Date | News |
11/22/24 | Alyssa Nakken leaves SF Giants for Cleveland Guardians: report. Alyssa Nakken, the first woman coach in Major League Baseball history, is leaving the Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians as an assistant in player development, as first reported by 95.7 The Game's Steven Rissotto. Nakken is the latest member of last year's coaching staff to depart from the team, joining Justin Viele (Rangers), Pedro Guerrero (Marlins) and Bryan Price (stepped down). Additionally, Pete Putila, the team's general manager in 2023 and 2024, and Michael Schwartze, the team's former director of baseball analytics, have joined the Braves. Source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/11/21/alyssa-nakk... |
11/21/24 | Alyssa Nakken leaves SF Giants for Cleveland Guardians: report. Alyssa Nakken, the first woman coach in Major League Baseball history, is leaving the Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians as an assistant in player development, as first reported by 95.7 The Game's Steven Rissotto. Nakken is the latest member of last year's coaching staff to depart from the team, joining Justin Viele (Rangers), Pedro Guerrero (Marlins) and Bryan Price (stepped down). Source: https://www.chicoer.com/2024/11/21/alyssa-nakken-l... |
6/30/24 | This Day In Dodgers History: Sandy Koufax Throws First Career No-Hitter; Pedro Guerrero Ties MLB Record For Home Runs In Single Month. On June 30, 1962, Los Angeles Dodgers legendary left-hander Sandy Koufax threw the first no-hitter of his career. Koufax issued five walks and finished with 13 strikeouts against the New York Mets in the 5-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The five baserunners are the most allowed in a no-hitter in franchise history, and it was the club's first no-hitter since relocating to Los Angeles in 1958 but second no-hitter at Chavez Ravine. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-sa... |
5/14/24 | This Day In Dodgers History: Fernando Valenzuela Starts 1981 Season 8-0. Fernando Valenzuela improved to 8-0 with an eighth consecutive complete game to begin the 1981 season on this day in Los Angeles Dodgers history. Valenzuela's undefeated record was saved by Pedro Guerrero hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-2 win over the Expos. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-fe... |
4/10/24 | FOCO Selling New Dodgers Bobbleheads Of Shohei Ohtani & Pedro Guerrero. FOCO released new Los Angeles Dodgers bobbleheads of Pedro Guerrero and Shohei Ohtani, with both versions in the company's alternate bighead form. Each bobblehead is a limited edition and won't be restocked once quantities sell out. The Guerrero bobblehead is a first from FOCO. He's dressed in the home white Dodgers uniform and in the pose of just having completed one of his power swings. Guerrero spent parts of 11 seasons with the Dodgers, hitting .309/.381/.512 with 169 doubles, 24 triples, 171 home runs and 585 RBI in 1,036. He helped the Dodgers win the 1981 World Series against the New York Yankees, batting .333 with two home runs and seven RBI in six games en route to earning MVP honors. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/foco-new-dodgers-bobblehead... |
10/27/23 | This Date in Baseball - Atlanta Braves won their first World Series since moving to Atlanta. 1958 — Construction began on the new ballpark for the Giants in San Francisco. 1968 — Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals won his first Cy Young Award. Gibson was a unanimous choice after dominating hitters with a 22-9 record and an ERA of 1.12. 1981 — Behind the solid pitching of Burt Hooton and Steve Howe and the bat of Pedro Guerrero, the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a comeback from 0-2 to win the World Series in six games with a 9-2 win over the New York Yankees. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/10/... |
6/30/23 | This Day In Dodgers History: Sandy Koufax Throws First Career No-Hitter; Pedro Guerrero Ties MLB Record For Home Runs In Single Month. On June 30, 1962, Los Angeles Dodgers legendary left-hander Sandy Koufax threw the first no-hitter of his career. Koufax issued five walks and finished with 13 strikeouts against the New York Mets in the 5-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The five baserunners are the most allowed in a no-hitter in franchise history, and it was the club's first no-hitter since relocating to Los Angeles in 1958 but second no-hitter at Chavez Ravine. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-sa... |
5/14/23 | This Day In Dodgers History: Fernando Valenzuela Starts 1981 Season 8-0. Fernando Valenzuela improved to 8-0 with an eighth consecutive complete game to begin the 1981 season on this day in Los Angeles Dodgers history. Valenzuela's undefeated record was saved by Pedro Guerrero hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-2 win over the Expos. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-fe... |
4/24/23 | Max Muncy wins National League player of the week. The Dodgers third baseman is on an incredible hot streak at the plate, with 10 home runs in his last 13 games. The latter came Monday, taking home National League player of the week honors from Major League Baseball. Muncy hit five home runs last week against the Giants and Cubs, hitting .389/.593/1.222 with seven RBI and nine walks. Muncy's 10 home runs tied a Dodgers record for a 13-game stretch, joining Pedro Guerrero, Shawn Green, and Cody Bellinger. Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2023/4/24/23696790/max-... |
10/27/22 | This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead, Oct. 28-Nov.3. Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals won his first Cy Young Award. Gibson was a unanimous choice after dominating hitters with a 22-9 record and an ERA of 1.12. Behind the solid pitching of Burt Hooton and Steve Howe and the bat of Pedro Guerrero, the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a comeback from 0-2 to win the World Series in six games with a 9-2 win over the New York Yankees. Source: https://www.titusvilleherald.com/sports/article_5a... |
5/14/22 | This Day In Dodgers History: Fernando Valenzuela Starts 1981 Season 8-0. Fernando Valenzuela improved to 8-0 with an eighth consecutive complete game to begin the 1981 season on this day in Los Angeles Dodgers history. His start against the Montreal Expos on May 14, 1981, came in front of what was the largest crowd at Dodger Stadium in seven years. Valenzuela’s undefeated record was saved by Pedro Guerrero hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-2 win over the Expos. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-fe... |
2/19/22 | This Day In Dodgers History: Pedro Guerrero Signs Richest Contract In Team History. On Feb. 20, 1984, Pedro Guerrero avoided arbitration with the Los Angeles Dodgers by signing a five-year, $7 million contract, which at the time set a record for the most lucrative deal in team history. Guerrero agreed to the historic contract hours before his salary arbitration hearing was set to take place in L.A. He originally sought a $1.2 million salary for the 1984 season, while the Dodgers countered at $900,000. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-pe... |
7/26/21 | Vin Scully Narrated Video For 1981 Dodgers World Series Celebration. So too were Derrel Thomas, Ken Landreaux, Jerry Reuss, Burt Hooton, Steve Yeager, Pedro Guerrero, Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Steve Garvey, Fernando Valenzuela and Rick Monday. As part of the ceremony, broadcasting legend Vin Scully narrated a video telling the tale of the 1981 Dodgers and what it meant for the franchise to secure a World Series title that season. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/vin-scully-narrated-video-f... |
5/14/21 | This Day In Dodgers History: Fernando Valenzuela Starts 1981 Season 8-0. Fernando Valenzuela improved to 8-0 with an eighth consecutive complete game to begin the 1981 season on this day in Los Angeles Dodgers history. His start against the Montreal Expos on May 14, 1981, came in front of what was the largest crowd at Dodger Stadium in seven years. Valenzuela’s undefeated record was saved by Pedro Guerrero hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-2 win over the Expos. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-fe... |
6/30/20 | This Day In Dodgers History: Sandy Koufax Throws First Career No-Hitter; Pedro Guerrero Ties MLB Record For Home Runs In Single Month. On June 30, 1962, Los Angeles Dodgers legendary left-hander Sandy Koufax threw the first no-hitter of his career. Koufax issued five walks and finished with 13 strikeouts against the New York Mets in the 5-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The five baserunners are the most allowed in a no-hitter in franchise history, and it was the club’s first no-hitter since relocating to Los Angeles in 1958 but second no-hitter at Chavez Ravine. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-sa... |
6/23/20 | Watch party: 1985 NLCS Game 2, Dodgers vs. Cardinals. St. Louis ranked next-to-last in the National League in home runs, but let the league in runs scored and attacked the bases with reckless abandon. The Cardinals stole a stunning 314 bases, just the second team of the live ball era to steal 300 bases, led by rookie Vince Coleman swiping 110. It was the Dodgers who stole more bases than the Cardinals in Game 1, with Pedro Guerrero stealing two and Bill Madlock stealing another in the 4-1 win. Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2020/6/23/21293928/dodg... |