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Here's what to know about Seoul Series Game 1 (Wed., 6 a.m. ET/3 PT)

2024 season opens Wednesday morning in South Korea with Dodgers-Padres
@juanctoribio and @AJCassavell
5:27 AM PDT

The wait is over. Baseball is back. And it’s hard to imagine a better opening act for the 2024 season than this one: an NL West showdown halfway across the world, featuring Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in South Korea. Set your alarms. The Padres and Dodgers square off

Ohtani to start throwing again, could play outfield for LA in '24

Stone tabbed as fifth starter after stellar spring
@juanctoribio
6:44 AM PDT

SEOUL -- Shohei Ohtani's focus heading into Wednesday’s season opener against the Padres in South Korea is solely on what he’ll be able to provide at the plate as the team’s designated hitter. But when the Dodgers get back to Los Angeles this weekend, Ohtani, who went 0-for-5 with two

Mookie embraces move to shortstop: 'You can put me wherever'

@juanctoribio
March 17, 2024

SEOUL -- When manager Dave Roberts called Mookie Betts into his office nearly two weeks ago, the Dodgers superstar didn’t know what to expect. It was the middle of Spring Training and his focus had been on re-learning the intricacies of second base. Once Roberts told Betts the Dodgers would

Shohei Ohtani officially has his very own logo

@ssc627
5:55 PM PDT

Endorsement deals are one thing – but for a professional athlete, having your own logo is another entirely. Shohei Ohtani, already the most interesting man in baseball, can now count himself among the superstars to receive such an honor. Ohtani, in collaboration with New Balance, officially revealed the logo on

Dodgers land THREE prospects on All-Spring Breakout Teams

1:33 PM PDT

The first-ever Spring Breakout is in the books and if these four days of prospect spotlight showcases mean anything, the future of the game is in very good hands. On Monday, MLB announced the inaugural All-Spring Breakout Team, composed of 30 players across 18 organizations (six teams did not play

Power Rankings: Who's on top entering the season?

@williamfleitch
3:15 PM PDT

There is a baseball game on Wednesday. Wednesday! Sure, the 28 Major League Baseball teams that aren’t in South Korea right now don’t get to play for another 10 days or so, but nevertheless: The Dodgers and Padres are playing some baseball on Wednesday. Which means it’s time for Power

With Ohtani at forefront, Dodgers get rock-star treatment in Seoul

@juanctoribio
March 16, 2024

SEOUL -- As Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani walked into a room full of media members at the Gocheok SkyDome ahead of the Seoul Series, all you could hear were the camera flashes as the trio made their way to the podium. Once Betts and Freeman sat down,

Going to game in Korea isn't complete without cheer squads, players' songs

@dohyoungpark
March 17, 2024

SEOUL -- “L-A Dod-gers, Jason Heyward! Ahn-tah, home-run, Jason Heyward! Ahn-tah, home-run, Jason Heyward!” Well, if Jason Heyward hadn’t heard his name sung melodically around an instrumental interlude -- on repeat -- he sure has now. And so have all of his teammates, who each had their own songs recorded

1 player from each team making a big impression this spring

11:15 AM PDT

As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,

These prospects stood out most in Spring Breakout

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 17, 2024

As the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend comes to a close, there was no shortage of talent on display. With dozens of Top 100 prospects and nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up the team Top 30 prospects lists taking part, each club was well represented … but a

Dodgers’ stars amped for South Korea experience

@juanctoribio
March 15, 2024

This story was excerpted from Juan Toribio's Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Dodgers reveal roster for trip to South Korea

@juanctoribio
March 15, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- After an 8-1 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday, the Dodgers wrapped up their Cactus League slate. Now the Dodgers are in Seoul, South Korea, to get their season started in the Seoul Series against the Padres next Wednesday and Thursday. Both games against San Diego start

Dodgers' future looks bright in Spring Breakout rout

March 16, 2024

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Even a mere glimpse into the Dodgers' future looked promising. Five pitchers combined to allow no earned runs with 14 strikeouts, and the batters did everything from booming extra-base hits to playing small ball as the Dodgers' prospects thumped the Angels', 8-1, on Saturday night at Tempe

These 12 teams won the MLB offseason

March 16, 2024

The Dodgers and Padres will play games that count in the 2024 Seoul Series this week, while prominent free agents are still available, while 28 teams are still in their camps in Florida and Arizona. So, the regular season, Hot Stove season and Spring Training season are ALL HAPPENING AT

Everything you need to know about the Seoul Series

Dodgers and Padres set to open 2024 season in South Korea on March 20-21
@HarriganMLB
March 14, 2024

The MLB season will get underway when the Dodgers and Padres square off in the 2024 Seoul Series in Seoul, South Korea, on March 20-21. Here's everything you need to know about the Seoul Series.

Enthusiasm reigns at Play Ball event in Seoul

@dohyoungpark
March 16, 2024

SEOUL -- The 90 Korean Little League players assembled on the front steps of the Gocheok Sky Dome started to walk into the ballpark, but stopped to yell when they realized they were walking past the buses of Team Korea. Then, they got inside, and Tyler Glasnow showed up --

Dodgers prospects to watch in Spring Breakout

@juanctoribio
March 12, 2024

This story was excerpted from Juan Toribio’s Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. GLENDALE, Ariz. -- All the attention as the week goes on will, rightfully, be on the Dodgers’ Major League team as they head to

Injuries & Moves: Smith dealing with back tightness

March 13, 2024

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Yamamoto in 'good spot' as Dodgers wrap Cactus League slate

March 13, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched his last exhibition game in the Arizona desert. Next stop: the Gocheok Sky Dome in South Korea for his Major League debut. The 25-year-old rookie struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings Wednesday in Peoria. The Dodgers lost 8-1 to the Mariners, but more

Predicting the Dodgers' Opening Day roster 

@juanctoribio
March 12, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers are ready for the regular season. After Wednesday’s game against the Mariners, Los Angeles will begin to get ready for the long flight to Seoul, South Korea to open their season against the Padres on March 20-21. It’s been a successful camp for the Dodgers

Dodgers, Padres probables set for season-opening Seoul Series

@juanctoribio and @AJCassavell
March 17, 2024

With the Dodgers and Padres opening the 2024 Major League season in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, the probable pitching matchups for that series are officially set: Tyler Glasnow vs. Yu Darvish in Game 1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Joe Musgrove in Game 2. Major League Baseball announced the matchups, with

'Wow!' Ohtani blown away by clubhouse card trick

@bmags94
March 12, 2024

Shohei Ohtani is nothing short of magical on a baseball field. Perhaps that’s what made his reaction to a magic trick so priceless. Manager Dave Roberts recently invited magician Shlomo Levinger to entertain the Dodgers in Spring Training. Levinger performed a card trick for Ohtani, asking him to choose a

1 under-the-radar Spring Breakout prospect for each club

@thevandalorian and @benweinrib and @jesus_cano88
March 13, 2024

Spring Breakout begins Thursday with a pair of the showcase event's 16 games set to kick things off. Headlined by the best and brightest prospects in the game, Spring Breakout will feature no shortage of household names: 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players