p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> On a night when my family watched Austin Reaves pull off the miraculous intentional missed free throw put-back basket on the way to a thrilling Laker overtime win against the Denver Nuggets, we talked more about the newest Lakers super fan on the way home. Kudos to Bill Plaschke for recognizing and capturing…
MIAMI — The victors erupted onto the field and into multiple dogpiles. Some wore national flags around their shoulders. Within minutes, the Venezuelans wore T-shirts that read: “The Best Baseball in the World.” The players from the United States watched from their dugout. Within minutes, they trudged back onto the field so a silver medal could be…
PHOENIX — The first pitch of the Dodgers’ 2026 season won’t capture the exuberance of the last pitch of 2025. But it will be meaningful in its own right, as the official first step of the team’s quest for a third straight championship. How poetic that the same arm should deliver both pitches. “It’s an honor for…
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani expressed regret Monday for his “shortcomings” following Japan’s early exit from the World Baseball Classic. It is unclear what those shortcomings might have been. Over four games during this year’s tournament, Ohtani led Japan with a .462 batting average, three home runs and seven RBI in 13 at-bats. Those stats are…
MIAMI — When the USA roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic was revealed, the star power could just about knock you over. Aaron Judge! Cal Raleigh! Bobby Witt Jr., Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber! Oh, and the starting pitchers are Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Logan Webb! Mason Miller will be closing things down! In…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX — A three-time World Series champion, Dodgers utilityman Kiké Hernández has had his fair share of clutch hits, home runs and game-saving, series-defining moments that will forever be etched in baseball lore. Earlier this month, however, he witnessed something new. On March 7, hours after Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies hit…
