LOS ANGELES — By removing a key piece from their puzzle this week, the Dodgers might have made their roster picture somewhat clearer.

Gone is Gavin Lux, the homegrown infielder who, after years of trade speculation, finally was dealt to the Cincinnati Reds for a prospect and draft pick Monday. What remains is a lineup trait the Dodgers desire...Read more

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants already have history with one another. Now, they’ll be joining forces.

Verlander and the Giants have agreed on a one-year contract pending a physical, according to multiple reports. Per ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, Verlander’s deal is worth $15 million.

Verlander, who...Read more

SAN DIEGO — It’s fair for Padres fans to reach for the antacids after learning about a 97-page lawsuit filed Monday, nearly 1,200 miles east of Petco Park in Travis County, Texas.

The widow of late and beloved franchise owner Peter Seidler is suing two of his brothers, Matthew and Robert, for “fiduciary breaches of trust” and “fraud�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ninety days ago, the San Diego Padres closed within one game of eliminating the Dodgers in the National League Division Series. On their march to the World Series championship, the Dodgers had survived their toughest test at the hands of the Padres. The best rivalry in baseball would endure.

On Monday, in a bombshell lawsuit, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers thinned out their glut of middle infielders on Monday, trading second baseman Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds for outfield prospect Mike Sirota and a competitive-balance Round A draft pick, according to a person familiar with the deal but not authorized to speak publicly about it.

Lux had a productive finish to 2024...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Sheel Seidler, the widow of former Padres chairman Peter Seidler, is contesting control of the franchise.

Seidler filed suit in Texas on Monday, accusing two of Peter Seidler’s brothers of “fiduciary breaches of trust” and “fraud” in their handling of the Seidler Trusts, which control the Padres. The suit seeks to void ...Read more

CHICAGO — Cam Booser has fond memories of pitching for the Chicago Dogs.

After retiring in 2017 following parts of five seasons in the Minnesota Twins farm system, the left-hander returned to baseball in 2021 and made 21 relief appearances for the independent league team.

“The village of Rosemont, had a wonderful time out there playing for...Read more

The story of the last 25 years of baseball cannot be told without mentioning — repeatedly — the San Francisco Giants.

Three World Series titles in five years. Barry Bonds breaking Henry Aaron’s home run record. Matt Cain’s perfect game. The 107-win season.

Only six teams this millennium have won multiple World Series titles (Giants, ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Three days after the Orioles lost ace Corbin Burnes to the Arizona Diamondbacks in free agency, they replaced him with another veteran starter.

Baltimore signed right-hander Charlie Morton to a one-year deal for the 2025 season Friday, the club announced. He will make $15 million, according to a source familiar with the deal, and ...Read more

NEW YORK — About 18 minutes into his introductory Zoom call on Thursday, new Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt casually acknowledged that he’s getting toward the end of his career.

While the 37-year-old declined to put a number on how many seasons he has left in the game, he inked a one-year deal with the Bombers, is preparing for his ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On the same day the Dodgers were set to officially welcome back one of the key pieces of their 2024 World Series team, Teoscar Hernández, they made an unexpected addition in free agency, as well.

The team reached an agreement Friday to sign South Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim, according to multiple people with knowledge of the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Within the next three weeks, Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki will know where he is beginning his major league career.

Sasaki’s process for determining which team he will join during the international signing period remains ongoing. The 23-year-old right-hander must sign between Jan. 15 and Jan. 23, when his posting window ends. Sasaki...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Plenty of memorable moments happened in the world of Los Angeles sports in 2024, from the arrival of Jim Harbaugh to the breakout of JuJu Watkins to ...

The kind of an at-bat that every kid that plays baseball dreams of one day having ... you tell yourself, all right, bottom of the 10th, bases loaded, World Series, one-run game,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The year 2024 couldn’t have gone much better for the Dodgers.

They won their first full-season World Series since 1988, and second (including their pandemic-shortened 2020 title) in the last five seasons. They were transformed on and off the field by Shohei Ohtani, who lived up to every expectation in the first season of his ...Read more

Neither Shohei Ohtani nor Yoshinobu Yamamoto were part of the Dodgers’ initial in-person pitch to Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki, a meeting that took place at the Westwood offices of the Wasserman Media Group before the holidays, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly about it.

The reason for ...Read more

The new year approaches. The Cardinals’ “retool” has begun. Paul Goldschmidt’s new home ballpark is Yankee Stadium.

Yet Nolan Arenado remains the Cardinals’ third baseman.

Even when the ball drops on 2024, there will be more than a month remaining before spring training starts in Jupiter, Florida.

Arguably the biggest third base ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The year 2024 couldn't have gone much better for the Dodgers.

They won their first full-season World Series since 1988, and second (including their pandemic-shortened 2020 title) in the last five seasons. They were transformed on and off the field by Shohei Ohtani, who lived up to every expectation in the first season of his 10-...Read more

Shohei Ohtani announced Saturday that he and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, are expecting their first child.

"Can't wait for the little rookie to join our family soon!" Ohtani, 30, wrote in a post on Instagram, along with a picture of baby clothes, an ultrasound and the couple's dog, Dekopin.

The announcement comes about 10 months after Ohtani ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Just how valuable is Teoscar Hernández to the Dodgers?

Shohei Ohtani is baseball's most valuable player. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are superstars too.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell are among baseball's top pitchers. Roki Sasaki will be too, and the Dodgers might sign him too.

Hernández would rank ...Read more