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Yasiel Puig isn't worried about swollen hand or Dodgers' play
Other than the noticeable swelling on the top of Yasiel Puig's left hand, there was no indication anything was wrong. Puig smiled. He playfully rolled his eyes. He joked. "I'm not worried about what's happening right now," he said. But the Dodgers have scored three runs or less in each of their last six games, the most recent a 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at Busch Stadium. The loss was their second to the Cardinals in as many days. Puig has only one home run in his last 44 games. Now, he has a swollen left hand, courtesy of a misfired third-inning curveball by starter Joe Kelly, the same pitcher who fractured Hanley Ramirez's ribs...
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Yasiel Puig isn't worried about swollen hand or Dodgers' play
Other than the noticeable swelling on the top of Yasiel Puig's left hand, there was no indication anything was wrong. Puig smiled. He playfully rolled his eyes. He joked. "I'm not worried about what's happening right now," he said....
Dodgers get payback for hit batters in 4-3 win against Cardinals
Watching from the on-deck circle as Hanley Ramirez was struck by a fastball for the second time Sunday night, Adrian Gonzalez's initial instinct was to exact revenge in the most dramatic way possible. "Your first emotion is to hit a home run...
Clayton Kershaw stands up for Dodgers, and they don't back down
Of all the whistling and winding throws by Clayton Kershaw on a hot and hostile Sunday night, this pitch was the wildest. Yet three months from now, this pitch might be remembered as the best. Delivered at the start of the fourth inning...
Dan Haren still isn't the answer
The crazy notion pounded as loud as the ball Matt Holliday drove to the base of the center-field fence in the first inning, a shot that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a lead before the Dodgers had even broken a summer Missouri sweat. The best...
Blue Jays put Edwin Encarnacion on the disabled list
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Grant Green's latest work station with Angels is third base
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Yasiel Puig has had quite a year
As hitting coach Mark McGwire reflected on Yasiel Puig's first year with the Dodgers, he started looking into the future. Speaking Tuesday before the Dodgers' 4-1 defeat to the Chicago White Sox, McGwire said, "There could a triple crown. I see...
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig showing surprising discipline at plate
What Yasiel Puig is doing now might be as unexpected as what he did as a rookie last year. His eighth home run of the season was responsible for the first run scored Friday by the Dodgers, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field,...
Dodgers' Stan Kasten named L.A. Sports Council's executive of the year
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Chris Capuano finds a late home, is reportedly signed by Red Sox
The career of Chris Capuano lives on, and in a pretty decent place too. Capuano has reportedly signed with the Boston Red Sox,...
Hanley Ramirez says he wants to be 'a Dodger for life'
PHOENIX — In the clubhouse a day before position players were scheduled to report for spring training, Hanley Ramirez said Wednesday he wanted to be “a Dodger for life.” But Ramirez otherwise declined to talk about his...
Dodgers catch at least one break in 2-1 loss to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — In the aftermath of his team's second defeat in as many days, Hanley Ramirez was smiling. His left hand wasn't broken. Ramirez was hit with a 90-mph fastball Wednesday, forcing him to depart early from the Dodgers' 2-1...
Hanley Ramirez remains in a hitting funk
The Dodgers are more than three weeks into their season and Hanley Ramirez still hasn't found his rhythm. In the aftermath of the Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in 10 innings Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, Ramirez was...
Spring-training primer: Key questions for Dodgers, Angels and others
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Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez letting his emotions show on the field
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Hanley Ramirez is feeling healthy, and he hopes to stay that way
PHOENIX — Hanley Ramirez reported to spring training Wednesday without a new contract. But if Ramirez was bothered by his inability to secure a multiyear extension over the winter, he didn't show it. He reiterated how much likes playing...
MLB salaries: Is your team getting its money's worth?
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Outlook: Dodgers eager to build upon franchise's storied history
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Dodgers defeat Braves, 4-3, to advance to NLCS
Juan Uribe, almost booed out of town after two disappointing seasons with the Dodgers, continued his redemption in dramatic fashion. Uribe hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to give the Dodgers a 4-3 comeback victory Monday night...
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