Dodgers are parting ways with hitting coach Aaron Bates after 12 years in the organization. A multiyear offer was reportedly made, but the sides couldn't agree to terms, a surprise shakeup for a staff expected to stay status quo this winter. 🔄
Aaron Bates is leaving the Dodgers after 12 years, reportedly turning down a multi-year offer when the two sides couldn't agree on terms. He helped win titles in 2020, 2024 and 2025. Robert Van Scoyoc remains hitting coach. 🔄
Miguel Rojas won the 21st Roy Campanella Award, joining Justin Turner as the only Dodgers to take it three times. He's the first to win three straight. Rojas says it means a lot because it reflects the behind-the-scenes story few people see. 🏆
Anson Aroz had one of Glendale's three hits in a 6-3 Arizona Fall League loss to Mesa, catching and doubling his production with two strikeouts. Dodgers farmhand Williams Salazar threw a hitless sixth, striking out two and walking one. 🧤
Former Dodgers catcher AJ Ellis is reportedly leaving the Padres' front office to become the Mets' major league strategy coordinator for 2027. Meanwhile, 13 Dodgers minor leaguers hit free agency, nine from Triple-A, leaving OKC arms thin. 📋
Tyler Fitzgerald is back with the Dodgers as utility depth. The club also added two late international signees, righties Alberto Santos and Maikol Lora, and 13 minor leaguers hit free agency, including Nick Robertson (1.13 ERA) and Cole Irvin. 📋
Kyle Tucker hit .333/.406/.667 over his final 17 games after a .221/.321/.350 start, and 2027 is Year 2 of his $240M deal. Andy Pages is arbitration-eligible, Teoscar Hernández is a projected trade candidate, and Snell is pitching Skubal on the Dodgers.
A look back at the Dodgers' defining moments from 2014-25: Kershaw's 2014 no-hitter and 21-3 Cy Young/MVP season, Beckett's no-hitter, a division title, then the Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi front-office overhaul that reshaped the franchise. ⚾
Emmet Sheehan says this Dodgers offseason will feel "a little different" after the NLCS exit to the Brewers. Speaking in Altadena at a field groundbreaking, he said dwelling won't help and the focus is getting back to work for next year. 🔨
Blake Snell says he's "done my pitch" to keep Tarik Skubal with the Dodgers, noting fans keep hitting him up about it. "We'll see what he does, but I think we have a good shot," Snell said in Altadena. Skubal's status remains pending. 🎯
Dodgers Dreamfields 69 and 70 broke ground at Altadena's Farnsworth Park, nearly two years after the Eaton Fire. Blake Snell and Emmet Sheehan joined the $1.4M project restoring two fields for youth baseball and softball. ⚾
MLB.com's early 2027 Dodgers roster projection has Zach Ehrhard making the Opening Day bench. The 23-year-old hit .291/.400/.472 with 20 homers and 28 steals in Triple-A in 2026, and he can play all three outfield spots, much like Alex Call. 🎯
Kyle Tucker's 2026 was a down year until September: a .357 slugging percentage through Aug. 31, then 59 total bases from Sept. 1 through the NLCS, second only to Betts. His 2027 matters, with $50M+ player options for '28 and '29 in play. 🎯
On this day in 2008, Greg Maddux won his 18th Gold Glove, a Major League record. It was two more than Brooks Robinson and Jim Kaat each had, and it gave Maddux two with the Dodgers. Hall of Fame hardware, still extending the lead. 🧤
Hideo Nomo, the 1995 NL Rookie of the Year who opened the door for Japanese stars in the Majors, is set to receive the Sports Pioneer Medal at the 22nd annual Asian Hall of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles. A trailblazer, now honored as one. 🏅
Dodgers are Silver Slugger team finalists again, but the case is thin. The Cubs led the NL in homers, RBI, runs, walks and OPS, while LA ranked fourth in homers, RBI and runs, and second in OPS. July and August slumps (.247, .241) hurt. Winners come Nov. 17.
Dodgers prospects Chase Harlan, Brooks Auger and Luke Fox are set for the AFL Fall Stars Game, Sunday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. PT from Salt River Fields, live on MLB Network. A desert spotlight for the Glendale Desert Dogs' Dodgers contingent. 🌵
Harold Reynolds still picks the Dodgers to win the 2027 World Series, even if Tarik Skubal leaves in free agency. Re-signing the ace is priority one, but Reynolds says the talent and pitching depth hold up either way. 🔒
Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy are NL Silver Slugger finalists. Ohtani (DH, with Kyle Schwarber) chases his fifth award and fourth straight. Muncy, a finalist for the fourth time since 2021, still seeks his first. 🏆
Easton Shelton, 20, won California League MVP at Ontario, hitting .297/.403/.644 with Dodger-record 37 HR and 112 RBI in the league. His 1.047 OPS ranked second in the minors, yet he's still off Baseball Prospectus' Dodgers top 10. 💥
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