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• Jeff Torborg, Catcher in Three No-Hitters, Dies at 83

  22-01-2025 00:01 via nytimes.com
  
  He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he became a manager for the White Sox and the Mets.
  
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• Tommy John, Pitcher Who Gave His Name to Career-Saving Surgery, Dies at 83

  16-08-2026 20:05 via nytimes.com
  After tearing an elbow ligament, he underwent a risky procedure and returned at his best, changing baseball and giving new hope to injured players.
  
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• Phil Regan, Dodgers’ Closer Known as the Vulture, Dies at 89

  15-07-2026 17:49 via nytimes.com
  He won 14 games in 1966 in relief, some of them following brilliant performances by the team’s starters, including Sandy Koufax, who bestowed the nickname.
  
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• Major League Baseball Clears Top Doctor in Doping Case

  24-06-2026 00:08 via nytimes.com
  The commissioner’s office said it had no concerns about Dr. Neal ElAttrache after investigating his role in supporting the use of performance-enhancing drugs by a U.F.C. star.
  
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• Major League Baseball Will Question the Dodgers’s Doctor About Banned Drugs

  12-06-2026 01:30 via nytimes.com
  The inquiry comes after a report that Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the physician for the team, supported the U.F.C. star Conor McGregor in using performance-enhancing drugs while recovering from an injury.
  
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• Davey Lopes, Base-Stealing Maestro, Is Dead at 80

  10-04-2026 23:31 via nytimes.com
  He was one of baseball’s most efficient thieves, and part of a storied infield quartet with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in four World Series.
  
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• Are Dynasties Good for Baseball?

  25-03-2026 21:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers won back-to-back World Series and are the top contender for the title again as the baseball season opens. The Athletic’s M.L.B. writers sound off on whether dynasties are good or bad for the sport.
  
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• Microbets, Parlays and Prop Bets: A Guide to the M.L.B. Gambling Scandal

  10-11-2025 21:49 via nytimes.com
  Federal prosecutors say two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians tipped off bettors about what pitches they would throw, setting up rigged “microbets.”
  
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• Prince Harry Apologizes to Canadians for Wearing an L.A. Dodgers Cap

  08-11-2025 00:16 via nytimes.com
  Harry, who referred to the episode as “Hat Gate,” was seen wearing the cap at a World Series game in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
  
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• Los Angeles Welcomes Champion Dodgers Home

  04-11-2025 01:59 via nytimes.com
  Angelenos flocked downtown on Monday morning to welcome the Dodgers back after their World Series win on Saturday over the Toronto Blue Jays.
  
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• Dodger Fans Celebrate World Series Victory at Los Angeles Parade

  04-11-2025 00:08 via nytimes.com
  Tens of thousands of Dodger fans attended a parade and rally on Monday, a joyful moment celebrating the team’s World Series win in what has been a turbulent year for Los Angeles.
  
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• Canadians Mourn a Loss by Underdogs Who Brought a Nation Together

  02-11-2025 09:44 via nytimes.com
  The Blue Jays, Canada’s only M.L.B. team, were a salve for a country hit by President Trump’s threats and tariffs. Then the Dodgers ended their thrilling postseason run.
  
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• In a Dark Year, Los Angeles Basks in the Dodgers’ Glow

  02-11-2025 09:09 via nytimes.com
  Scars of wildfires and immigration raids won’t soon fade, but like the city itself, the Dodgers persevered and gave Southern California residents the rally they needed.
  
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• Canada-U.S. Tensions Stay on Baseball Field During Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series

  25-10-2025 20:55 via nytimes.com
  At Game 1 of the World Series in Toronto on Friday, overt politics were absent. Unity between the two nations was on display before the first pitch.
  
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• Blue Jays Face Dodgers in World Series With All of Canada Behind Them

  24-10-2025 12:00 via nytimes.com
  The Blue Jays and the Dodgers play Game 1 of the World Series tonight, and for Canada’s team home-field advantage is as big as the entire country.
  
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• An Ode to October Baseball

  19-10-2025 13:28 via nytimes.com
  With the World Series just days away, we look at the beauty of baseball — even if one team looks unbeatable.
  
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• The Dodgers United Los Angeles. Then the ICE Raids Began.

  02-10-2025 18:56 via nytimes.com
  For decades, the Dodgers have been the pride of L.A.’s Latino community. Trump’s immigration raids are testing that.
  
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• Dodgers Pledge Aid to L.A. Families Affected by Trump Crackdown

  21-06-2025 08:12 via nytimes.com
  Pressed by Angelenos, including a large Latino fan base, the Dodgers promised support but stopped short of denouncing ICE raids that have outraged much of the metropolis.
  
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• Frank Graham Jr., Who Wrote About Nature in Audubon Magazine, Dies at 100

  07-06-2025 21:41 via nytimes.com
  He worked for the Brooklyn Dodgers and wrote about sports but mostly focused on conservation, publishing a sequel to Rachel Carson’s exposé on the dangers of pesticides.
  
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• LA Dodgers Will Visit White House for World Series Celebration

  07-04-2025 12:42 via nytimes.com
  
  The World Series winners’ trip comes after the Trump administration was criticized for removing an article on a Pentagon website honoring Jackie Robinson, one of the franchise’s most celebrated players.
  
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• ‘Fight for Glory’ Is an Ecstatic Treat

  27-03-2025 21:30 via nytimes.com
  
  This three-part documentary about the 2024 World Series has an interesting task: Retell a story that is already pretty good and pretty legible.
  
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• Japan Reaches Peak Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers and Cubs Open MLB Season

  18-03-2025 05:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time.
  
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• After the Fires, Los Angeles Has No Shortage of Reconstruction Czars

  05-02-2025 00:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Power brokers in the region believe that side efforts are necessary to rebuild after the wildfires. They just can’t settle on which one.
  
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• The Latest Trend Among the L.A. Elite: Launching Your Own Rebuilding Initiative

  04-02-2025 22:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Power brokers in Los Angeles believe that side efforts are necessary to rebuild after the wildfires. They just can’t settle on which one.
  
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• Jeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83

  22-01-2025 00:05 via nytimes.com
  
  He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White Sox and the Mets.
  
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• Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97

  16-01-2025 22:05 via nytimes.com
  
  He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in modern major-league history.
  
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• Japanese American Baseball Players Return to Manzanar Internment Camp

  03-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  As Shohei Ohtani played in the World Series, Japanese American ballplayers returned to Manzanar for the first baseball games in the internment camp since World War II.
  
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• ‘Insider Threats’ to the Election, and Starbucks’ 4-Minute Goal

  31-10-2024 12:51 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, the Harris campaign sidelines Biden
  
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• The World Series Was Big in Japan. The TV Ratings Prove It.

  31-10-2024 11:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ superstar, drove massive interest for the World Series in Japan, where more than 15 million people watched each of the first two games.
  
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• The Harris Campaign Distances Biden, and Floods Wreak Havoc in Spain

  31-10-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, the Dodgers win the World Series.
  
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