Dave Roberts, Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani
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Even though Freddie Freeman hasn't been in the lineup for three of the past five games, manager Dave Roberts said putting him on the IL to get him ready for the postseason isn't an option at this point.
However, Tucker has been terrible at the plate this year, hitting just .226 with a .692 OPS. For the second consecutive season, his home and away splits are a concern. He is hitting below .200 at home, but has an .809 OPS on the road. Many teams would have platooned him or benched him by now, but the Dodgers are not doing so.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki took an encouraging step Monday in his recovery from a right middle-finger blister, throwing a bullpen session ahead of the club’s four-game road series against the Cincinnati Reds beginning Monday.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts discussed the possibility of Shohei Ohtani being removed from the leadoff spot in the lineup.
Forget about pitching. The Dodgers have to brace themselves for the possibility that they will enter the playoffs with a physically diminished version of Shohei Ohtani as their designated hitter. Ohtani’s body is broken.
Though he didn't record a hit in his MLB debut, Dave Roberts was still very impressed with Josue De Paula's first game with the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers remain undecided about Shohei Ohtani's return to pitching this season. The two-way superstar hasn't pitched in two months due to pain in his left knee and right biceps.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had a concerning update on two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani after another missed game.
At one point this season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts proclaimed his "trust tree" of high-leverage bullpen arms to be as large as it had been in quite some time. But in the final two weeks before the postseason,