, and the goals of those three groups rarely...2024
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• Latest On Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Market
There’s been ample speculation about the eventual price tag of a Yoshinobu Yamamoto contract, but until early this week, the right-hander hadn’t discussed specific years and dollars with clubs, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Teams eyeing the NPB ace’s services were asked to submit a “preliminary” bid early in the process to gauge the seriousness of…...2023
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