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• The M.L.B. Season Opens in South Korea. Here’s What to Know.

  19-03-2024 09:10 via nytimes.com
  
  The country’s raucous fan culture will be on display when Major League Baseball opens its season in Seoul. Here’s how to cheer and what to eat.
  
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• Carl Erskine, a Star Pitcher of the Dodgers’ Glory Years, Is Dead at 97

  16-04-2024 20:54 via nytimes.com
  
  The record-setting pitcher known as Oisk in Brooklyn was the last surviving member of “The Boys of Summer.”
  
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• Ohtani’s Dizzying 3 Weeks End in Exoneration by Authorities

  13-04-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  At times, baseball’s biggest star seemed in danger of being tainted by a gambling scandal, before his longtime interpreter was charged with fraud.
  
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• Prosecutors Say Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Stole $16 Million From Star

  12-04-2024 00:06 via nytimes.com
  
  The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was charged with bank fraud, after prosecutors said he stole money to pay his gambling debts.
  
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• Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Is Said to Be Negotiating a Guilty Plea

  11-04-2024 02:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Ippei Mizuhara stands accused of covering his gambling debts by stealing millions of dollars from Shohei Ohtani’s bank account.
  
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• Shohei Ohtani Is Home and Focused on Baseball. Dodgers Fans Are Relieved.

  29-03-2024 03:21 via nytimes.com
  
  Los Angeles finally got a close look at baseball’s megastar on Thursday as a gambling situation involving his former interpreter took a back seat to opening day.
  
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• Shohei Ohtani Situation Shows Leagues Have Many Gambling Risks to Watch

  21-03-2024 23:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The wagering situation involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter shows that people adjacent to the players and coaches can also be a risk.
  
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• Leagues Have More Than Just Players to Watch on Gambling

  21-03-2024 23:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The wagering situation involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter shows that people adjacent to the players and coaches can also be a risk.
  
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• Shohei Ohtani Makes South Korean Fans Forget Japan Rivalry

  20-03-2024 06:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Baseball fans in South Korea have embraced the superstar from Japan, despite the longtime rivalry and history between the two countries.
  
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• Shohei Ohtani Drives Huge Ticket Demand Across MLB

  19-03-2024 10:04 via nytimes.com
  
  With huge demand to see the baseball superstar play for the Dodgers, M.L.B. teamed up with a Japanese travel agency. Fans began plotting trips.
  
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• Ohtani Makes South Korean Fans Forget Rivalry With Japan

  19-03-2024 09:06 via nytimes.com
  
  Baseball fans in South Korea have embraced the superstar from Japan, despite the longtime rivalry and history between the two countries.
  
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• Book Review: ‘The New York Game,’ by Kevin Baker

  16-03-2024 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In his book “The New York Game,” Kevin Baker tells the origin story of the sport we know today.
  
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• In a Land Full of Stars, Los Angeles Can’t Stop Talking About Ohtani

  12-12-2023 11:02 via nytimes.com
  Baseball fans everywhere were hoping that the megastar Shohei Ohtani would choose their team in free agency. Los Angeles Dodgers fans won the sweepstakes.
  
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• Ohtani’s Contract Goes Beyond Dollars and Sense

  11-12-2023 23:57 via nytimes.com
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are betting $700 million that Shohei Ohtani can deliver championships and help increase revenue. But the economics of sports can be fickle.
  
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• Frank Howard, Towering Slugger Whose Homers Were, Too, Dies at 87

  30-10-2023 22:38 via nytimes.com
  
  At 6 feet 7 and 250-plus pounds, he was known for his tape-measure blasts for the Dodgers and the Senators — not to mention all those strikeouts.
  
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• The Dodgers Pile Up Wins and New Babies

  10-09-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  As Los Angeles raced to the top of the N.L. West yet again, six of the team’s players formed a bond by welcoming new babies into their families.
  
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• Julio Urias, L.A. Dodgers Pitcher, Is Charged With Domestic Violence

  05-09-2023 00:03 via nytimes.com
  
  The star pitcher was charged after a physical altercation on Sunday evening at a soccer stadium in South Los Angeles and later freed on $50,000 bail, the authorities said.
  
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• WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury End 10-Season Playoff Streak

  28-08-2023 16:49 via nytimes.com
  
  The W.N.B.A.’s Phoenix Mercury will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Their sustained success was rare among major pro sports teams.
  
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• Jason Heyward’s ‘Perfect Marriage’ With the Dodgers

  12-08-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Jason Heyward is on a winning club, has been reunited with Freddie Freeman and is having fun playing baseball again. The Dodgers are loving every minute.
  
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• Carl Erskine Shares Insights on Musial, Aaron and Mays

  17-07-2023 17:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Carl Erskine is one of the last stars left from a golden age of baseball. He offered insights into what it was like to face some of the greats, and how the game has changed.
  
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• Carl Erskine Will Receive Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Award

  17-07-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Carl Erskine was a champion with the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, but what came after that is what will be honored with an award from the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  
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• The Age of Spectacle Is Upon Us

  23-06-2023 01:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers succumb to pressures from the elite.
  
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• Memorial Honors Roger Craig Whose Baseball Career Spanned Generations

  20-06-2023 22:00 via nytimes.com
  
  At a memorial service for Roger Craig, a writer recalls time spent with a player, coach and manager who connected generations of baseball history.
  
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• How Evan Phillips Became a Star Closer for the Los Angeles Dodgers

  14-06-2023 15:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Evan Phillips doesn’t have the name recognition of some other closers, but his devastating sweeper is a secret weapon for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  
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• Yankees Wait for Aaron Judge Injury News After Dodgers Series Win

  05-06-2023 15:05 via nytimes.com
  
  A strong all-around series against the Dodgers showed the Yankees’ might, but now they will wait to see if Aaron Judge needs a trip to the injured list.
  
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• Roger Craig, Teacher of an Era-Defining Pitch, Is Dead at 93

  05-06-2023 05:04 via nytimes.com
  
  After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called “the pitch of the ’80s.”
  
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• Dodgers and Yankees Face Off in Los Angeles

  03-06-2023 14:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Both teams have been winning with smoke and mirrors thanks to injuries. A series against each other in Los Angeles offers a test of just how good they are.
  
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• Steve Garvey, Former Dodgers All-Star, May Run for Senate in California

  02-06-2023 22:56 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. Garvey, 74, a Republican, said he would decide in the next few weeks whether to run for the seat of Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is retiring.
  
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• Dodgers Reinvite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

  23-05-2023 02:35 via nytimes.com
  
  The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have been reinstated to this year’s festivities and will receive a Community Hero Award.
  
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• Dodgers Face Backlash After Rescinding Pride Night Invitation

  19-05-2023 03:17 via nytimes.com
  
  Saying they did not want to “distract” from the event, the Dodgers announced that the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence would not attend. Now other groups are pulling out.
  
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