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Tyler Glasnow is the latest Dodgers starting pitcher to hit the injured list • Apr. 28, 2025, 9:46 PM ET (AP)
Family day: Local kid Paul Skenes outduels Yamamoto, shuts down Ohtani in Pirates' 3-0 win in LA • Apr. 26, 2025, 2:51 AM ET (AP)
Excellent start for baseball's NL West foreshadows a potentially historic 4-team summer race • Apr. 25, 2025, 4:12 PM ET (AP)
Dodgers LHP Blake Snell to stop throwing for a couple days after experiencing discomfort • Apr. 23, 2025, 11:20 PM ET (AP)
Crow-Armstrong homers again as the Cubs top the Dodgers 7-6 • Apr. 23, 2025, 10:37 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Brooklyn Superbas • Brooklyn Bridegrooms • Brooklyn Dodgers • Dodgers • Atlantics • Grays • Brooklyn Robins • Robins • Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers
Awards And Honors World Series (2024) • World Series (2020) • World Series (1988) • World Series (1981) • World Series (1965) • World Series (1963) • World Series (1959) • World Series (1955)
Date 1883 - present
Headquarters Los Angeles
Areas Of Involvement baseball
Related People Jackie Robinson • Freddie Freeman • Mookie Betts • Manny Ramirez • Duke Snider • Vin Scully • Sandy Koufax • Clayton Kershaw • Fernando Valenzuela • Dolf Luque • Branch Rickey • Roy Campanella • Casey Stengel • Maury Wills • Pee Wee Reese

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