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Even baseball fans who were in ‘92 and ‘93 have never seen this: the Toronto Blue Jays will play a seventh, winner-take-all Game 7 for the World Series for the first time ever — and while hope remains high, you can feel the city’s blood pressure rising. Despite a solid …
Read More »Ohtani, his dog and Dodgers celebrate World Series title with parade, stadium party
The Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade and a raucous on-field party on Friday. “This is so special,” said Ohtani, who usually only speaks in his native Japanese but addressed a packed Dodger Stadium in English. “I’m …
Read More »Freeman slugs walk-off grand slam in 10th as Dodgers top Yankees in thrilling World Series opener
A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled …
Read More »Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63. The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not provide the cause …
Read More »Ohtani’s Dodgers finish off Mets, will face Yankees in World Series
Shohei Ohtani carried the injury-riddled Los Angeles Dodgers to baseball’s best record during the regular season. Tommy Edman joined the team in late July and helped them reach the World Series. It’s been that kind of year for the big-spending Dodgers. When Ohtani isn’t amazing with his power at the …
Read More »Atkins ‘disappointed’ that Ohtani went to Dodgers
Ross Atkins shares your disappointment, Blue Jays fans. He also felt the sting of Shohei Ohtani turning down Toronto. Atkins spoke with media on Wednesday after the signings of centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier and utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Although the Blue Jays general manager didn’t want to dwell on Ohtani’s decision …
Read More »In first news conference with Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani dodges questions about Tommy John surgery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. “At the time of the announcement, we didn’t know which way we were going to go. That’s why I never said what …
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