Complete coverage: Catching up with Dodgers, Angels and MLB as spring training begins

After the San Diego Padres bolstered their pitching staff, the Dodgers underlined their position as World Series favorites by signing Trevor Bauer.

New Angels general manager Perry Minasian bolstered the roster during the offseason, but did not add a high-priced free agent or make a blockbuster trade.

Will the Padres deny the Dodgers a repeat? Can two players named Iglesias get the Angels to the postseason? And what about those dastardly Astros?

Dodgers’ signing of Trevor Bauer could signal a changing of the guard after this season, when Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen and Corey Seager become free agents.

The Dodgers announced that 2,400 people will be allowed to attend each spring training game at Camelback Ranch this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘There’s some truth to that burden’: In an exclusive interview, a relaxed Clayton Kershaw acknowledges this year might be his last with the Dodgers.

The Dodgers astonishingly signed Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer to a 3-year, $102-million deal. The best team in baseball just got enormously better.

The Dodgers are keeping hometown hero Justin Turner for at least two more seasons, and the deal made too much sense for both sides to not happen.

Padres pitcher Jacob Nix missed the past two seasons because of injuries, the pandemic and one drunken decision that resulted in an arrest.

The Angels are exploring ways to improve their vetting of potential employees after sexual harassment allegations were made against Mickey Callaway.

Pitcher Brandon Morrow, right-hander Josiah Gray and third baseman Kody Hoese are among the 31 non-roster players invited to Dodgers spring training.

The starting pitcher and designated hitter avoids arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $8.5-million contract with the Angels on Monday.

MLB’s 2021 Operations Manual obtained by The Times spells out COVID testing procedures, restrictions on gatherings and rules that can speed up games.

Trevor Bauer’s social media behavior has come under renewed scrutiny for incidents where he was accused of harassing women and spreading conspiracy theories.

The Dodgers and catcher Austin Barnes avoid an arbitration hearing by agreeing on a two-year, $4.3 million contract.

In part 2 of an exclusive interview, Clayton Kershaw calls out MLB teams who aren’t trying and expands on off-field subjects such as the COVID vaccine.

Trevor Bauer has allegedly harassed women and mocked transgendered people online. Are the Dodgers risking their values and by signing the star pitcher?

The Dodgers and pitcher Walker Buehler on Wednesday agreed on a two-year, $8 million contract to avoid arbitration this month and next winter.

Major League Baseball players turned down a proposal by the league to delay the beginning spring training and the regular season for a litany of reasons.

The Dodgers plan for Julio Urías to join Bauer, Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw and David Price as starters. Where does that leave Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin?

It’s a different vibe at Camelback Ranch, where the Dodgers held their first full-squad workout. Fans weren’t allowed and the late Tommy Lasorda was missed.

Justin Upton and Shohei Ohtani never recovered from slow starts in the shortened 2020 season. Their track records give the Angels hope for a rebound.

Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger is well ahead of his rehabilitation schedule from a shoulder injury he sustained in the NLCS and will be ready for Opening Day.

Angels manager Joe Maddon on 34-year-old World Series champion Dexter Fowler and 21-year-old prospect Jo Adell: “They’re just going to hit it off.”