Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez gained some ground Tuesday night in his chase for a Triple Crown.

Shohei Ohtani is expected to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Wednesday after recovering from right biceps inflammation and left knee soreness.

Major League Baseball’s postseason is rapidly approaching, with the Los Angeles Dodgers seeking a third straight World Series title.

Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer were together on some memorable Detroit teams before moving on and winning championships elsewhere.

As Pete Crow-Armstrong came up with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, the Wrigley Field crowd chanted “M-V-Pete.

Shohei Ohtani is headed to the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort, leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers without the four-time MVP.

Shohei Ohtani was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Tuesday.

Shohei Ohtani has returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup after a four-day break to address knee and arm soreness.

Shohei Ohtani was out of the starting lineup for a fourth consecutive game Sunday night, but the Los Angeles Dodgers' tentative plan is to have their designated hitter back Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.

Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2.

Shohei Ohtani is taking a day off after appearing physically uncomfortable at the plate.

Yordan Alvarez is the frontrunner for AL MVP and a potential Triple Crown winner.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is concerned about Shohei Ohtani's physical condition after he struck out four consecutive times.

Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is adding to his case for the NL MVP award.

Shohei Ohtani threw a short bullpen session on Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star moves closer to a return to the mound.

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss says veteran left-hander Chris Sale was “on a mission” against the Los Angeles Dodgers after learning before the game about the death of a friend.

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 40th home run Wednesday.

Tarik Skubal started shaky but shone to earn his first win since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers in a blockbuster deal ahead of the trade deadline.

Shohei Ohtani faced teammate Will Smith in live batting practice.

Tommy Edman singled in the winning run, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings.

Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten has addressed online speculation about the team's future under owner Mark Walter.

Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run shot to reach 30 homers for the sixth straight season and Freddie Freeman had two hits and two RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6.

Shohei Ohtani said his knee felt good after a recent bullpen session.

A dominant fastball has made Jacob Misiorowski one of the most exciting pitchers in baseball over the past two seasons.

The full-blown tank is no longer trending in Major League Baseball.

Dave Roberts didn’t look like a manager whose team had just won a Major League Baseball game, wearing a tired, slightly-concerned look on his face while contemplating the 3 1/2 hours of baseball he had just witnessed.

The two-time defending World Series champions are in a rare funk.

Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Edwin Diaz to give the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night, sending the Dodgers to their season-high seventh straight loss.

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs swept Shohei Ohtani and the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers with a wild 7-6 victory.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani have ramped up their increasingly compelling race for the NL MVP award.

Tarik Skubal was the one player the Los Angeles Dodgers believed worthy of aggressively pursuing ahead of Monday’s trade deadline, and the trade to land the two-time American League Cy Young winner further boosts their push for a third straight World Series title.

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is on the move to the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the two-time defending champions even more talent on a loaded roster.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers.

Shohei Ohtani isn't in the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Seattle Mariners.

The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to pitch again this season, but they're not rushing him back.

Shohei Ohtani says his right biceps isn't 100% in addition to lingering soreness in his left knee, and it's affecting his ability to pitch.

Shohei Ohtani has skipped a tentatively scheduled bullpen session and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says the two-way superstar won't throw off a mound again until his irritated left knee feels 100%.

President Donald Trump has celebrated the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House, calling the team “one of the great brands anywhere in the world.”.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is expected to pitch off a mound sometime later this week, but there is no timetable for his return to the rotation.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and five Yankees pitchers combined on a four-hitter as New York edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 to split their day-night doubleheader.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their day-night doubleheader.

Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki will sign with the Miami Marlins and forgo a professional career in his home country.

Shohei Ohtani won’t make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isn’t expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation for a while.

Max Muncy hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning on Gerrit Cole’s 103rd and final pitch, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Yankees 2-1 in their first game in the Bronx since winning the 2024 World Series.

Shohei Ohtani has received a lubricant injection in his left knee, according to Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year on March 24 except for international games — if there is an opening day.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be a designated hitter for this weekend's series at the New York Yankees.

Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season’s second half.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will have his left knee drained Sunday to relieve continued irritation, and the procedure will force him to miss the All-Star Game next week in Philadelphia.

Shohei Ohtani has hit his 300th career homer, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen.

Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, and Jacob Misiorowski will miss All-Star Game mound appearances due to upcoming starts.

Shohei Ohtani left Friday night's game against the San Diego Padres with a right biceps issue.

The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his scheduled pitching start Wednesday against the Athletics to get some extra rest, manager Dave Roberts said.

Shohei Ohtani has won four MVPs, and now he’s making an impressive bid for an honor that has thus far eluded the two-way star: the Cy Young Award.

Shohei Ohtani is a father again.

World Cup matches being played next door to MLB stadiums are providing unusual off days and split series for some baseball teams.

Looks like Shohei Ohtani is feeling much better.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is day to day with left knee inflammation.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s 8-6 win over Pittsburgh due to left knee inflammation.

Shohei Ohtani's deference to his catchers might have cost the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 9-8 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Paul Skenes, the Pirates ace, recently found himself at a Little League practice in Pittsburgh.

Roki Sasaki is finally becoming the pitcher the Los Angeles Dodgers hoped for.

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Angels 1-0 on Friday night in the Freeway Series opener.

Jen Pawol is umpiring her first big league game of the season.

Shohei Ohtani was hit on the right hand by a pitch during the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Colorado Rockies.

One byproduct of the automatic runner on second base is that extra innings are one of the few times managers can still stomach ordering up an intentional walk.

Shohei Ohtani returned to his full two-way form for the Los Angeles Dodgers in San Diego, and the results were formidable.

Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Andy Pages dug in against Mason Miller and refused to give in.

The San Diego Padres snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers’ five-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory.

Shohei Ohtani had a season-high five RBIs during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Shohei Ohtani tossed four-hit ball over seven shutout innings, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 win over the San Francisco Giants.

Shohei Ohtani is getting a break from batting for two days.

Mookie Betts has returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup after a five-week absence due to an oblique injury.

The American League has been taking it on the chin.

Shohei Ohtani allowed his first two home runs of the season to Christian Walker and Braden Shewmake, and Peter Lambert pitched seven strong innings to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.

Shohei Ohtani has gone hitless in four straight games.

Javier Sanoja singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the Miami Marlins over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.

Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in six effective innings Tuesday night and did not bat for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his second start on the mound this season without hitting.

Shohei Ohtani will be held out of the lineup Tuesday night when he starts on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Miami Marlins.

Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shohei Ohtani’s career-best 53-game on-base streak ended on a night he pitched six scoreless innings.

The Dodgers shattered Major League Baseball’s spending record with a combined $515 million in payroll and luxury tax last year en route to their second straight World Series title, according to final figures compiled by the commissioner’s office, and Los Angeles is projected for the highest total again in 2026.

Shohei Ohtani pitched six strong innings, striking out 10, as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 8-2.

Shohei Ohtani was the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night but he was held out of the lineup as designated hitter.

Shohei Ohtani has surpassed Ichiro Suzuki for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born player.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are off to good starts — and their MVPs are finally starting to hit.

Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals.

Shohei Ohtani opened his season on the mound with six scoreless innings and a win for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shohei Ohtani dominated in his first start on the mound this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in drizzly conditions.

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a rare back-to-back World Series run by receiving championship rings in a pregame ceremony.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki is still struggling with the regular season approaching.

Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising the games in perhaps the last season before a labor shutdown.

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani reached back for the heater and found it, blazing a 99-mph fastball past Willy Adames for his first strikeout of the afternoon on Wednesday.

Major League Baseball plans to bring back the World Baseball Classic in 2029 or 2030 and it could eventually move to midseason.

Venezuela manager Omar López went beyond the limit to help his nation win its first World Baseball Classic.

Aaron Judge walked slowly back and forth in the United States’ dugout on Tuesday night while Venezuelan players shed tears and fell to their knees to celebrate the country’s first World Baseball Classic title.

Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to make his first pitching appearance in spring training on Wednesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants.

Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth.

Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered and the United States limited the Dominican Republic’s electric offense to win a thrilling semifinal 2-1 and move one win from capturing its second World Baseball Classic championship.