Los Angeles Dodgers

Wes Parker wins vote as the greatest defensive first baseman in the last half century

08/22/2007, LOS ANGELES -- Former Dodger first baseman Wes Parker has been selected as the greatest defensive first baseman since the inception of the Gold Glove Award in 1957, according to fan balloting sponsored by Rawlings that began in Spring Training. By garnering 53 percent of the vote, Parker beat out, in order, Don Mattingly, Keith Hernandez, J.T. Snow, Vic Power and Bill White for the honor.    » read more »

It's Showtime!

08/20/2007:

Los Angeles Dodgers (August 21-23)
**TUESDAY: 7:05 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 4:35 p.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 5:35 p.m.); Other gates - 5:35 p.m. ... Broadcast: Comcast SportsNet, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).
• RBI Recognition Night:
• The Phillies Senior and Junior RBI teams will be recognized prior to the game. The senior team won the RBI World Series, while the junior team advanced to the semi-finals.    » read more »

Back-to-school shopping spree and autograph session tomorrow at Staples in Hawthorne

08/16/2007, LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers are providing back-to-school shopping sprees tomorrow for 10 children from the Richstone Family Center. The Dodgers will give each child a gift certificate for $100 and Dodger manager Grady Little and his wife Debi, pitcher Jonathon Broxton and his wife, Elizabeth and outfielder Jason Repko and his wife, Traci, will guide the kids around to do their shopping. After the shopping spree Broxton and Repko will sign autographs.    » read more »

08/15/2007, DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies announced before tonight's game that the club has acquired right-handed pitcher Ramon Ortiz from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for infielder Matt Macri.    » read more »

Record number of sponsors align their brand with the cultural event

Tickets on sale now for August 18 event

08/13/2007, LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers will celebrate the 10th annual Viva Los Dodgers festival prior to the Saturday, August 18 game against the Colorado Rockies. This year's event will include top Latin acts Gloria Trevi, Fanny Lu, King Clave, The B-Side Players, Grupo Chido, Rayito Colombiano and Sonora Karnaval. Anais will sing the national anthem before the evening's Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game. The award-winning festival will include live music, entertainment and activities for the entire family.    » read more »

12 August 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run home runs Saturday to lead the New York Yankees to an 11-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in a Major League Baseball matchup.

Rodriguez leads the majors with 39 homers.

Pitcher Mike Mussina earned his 100th win as a Yankee, becoming only the ninth pitcher in the majors to win at least 100 games for two teams. He had 147 wins with the Baltimore Orioles, before coming to New York.    » read more »

10th Annual Viva Los Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodger Lunch Box headline promotional calendar

08/10/2007, LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers return home to host the Houston Astros (August 13-16) and Colorado Rockies (August 17-19) in a 7-game homestand. The 10th Annual Viva Los Dodgers, presented by Coca-Cola and Toyota, and the Lunch Box, presented by Cacique, are among the promotional highlights.

HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS:
MONDAY, August 13 vs. Astros - 7:10 p.m.:    » read more »

08/09/2007, DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies / Los Angeles Dodgers game that was rained out on Friday, July 27 has been re-scheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Tuesday, September 18 at Coors Field. The makeup game is slated to begin at 1:05 p.m. MT, with the second game starting at 6:35 p.m. MT as originally scheduled.

The night game of that split doubleheader will be broadcast on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, while the day game will not be televised locally.    » read more »

08/09/2007, LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that they have acquired veteran first baseman Mark Sweeney from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later or cash, according to Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti.

"Mark provides us with another experienced bat off the bench and from time to time he may be called on in a starting role," said Colletti. "He has tremendous makeup and will bring a lot to this club."    » read more »

08/09/2007, SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants have traded infielder/outfielder Mark Sweeney to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later, club Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean announced today.

Mark Sweeney, who ranks 2nd in Major League history with 155 pinch hits, leads all big league pinch-hitters in 2007 with 16 hits, 10 walks and six doubles off the bench. The 37-year-old was batting .327 (16-for-49) as a pinch-hitter this year, while his 16 pinch safeties are tied for the third highest single-season total in San Francisco history.    » read more »

Down on the farm

08/09/2007 -- JAMES IS WORTHY: Double-A Jacksonville pitcher James McDonald has proven he belongs since being promoted from Single-A Inland Empire in early July. McDonald has compiled a 5-1 record and a 1.10 ERA in six starts for the Suns. Additionally, he has held opposing batters to a .209 batting average, has gone 3-0 on the road and has fanned 39 batters in 32.2 innings pitched. On July 29, McDonald struck out 11 batters in a season-high 7.0 innings pitched and allowed only four hits on the night.    » read more »

08/07/2007, LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that all of their Minor League affiliates will wear a patch on the sleeve of their uniforms to honor the late Bill Robinson, who passed away on July 29 at the age of 64.

"This is a gesture of recognition for the body of work that Bill has accomplished in the game of baseball and with the Dodger organization, as well as a sign of respect to the man and his family," said Dodger Director, Player Development DeJon Watson.    » read more »

08/06/2007, CINCINNATI -- Tomorrow is National Purple Heart Day as the Cincinnati Reds honor at Great American Ball Park the Combat Wounded Veterans of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Prior to Tuesday night's 7:10 p.m. game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds will recognize patriots from the Ohio Department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, including Tom Anderson (World War II), Tony Murphy (Korea), Tony Kohl (Vietnam) and Paul Brondhaver (Iraq).

The Cincinnati Reds will host in FSN Ohio Club 4192 more than 100 members of that organization.    » read more »

Los Angeles Dodgers' TV partner makes largest commitment to a community initiative in station's history

08/01/2007, LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers and KCAL 9, the team's local broadcast television partner, today announced that KCAL 9 has committed an unprecedented amount of airtime and other key resources to support ThinkCure, a non-profit charitable organization that is dedicated to raising funds for critical cancer research at City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.    » read more »