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• Bill Russell’s No. 6 Joins Rare Class of Retired Jersey Numbers

  12-08-2022 19:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Just three sports icons have had their jersey numbers retired leaguewide. Russell, the N.B.A.’s Boston Celtics legend, is the latest.
  
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• Can Juan Soto Lead the Padres Past the Dodgers?

  11-08-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Juan Soto headlined San Diego’s audacious haul at the trading deadline. Keeping up with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in spending and on the field, won’t be easy.
  
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• Vin Scully Was Los Angeles

  04-08-2022 00:37 via nytimes.com
  
  In a town synonymous with fleeting fame, Scully was the one thing that always seemed to endure. His voice, “like a gentle hand,” still resonates.
  
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• Vin Scully Helped California Baseball Take Root

  03-08-2022 23:17 via nytimes.com
  
  The Dodgers’ move to Los Angeles was made seamless by a man who never said too much and was perfect for his new surroundings. His old surroundings still miss him.
  
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• Vin Scully, Voice of the Dodgers for 67 Years, Dies at 94

  03-08-2022 05:35 via nytimes.com
  
  The team has had many great players since World War II, but it was Mr. Scully, a gifted storyteller and a master of the graceful phrase, who became the enduring face of the franchise.
  
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• Yankees Trade Joey Gallo to Los Angeles Dodgers

  02-08-2022 22:53 via nytimes.com
  
  The slugging outfielder known for walks, home runs and strikeouts lived up to his advance billing — in a sense. A trade to Los Angeles may set him free.
  
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• Jackie Robinson Museum Focuses on Civils Rights and Baseball

  25-07-2022 18:45 via nytimes.com
  
  Robinson accomplished a great deal on the field, but a museum celebrating his life — that will have a ribbon-cutting this week — puts as much focus on his civil rights work.
  
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• Giancarlo Stanton of Yankees Wins All-Star MVP Award in Hometown

  20-07-2022 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  It was a homecoming at Dodger Stadium for Giancarlo Stanton. The Yankees slugger, and Los Angeles native, hopes his team can return to Chavez Ravine in October.
  
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• Dodger Stadium Shadows Could Aid All-Star Pitchers

  19-07-2022 01:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Dodger Stadium at dusk can be one of the hardest places to hit in baseball. As if Clayton Kershaw and Shane McClanahan, the All-Star starters, needed any help.
  
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• At All-Star Game, Joe Davis Will Become the Voice of Baseball

  17-07-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Joe Davis inherited Vin Scully’s job with the Dodgers. Now, he will replace Joe Buck at the All-Star Game and the World Series. He has done his homework, and he’s ready to shine.
  
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• Mike Brito, Influential Dodgers’ Scout in Mexico, Dies at 87

  09-07-2022 21:56 via nytimes.com
  
  He signed many players who reached the major leagues, most notably Fernando Valenzuela, who won the 1981 Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards.
  
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• Mike Brito, Influential Dodger Scout in Mexico, Dies at 87

  09-07-2022 21:56 via nytimes.com
  
  He signed many players who reached the major leagues, most notably Fernando Valenzuela, who won the 1981 Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards.
  
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• Dansby Swanson Has Atlanta Braves Surging in NL East

  28-06-2022 12:45 via nytimes.com
  
  Dansby Swanson is leading the way for a team that started slowly but is now hot on the Mets’ heels. If it feels familiar, it should.
  
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• How the Dodgers Found Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson

  23-06-2022 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson — combined record: 17-0 — are the latest gambles to pay off for an organization that knows how to find what works.
  
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• Mets Open West Coast Trip by Splitting Series With Dodgers

  06-06-2022 13:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Splitting a series with the high-spending Dodgers was a good start to the Mets’ West Coast trip. Dodging a few potential injuries was even better.
  
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• Rays Players Undercut Pride Night by Not Wearing Rainbow Logos

  06-06-2022 12:45 via nytimes.com
  
  A day after the Dodgers finally embraced the memory of Glenn Burke — Major League Baseball’s first gay player — a group of Rays players undercut their team’s Pride Night.
  
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• To Honor Gil Hodges, the Dodgers Retire His Number Against Mets

  05-06-2022 04:10 via nytimes.com
  
  A tense series between the N.L.’s best teams paused to honor Gil Hodges, an icon for both franchises who had his No. 14 jersey retired by Los Angeles.
  
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• With Jersey Retirement, Gil Hodges Connects the Dodgers and Mets Again

  04-06-2022 11:30 via nytimes.com
  
  A tense series between the N.L.’s best teams will pause to honor Gil Hodges, an icon for both franchises who is having his No. 14 jersey retired by Los Angeles.
  
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• At Pride Night, Dodgers Embrace Glenn Burke, Who They Once Shunned

  02-06-2022 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  At Pride Night, Los Angeles will celebrate the life of Glenn Burke, M.L.B.’s first openly gay player. His family will be there hoping the honor makes Burke “partially whole.”
  
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• Joe Pignatano, Met Coach Known for His Bullpen Farm, Dies at 92

  25-05-2022 22:57 via nytimes.com
  
  After an undistinguished career as a catcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers and other teams, he cultivated vegetables as well as relief pitchers at Shea Stadium.
  
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• In Tompkins Square, Resistance Builds to Homeless Sweeps

  05-05-2022 06:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Eight people were arrested when New York City cleanup crews again visited “Anarchy Row,” the tent city across from the park.
  
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• On Baseball: Trevor Bauer Is Suspended for Two Years

  30-04-2022 01:14 via nytimes.com
  
  Bauer had said his unhappiness came from always striving for new goals. With a two-year suspension over sexual assault allegations, M.L.B. is moving on without him.
  
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• Trevor Bauer Suspended for Two Seasons Amid Abuse Claim

  29-04-2022 21:24 via nytimes.com
  
  Bauer, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, had been on leave from the club as he faced allegations of sexual assault. Prosecutors in Los Angeles had declined to charge him criminally.
  
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• MLB Suspends Trevor Bauer for Two Seasons Amid Abuse Claim

  29-04-2022 21:24 via nytimes.com
  
  Bauer, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, had been on leave from the club as he faced allegations of sexual assault. Prosecutors in Los Angeles had declined to charge him criminally.
  
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• Mets Stun Cardinals With a Wild Ninth Inning Comeback

  26-04-2022 13:47 via nytimes.com
  
  A strong start by Max Scherzer, a five-run ninth inning and positive news on the health of Jacob deGrom made for a great Monday.
  
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• How Freddie Freeman and Kenley Jansen Switched Teams

  17-04-2022 12:45 via nytimes.com
  
  In a series between N.L. heavyweights, Freddie Freeman will be in Dodger blue and Kenley Jansen will close for the Braves. Two months ago that idea seemed impossible.
  
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• Dodgers Pull Clayton Kershaw During Perfect Game

  13-04-2022 23:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Not wanting to risk injuring his aging ace, Manager Dave Roberts pulled Clayton Kershaw. He had thrown only 80 pitches.
  
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• Walker Buehler Takes Over as Dodgers Ace

  05-04-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  With no shortage of confidence, Walker Buehler is taking the reins from Clayton Kershaw as the Dodgers’ ace and opening day starter. Kershaw couldn’t be happier.
  
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• Tommy Davis, Batting Star With the ’60s Dodgers, Dies at 83

  04-04-2022 23:36 via nytimes.com
  
  A two-time batting champion, he helped power a dominant Los Angeles team, but a serious injury derailed his career, and he fell short of the Hall of Fame.
  
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• MLB Season Preview: Money Talks Dominated Offseason

  04-04-2022 09:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A contentious lockout came in the middle of an off-season with record spending. The gaps between the richest and poorest clubs have only grown wider.
  
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• 2022 MLB Preview: National League 

  04-04-2022 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The Mets went on a huge off-season spending spree, and they are willing to spend even more. The Dodgers are proof that the approach doesn’t always work.
  
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• Freddie Freeman Signs with Dodgers for $162 Million

  17-03-2022 16:13 via nytimes.com
  
  The slugging first baseman led Atlanta to a World Series title and now heads to his hometown on a $162 million deal.
  
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• MLB Free-Agency Tracker: Eddie Rosario Stays in Atlanta

  16-03-2022 20:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The postseason hero signed a two-year deal with the Braves and the Oakland fire sale continued with Matt Chapman’s trade to Toronto.
  
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• Trevor Bauer Won’t Face Charges Over Sexual Assault Allegation

  09-02-2022 02:47 via nytimes.com
  
  Prosecutors declined to pursue the case, which they said could not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Bauer’s fate with M.L.B., however, has yet to be determined.
  
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• A Marker Honoring Jackie Robinson Was Defaced. M.L.B. Helped Replace It.

  28-01-2022 04:15 via nytimes.com
  
  A series of incidents in Georgia appeared to be targeting markers dedicated to Black Americans. “This should not be happening,” said Robinson’s cousin.
  
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• Eddie Basinski, Who Played Both the Infield and the Fiddle, Dies at 99

  14-01-2022 18:48 via nytimes.com
  
  Basinski, who spent time with the Dodgers and the Pirates, was a rare double threat: a major league ballplayer and a trained violinist.
  
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• Gil Hodges and the Christmas Visit That Changed Everything

  24-12-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  After a long wait, Gil Hodges was elected to the Hall of Fame. For one of the many people whose lives he helped change with community work, Hodges was already a legend.
  
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• Gil Hodges, a Dodgers Star and Mets Manager, Was Best Viewed in Total

  07-12-2021 01:21 via nytimes.com
  
  Gil Hodges struggled to make the Hall of Fame because voters had to consider him as a player or as a manager. Hodges was decidedly both and is finally headed to Cooperstown.
  
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• Don Demeter, a Dodger Star of the Future Who Wasn’t, Dies at 86

  01-12-2021 22:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Groomed to replace Duke Snyder, he broke his wrist in 1960 and never lived up to expectations. But he had a fine career with four other teams.
  
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• MLB Free-Agency Tracker: Latest News and Signings

  17-11-2021 15:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Rodriguez gives Detroit a veteran left-hander to anchor the rotation. Noah Syndergaard, meanwhile, heads to the Angels.
  
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• Atlanta Braves Beat Los Angeles Dodgers to Reach World Series

  24-10-2021 05:44 via nytimes.com
  
  In third place on Aug. 13, Atlanta rode a surprising group of trade deadline acquisitions to a pennant, outlasting the 106-win Dodgers. Next up: the Houston Astros.
  
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• NLCS: Max Scherzer Isn't Injured, but He Won't Start Game 6

  24-10-2021 00:41 via nytimes.com
  
  Max Scherzer, a superstar right-hander, blamed a dead arm for his short start in Game 2 of the N.L.C.S. He said he might be available to pitch if there is a Game 7.
  
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• How Rare Is a Three-Homer Game in the Postseason?

  22-10-2021 17:27 via nytimes.com
  
  Babe Ruth. Reggie Jackson. Chris Taylor? A feat that used to come few and far between is happening more often. But it is still unusual enough to stand out.
  
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• NLCS: Chris Taylor's Three-Homer Day Keeps Dodgers Alive

  22-10-2021 08:43 via nytimes.com
  
  The N.L.C.S. heads back to Atlanta after Taylor became the 11th batter with three homers in a postseason game.
  
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• NLCS: Eddie Rosario Leads Atlanta Past Los Angeles Dodgers

  21-10-2021 08:59 via nytimes.com
  
  A midseason pickup from Cleveland, Eddie Rosario has been nothing short of incredible. He led the way in yet another win.
  
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• NLCS: Cody Bellinger's Blast Breathes Life Into Dodgers

  20-10-2021 03:46 via nytimes.com
  
  A three-run homer from the struggling outfielder tied the game and a double by Mookie Betts put Los Angeles ahead to stay. With that, dreams of an Atlanta sweep faded away.
  
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• Kiké Hernández Highlights the Los Angeles Dodgers' Extreme Depth

  18-10-2021 18:25 via nytimes.com
  
  For the Dodgers, deep pockets and extreme ambition make everyone expendable. Just ask players like Kiké Hernández and Joc Pederson, who took their October magic elsewhere.
  
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• Ronald Acuña Jr.'s Replacements Thrive for Atlanta in NLCS

  18-10-2021 14:35 via nytimes.com
  
  For many teams, losing Ronald Acuña Jr. would have been a crushing blow. To the Braves’ Alex Anthopoulos, it was a puzzle to solve. He seems to have the right pieces.
  
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• Ronald Acuna Jr.'s Replacements Thrive for Atlanta in NLCS

  18-10-2021 13:54 via nytimes.com
  
  For many teams, losing Ronald Acuña Jr. would have been a crushing blow. To the Braves’ Alex Anthopoulos, it was a puzzle to solve. He seems to have the right pieces.
  
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• Kiké Hernandez Highlights the Los Angeles Dodgers' Extreme Depth

  18-10-2021 12:30 via nytimes.com
  
  For the Dodgers, deep pockets and extreme ambition make everyone expendable. Just ask players like Kiké Hernandez and Joc Pederson, who took their October magic elsewhere.
  
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