The new Cubs pitcher is off to an historically good start Saturday was Shōta Imanaga day at Wrigley Field and I was stunned as I walked to the ballpark to see something other than the matchup on the historic Wrigley Field Marquee.
The Chicago Cubs are taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates and Shota Imanaga is putting on a show! He’s playing so well that Imanaga is proving to be one of the more dominant pitchers in the league right now.
Fernando Valenzuela improved to 8-0 with an eighth consecutive complete game to begin the 1981 season on this day in Los Angeles Dodgers history. His start against the Montreal Expos on May 14, 1981, came in front of what was the largest crowd at Dodger Stadium in seven years.
On April 28, 1985, Los Angeles Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela made baseball history by setting an MLB record with 41 consecutive scoreless innings.
Fernando Valenzuela added to what quickly was shaping to be an impressive rookie season with the Los Angeles Dodgers by logging a complete game and his fourth shutout of the year on April 27, 1981.
On April 9, 1981, the Los Angeles Dodgers, led by manager Tommy Lasorda, began their season with high expectations. The Dodgers wound up meeting those, going on to defeat the New York Yankees in six games to win the 1981 World Series.
On March 24, 1947, longtime Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher confessed to playing card games within the clubhouse in a four-hour meeting with the Major League Baseball commissioner Albert “Happy” Chandler at the Sarasota Terrace Hotel.
On Feb. 19, 1983, Fernando Valenzuela became the first player to be awarded a $1 million salary through the arbitration process with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The second daw of the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers Love L.A. Community Tour consisted of visits to Gabriella Charter School and Homeboy Industries, with president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, Landon Knack and Fernando Valenzuela taking part in giving back.
On December 2, 1981, Fernando Valenzuela was named the National League Cy Young Award winner, becoming the third consecutive Los Angeles Dodgers player to earn the yearly honor following Steve Howe in 1980 and Rick Sutcliffe in 1979.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) continued to give back to the community this Thanksgiving season, which included two events, with one at Dodger Stadium and the other held at a Dreamfields location in South L.A.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) hosted roughly 400 veterans experiencing homelessness for a Thanksgiving lunch at Dodger Stadium.
On Nov. 11, 1981, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela became the first rookie to ever win the Cy Young Award, edging Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds.
Uniform numbers became a topic of discussion during the 2023 Dodger season — specifically because of Fernando Valenzuela. Valenzuela has the honor of, as of 2023, being the last Dodger to ever wear the №34.
In the first half of the season, Will Smith was thought of as the one of the undisputed top two catchers in baseball, on par with Sean Murphy of the Atlanta Braves.
September 22 is a notable date in Los Angeles Dodgers franchise history for multiple reasons, and also for the 1957 Brooklyn team because of Duke Snider.
Fernando Valenzuela had one of the most remarkable rookies seasons of all-time as ‘Fernandomania’ quickly spread throughout Dodger Stadium and helped create a new generation of Los Angeles Dodgers fans.
The Los Angeles Dodgers officially inducted Fernando Valenzuela’s No. 34 into the Ring of Honor at Dodger Stadium on Friday as part of “Fernandomania Weekend,”
The "Fame" part of the title is sometimes just as important as any set of on-field numbers. For the better part of the 1980s, there was nobody in baseball more famous or impactful than Valenzuela.
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers franchise.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will retire Fernando Valenzuela's No. 34 in August, more than 40 years after he made his debut with the organization. The retirement ceremony will be held during the Aug.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias has solidified himself as the pitching staff's ace. Urias has come off his two best seasons in his career and
The Los Angeles Angels will get another look at their potential future shortstop when they host the Oakland A's on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.
The Dodgers coaching staff has been known to work wonders but no one imagined Andrew Heaney, the latest starter reclamation project, would be this good.
Mike Brito, the longtime Los Angeles Dodgers scout who discovered Fernando Valenzuela and dozens of other players, died on Thursday at age 87, the team announced.
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