Gavin Lux, a popular choice to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award, will not start the season on the active roster. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday that they would instead elect him to the minor leagues, a luxury they can afford given the presence of Enrique …
Read More »Dodgers’ AJ Pollock opens on positive coronavirus test, daughter’s premature birth
AJ Pollock experienced what he called “a wild ride” before meeting with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates earlier this week, a ride that included the premature birth of his daughter and a brief fight with COVID-19. Pollock’s daughter Maddi was born three months premature on March 19 and weighed 1.6 …
Read More »DC and LA protocols keep Nationals and Dodgers off the field, despite negative tests – The Athletic
Protocols in Washington DC and Los Angeles County help explain why certain members of the Nationals and Dodgers have yet to show up for training camp despite testing negative for COVID-19. Local regulations in both DC and LA require that anyone who comes into close contact with a person who …
Read More »Dodgers’ Mookie Betts fully prepared but has second thoughts about the start of the season
Major League Baseball released its schedule for an unprecedented 60-game season on Monday, on a day when the return of the sport felt particularly exaggerated. The Houston Astros, Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals canceled their training due to delays in test results, and the Oakland Athletics have yet to …
Read More »MLB Launches 2020 Calendar with Yankees-Nationals, Giants-Dodgers Ready for Opening Night
Defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will host the New York Yankees in the first game of the MLB 2020 season on July 23, followed by the San Francisco Giants who will travel to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Angeles, while MLB revealed its full schedule for the coronavirus. …
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