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Max Scherzer was not happy at all about being removed from Wednesday night’s NL Wild Card Game. Scherzer was the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis Cardinals and allowed a run in the first on a wild pitch. He got …
It’s not uncommon for managers to use a position player to pitch the final inning of a blowout loss. It saves the bullpen in a game the team is unlikely to win anyway. On Sunday, however, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts surprisingly used Justin …
Max Scherzer is an excellent pitcher who has won three Cy Young Awards during his career. He is on a Hall of Fame track and known for his intensity on the mound as much as unhittable pitches. Dave Roberts learned that message the hard way. Scherzer …
Dave Roberts was booed by the Los Angeles Dodgers fans in attendance for Sunday’s Game 5 of the World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas for taking starter Clayton Kershaw out of the game. Kershaw was rolling and had sat down seven …
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts admitted to mishandling reliever Pedro Baez after the team’s 8-7 Game 4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Roberts pulled starter Julio Urias in the …
Dave Roberts had a classic reaction to Pedro Baez allowing a huge home run in Game 4 of the World Series between his Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Saturday night. Roberts lifted starter Julio …
Dave Roberts put pressure squarely on himself and his team with a bold declaration after his Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 7 of the NLCS on Sunday night. He also gave the Tampa Bay Rays bulletin board material in the process. Roberts spoke during the …
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 4 of the NLCS 10-2 to the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Thursday night, and manager Dave Roberts was left answering questions. The game was tied 1-1 through five innings but turned in the …
Manny Machado and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brusdar Graterol got into it during Game 2 of the NLDS on Wednesday night following Cody Bellinger’s incredible catch, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts does not think the bad blood will carry over …
Dave Roberts does not want Los Angeles Dodgers players wearing a microphone during the team’s games. Justin Turner wore a microphone during the first game of the Dodgers’ NL Wild Card Series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. The …
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts embarrassed himself with a complaint he made after his team’s 7-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday night. Trent Grisham absolutely crushed a home run off Clayton Kershaw in the sixth to tie the …
Dave Roberts has been around the game of baseball for several decades now, but he is not an absolute stickler for the game’s unwritten rules. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager addressed the controversy over San Diego Padres star …
Tuesday’s bench-clearing incident between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers may have been entertaining for fans, but Major League Baseball will be particularly unhappy. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that he had spoken to …
Managing an MLB team is hard enough as is, but the level of difficulty of the job will be tested even further this season due to the coronavirus. Dave Roberts is well aware of that. The Los Angeles Dodgers manager joined ESPN’s broadcast of the …
There will be several rule changes for MLB during the shortened 2020 season, including the availability of the designated hitter for National League teams. Unlike American League teams that keep specific DHs on their roster, carrying a DH for the …
The coronavirus pandemic has thrust Mookie Betts’ future with the Los Angeles Dodgers into uncertainty, but his manager is taking on a hopeful tone. Appearing this week on ESPN’s “The Jorge Sedano Show,” Dodgers manager Dave …
