Dodger

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. The Dodgers are suddenly on a pace to win 96 games.Before we get to how well the Dodgers have been playing lately, let’s take a look at the big news. Colleague Bill Shaikin wrote a story this week about a proposed gondola that would take fans from Union Station to Dodger Stadium. Many of you have already read it, and if you haven’t, please read it before we continue. To sum up the story, quoting Shaikin:“Get to Union Station, hop aboard…

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, May 1.Los Angeles’ iconic Dodger Stadium is an island surrounded by a sea of asphalt and faded white lines denoting where more than 18,000 drivers can park their cars.And when it’s time for Dodger baseball, cars clog up nearby freeways, main roads and neighborhood streets in the slow-moving process to funnel spectators up to the parking lots and into the storied ballpark.There have been a few ideas floated to ease congestion on game days,…

It’s almost time for Dodger baseball. You’re rolling west along Sunset Boulevard, visions of Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw and Julio Urías happily dancing through your mind.You’re one block from turning onto Vin Scully Avenue and into Dodger Stadium when you notice a black billboard, looming ominously above an auto repair shop called Fernando’s Tires. The billboard features this name, in bright white letters: Frank McCourt.That guy?Yes, that guy, the one who traded two Boston parking lots and what one of his attorneys…

Two men have been charged in a fight that took place outside one of Elton John’s final Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour concerts at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last November. The two men were charged with one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury each, with one facing an additional felony count of vandalism or destruction of property, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. They are set to be arraigned on May 15. The charges come around a week after a case was…

A Blackpink takeover of Dodger Stadium: How you like that, Angelenos?The stadium announced Monday that the K-pop group known for hits including “Shut Down” and “Lovesick Girls” will return to Los Angeles in August as part of its Born Pink American tour encore.The quartet — comprising of singers Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo and Rosé — will play one stadium show Aug. 26 in L.A.. Blackpink has additional stadium shows set for Las Vegas, San Francisco and East Rutherford, N.J., before arriving at the home of the Dodgers.Fans can…

For months, the Major League Baseball universe wondered how the new rules for the 2023 season — most notably the implementation of a pitch clock — would affect games. Would they go too fast? Would players adjust? Is it all too much at once? It was the top storyline across the majors for Thursday’s opening day.Another unveiling, however, snatched center stage and miffed the visitors at Dodger Stadium on Thursday: the ballpark’s new lights.The fresh LED lights flickered, dimmed and changed colors at various points during…

Howdy, I’m your host, Iliana Limón Romero, filling in for Houston Mitchell, who is probably working out his Dodgers starting lineup for the season opener. Let’s get right to the news.From Jack Harris: PHOENIX — The Dodgers are in need of a new shortstop. Again.Gavin Lux suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and it is expected to keep him out for the season, manager Dave Roberts announced Tuesday morning.Lux is scheduled to have surgery next Tuesday. It will be performed by the team’s head physician,…

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news.From Jack Harris: The Dodgers are still four days away from their first spring training game, but already their likely opening day outfield is becoming clear.On Tuesday, manager Dave Roberts spoke glowingly of veteran Jason Heyward, complimenting the left-handed hitter’s offseason swing changes a day after Heyward hit a home run off Tony Gonsolin in live batting practice.“The swing mechanically is a lot more clean,” Roberts said. “I was impressed with the…

After a dazzling opener on Thursday and a triumphant encore on Saturday (“Saturday, Saaaaturday!”), Elton John returned to Dodger Stadium on Sunday for his final North American bow.The legendary performer let the sun go down on Los Angeles one last time as he stepped back onto the stage that catapulted him to superstardom nearly 50 years ago. At Sunday’s performance of the North American leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, John was joined by collaborators Dua Lipa, Brandi Carlile and Kiki Dee.But they weren’t…

Elton John had already worn two different bedazzled suits — the first one made him look like a lion tamer, the second a fabulous cabinet secretary — by the time he reached the encore of his concert Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. But as one of music’s greatest living showmen, the 75-year-old pop legend knew his audience was waiting to see one particular outfit. So when he ambled back onstage just a few minutes after having ripped through “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” he did it in a glittering white-and-blue…