The Dodger offense headlined the home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, scoring seven runs on 10 hits, half of those hits coming from shortstop Mookie Betts, designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and first baseman Freddie Freeman.
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman hit home runs, while Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow delivered key contributions in their first home game for their new team as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 7-1 victory over the St.
Although the Los Angeles Dodgers officially began their season one week ago in South Korea, they really kicked off the 2024 campaign on Thursday with Domestic Opening Day at Dodger Stadium.
On March 28, 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers began the season in emphatic fashion as they set an Opening Day record and tied a franchise all-time mark for any game with eight home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost in Freeway Series finale against the Los Angeles Angels, which featured Mookie Betts back at shortstop after playing second base the night prior.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signing Shohei Ohtani to a record-setting $700 million contract generated plenty of media headlines and also stirred up excitement throughout the organization.
Charley Steiner is entering his 20th season as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ radio play-by-play announcer for AM 570 L.A. Sports, but will be missing domestic Opening Day at Dodger Stadium this year and the initial stretch of games due to a back injury.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke publicly for the first time Thursday regarding the league’s investigation into Shohei Ohtani’s connection to former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
The Los Angeles Dodgers roster for domestic Opening Day has an even split of 13 pitchers and 13 position players, just like their group did for the Seoul Series last week.