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Julio Urias will learn later today if he's a Cy Young winner.

With Urías and
@Marlins' Sandy Alcantara the likely top candidates, voting offers a case study not only in how we evaluate pitchers, but how teams deploy them,
@BillShaikin wrote in October. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
He was the top pitcher on the team with the best regular-season record. So why has there been so little written about him? @jorgecastillo traveled to his hometown to find out how he became who he is. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Julio Urías rose to prominence as a teenage phenom from Culiacán, making his major league debut at 19. An eye problem, one he’s dealt with since birth, only fueled the attention. He was the boy with the bad left eye and the great left arm. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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As winter sets in, the @Dodgers are reluctantly trying to determine why their well-oiled organizational machine once again sprung a postseason leak. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
The #Dodgers locked up the NL West with 21 games to go.

They became the seventh team in MLB history to eclipse 110 wins and the first since the 2001 Seattle Mariners to score the most and yield the fewest runs in the same season. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
They did it with a familiar blueprint — pairing an explosive lineup with a crafty pitching staff, and a star-studded core with waves of depth that Andrew Friedman and his staff had so meticulously assembled over the years. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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Dodgers president Andrew Friedman said Tuesday the team is working through roster decisions, including whether to bring back third baseman Justin Turner and outfielder Cody Bellinger.

So what will be the fallout from the Dodgers’ early postseason exit? latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
“Dave and his coaching staff did an incredible job during the regular season to lead this team to 111 wins. And I don’t feel like it’s a switch that was then turned off, or the players needed a different voice in those games.” latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Will they try to re-sign shortstop Trea Turner, who is expected to be one of the most coveted (and expensive) free agents on the market? Will they bring back free-agent pitchers such as Tyler Anderson, Andrew Heaney and Tommy Kahnle? latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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⚾ Can the #Dodgers wake up and survive elimination when they face the #Padres tonight?

Join @dylanohernandez , @Plaschke, @Jack_A_Harris and @jorgecastillo as they preview pivotal Game 4 of the #NLDS at Petco Park twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwGW…
We've got you covered for tonight's #Dodgers vs #Padres game (starting at 6:37 pm PDT).

Live updates here: latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

#NLDS
Will the #Dodgers defeat the #Padres in Game 4 of the #NLDS tonight?

Live updates here: latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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⚾ Will the #Dodgers rebound from a loss to the #Padres when the teams face off during Game 3 of the #NLDS?

Join @dylanohernandez, @BillPlaschke, @Jack_A_Harris and @jorgecastillo as they preview tonight's game at Petco Park twitter.com/i/spaces/1djGX…
⚾ Who will win the #NLDS between the #Dodgers and San Diego #Padres?

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What is the biggest area of concern for the #Dodgers? #NLDS

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The Dodgers blinked first. The Dodgers blinked furiously. The Dodgers blinked recklessly.

The Dodgers blinked so rapidly, their season has been rendered red and swollen and beyond painful.

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The #Dodgers dropped Game 2 in a sloppy 5-3 defeat, erring on the mound, at the plate, in the field and on the bases to let the #Padres turn this #NLDS into a brand-new series.

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In the sixth inning of Game 2, the score was tied, the roar was deafening, the showdown was set, something had to give.

It was the Dodgers. They gave, and gave, and gave.

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First, there was October magic.

Trea Turner, the second Dodgers hitter, walloped a fastball from Mike Clevinger and drove it into a left-field pavilion that was still filling up with stunned fans.

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But then, there was October madness.

The #Dodgers took on the #Padres in the first game of #NLDS in #LosAngeles.

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The Dodgers grabbed a 5-0 lead but their bats disappeared. Julio Urías threw four good innings but his curveball collapsed. The Dodgers needed a dozen outs from an anonymously brilliant bullpen.

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👋 Baseball fans ⚾

Join @dylanohernandez, @BillPlaschke, @Jack_A_Harris & @jorgecastillo as they preview the #Dodgers matchup with the #Padres in Game 1 of the #NLDS tonight at Dodger Stadium twitter.com/i/spaces/1OdJr…
⚾ Every Tuesday this season, the Dodgers have hosted a mariachi to play before and during games.

Read how the Dodgers’ mariachis have become a very L.A. tradition: lat.ms/3Mme8R2
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He’s the top pitcher on the team with the best record in baseball @Dodgers. So why has there been so little written about him? @jorgecastillo traveled to his hometown to find out how he became who he is. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Julio Urías rose to prominence as a teenage phenom from Culiacán, making his major league debut at 19. An eye problem, one he’s dealt with since birth, only fueled the attention. He was the boy with the bad left eye and the great left arm. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Urías has been reluctant to discuss his eye in detail. U.S.-based English-language reporters hesitated to travel to Sinaloa to examine his origins because, frankly, they thought the region to be too dangerous. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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He’s the @Dodgers' top pitcher. So why has there been so little written about him?

@jorgecastillo traveled to his hometown to find out how he became who he is. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Julio Urías rose to prominence as a teenage phenom from Culiacán, making his major league debut at 19. An eye problem, one he’s dealt with since birth, only fueled the attention. He was the boy with the bad left eye and the great left arm. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Urias and his father would take a 12-hour bus ride to Guadalajara for surgeries whenever his eye was sealing shut. His dad estimated Julio had 10 surgeries by age 10.

@jorgecastillo traveled to Mexico for a deep dive on the #Dodgers pitcher. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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L-E-Y-E-N-D-A

En su carrera como uno de los mejores de la historia del juego, Pujols ha conectado muchos batazos importantes, pero en honor a su temporada 22, mostraremos un recuento de los 2⃣2⃣ cuadrangulares más importantes.

Abro 🧵
Primer cuadrangular (6 de abril de 2001)

En su cuarto partido de la temporada, San Luis enfrentaba a Arizona Diamonbacks. Pujols conectó su primer cuadrangular frente a Armando Reynoso en el alta de la cuarta entrada.

Primer Grand Slam (21 de septiembre de 2001)

Se enfrentaban los #Cardenales y los #Piratas. En el alta de la novena entrada, con las bases llenas y ante los envíos de Omar Olivares, Pujols conectó cuadrangular para dar ventaja 9 por 5 a su equipo.

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Aa little story about that topic. On Sunday at Oracle, I freelanced the gamer for AP. AP runs nuts-and-bolts stories and you usually mention the winning and losing pitcher. Since the #dodgers starter didn't go five innings, it appeared (when the score was 2-1 LA) that Caleb ...
.... Ferguson would be the winner if the score held because he was the pitcher of record when LA went ahead. I did what writers have done in press boxes since before I was born. I walked up to the scorer and said, "Ferguson would be the winner, right?" The scorer responded, ....
...."I can't tell you." "I'm sorry," I said. "You can't tell me?" Yes, the scorer explained, because due to gambling on baseball the scorer is not allowed to let anybody know a wager-able fact like that in advance because bettors could take advantage of the information. ...
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🧵 He’s the top pitcher on the team with the best record in baseball @Dodgers. So why has there been so little written about him? @jorgecastillo traveled to his hometown to find out how he became who he is.
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Julio Urías rose to prominence as a teenage phenom from Culiacán, making his major league debut at 19. An eye problem, one he’s dealt with since birth, only fueled the attention. He was the boy with the bad left eye and the great left arm.
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Urías has been reluctant to discuss his eye in detail. U.S.-based English-language reporters hesitated to travel to Sinaloa to examine his origins because, frankly, they thought the region to be too dangerous.
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Remembering legendary Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, who died Tuesday at age 94. latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
He was more than a sports announcer; he became the most trusted public figure in this city’s history. He was not only the greatest Dodger broadcaster, he was the greatest Los Angeles Dodger, period.

From @BillPlaschke:
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The transistor radio went mainstream around the time the @Dodgers arrived in L.A., timing so fortuitous that Vin Scully called it “one of the biggest breaks” the team and its broadcasters could get.

It helped forge the bond between Scully and the fans. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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When I was a boy, I had a transistor radio in the shape of a box. It was brown and had a small silver dial for the volume and larger dial to tune the station. Home games were never on TV then. That little box was my lifeline to the #dodgers and baseball. Vin Scully .... (1/x)
... WAS baseball. The voice was omnipresent. At the ballpark people brought their radios so they could know what Vinnie was saying about the game they were seeing. You couldn't not hear it. The broadcast had a postgame feature in which Vin would read questions sent in by ...(2/x)
.... by fans. If he read your question, you won two tickets. One late night, long after I was supposed to be asleep, I heard THAT voice say MY name on the radio as he answered my question. I literally grabbed the box-radio and shook it, as if it were broken. I don't ... (3/x)
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Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers for more than six decades, whose folksy manner and melodic language made him a beloved figure in American culture, has died. He was 94.
In an interview in 2016, his final season, Scully described his approach to the job simply: “I guess it’s kind of a running commentary with an imaginary friend.” latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
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Step back in time with us to an era without phones.

Just
@TheVinScully, a transistor radio and “a very pleasant good evening, wherever you may be.” latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Who could have imagined the joy it brought when @TheVinScully joined Twitter, sharing his #Dodgers memories online?

For decades, starting when the team first moved to L.A., it was another medium that forged a bond between broadcaster and baseball fans. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
The transistor radio went mainstream around the time the @Dodgers arrived in L.A., timing so fortuitous that Vin Scully called it “one of the biggest breaks” the team and its broadcasters could get.

It helped forge the bond between Scully and the fans. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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Step back in time with us to an era without phones.

Just
@TheVinScully, a transistor radio and “a very pleasant good evening, wherever you may be.” latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
@TheVinScully Who could have imagined the joy it brought when @TheVinScully joined Twitter, sharing his #Dodgers memories online?

For decades, starting when the team first moved to L.A., it was another medium that forged a bond between broadcaster and baseball fans. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
@TheVinScully The transistor radio went mainstream around the time the @Dodgers arrived in L.A., timing so fortuitous that Vin Scully called it “one of the biggest breaks” the team and its broadcasters could get.

It helped forge the bond between Scully and the fans. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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Step back in time with us to an era without phones.

Just
@TheVinScully, a transistor radio and “a very pleasant good evening, wherever you may be.” latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
@TheVinScully Who could have imagined the joy it brought when @TheVinScully joined Twitter, sharing his #Dodgers memories online?

For decades, starting when the team first moved to L.A., it was another medium that forged a bond between broadcaster and baseball fans. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
@TheVinScully The transistor radio went mainstream around the time the @Dodgers arrived in L.A., timing so fortuitous that Vin Scully called it “one of the biggest breaks” the team and its broadcasters could get.

It helped forge the bond between Scully and the fans. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
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1/Tonight, for the 17th time in the last 50 years, the #StanleyCup champion returns to defend their crown. This time, the #TBLightning are going for that rare feat - a three-peat and #dynasty status.
2/Three-peats and dynasties themselves are relatively rare. Below is a tour of the dynasties from the last 50 years starting with the 1974 Oakland #Athletics completing a three-peat with a 4-1 win over the #Dodgers with this home run.
3/ In 1979, the #CanadiensMTL completed their second four-peat, winning 4-1 over the New York Rangers. #StanleyCup #Dynasty
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After getting off to a 4-6 start in June, #Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hasn't been too happy with his team, particularly the position player side. (More)
#Dodgers Roberts before the game: "People get caught up in their own individual paths, but the whole focusing on just winning a game and doing whatever it takes to win that day, we have to get back to that mindset.”
When asked if guys are focusing too much on their own individual at-bats, #Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said: “I don’t know that answer, but I need to find that out because it’s getting more clear that we’re not doing enough to win baseball games. We’re too talented."
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“Mentally, there were blocks that I had to fight through.”

Gavin Lux struggled with a lot of mental hurdles early in his MLB career.

@Jack_A_Harris on how he overcame them to rediscover his confidence & re-emerge as a key piece for the #Dodgers. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Lux has been one of the Dodgers’ more productive players this season.

Just about everyone who has watched him the past couple of years has come to the same conclusion.

He is confident again. And it’s becoming evident in his game. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…
Lux completed a meteoric rise through the Dodgers’ system with a stunning 49-game display in triple A Oklahoma City and was called up for his MLB debut in September 2019.

Quietly, Lux amplified the pressure on himself and his rapid ascent hit turbulence. latimes.com/sports/dodgers… Image
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Three months after MLB owners locked out players and declared not another game would be played without a new CBA, the league and the players’ union agreed on the outline of a five-year deal.

A full 162-game season is now scheduled to start April 7.

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Joe West's first two ejections, September 8, 1977 of Steve Henderson & Joe Torre. (NYDN 9/9/77). #MLB #Mets
Joe [expletive deleted] West's third and fourth ejections, also of the Mets, Joe Torre and Bobby Valentine on July 27, 1978. (NYDN, 7/28/78) #MLB #Mets
Herman Franks was the victim of Joe West's fifth ejection on August 7, 1978. #Cubs #MLB
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