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Freddie Freeman, one of free agency's biggest prizes, agrees to Dodgers deal

It lurked in the background throughout Major League Baseball's three-month lockout.

Los Angeles Times

Report: Dodgers to Sign 2020 NL MVP Freddie Freeman to Six-Year Deal

Fresh off a World Series title, the former MVP will reportedly leave Atlanta for the Dodgers.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Joc Pederson Signs One-Year Deal With Giants

The outfielder is back in the NL West after previously spending seven seasons with the Dodgers.

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With 'frustrating' hip issue healed, Dodgers' Mookie Betts is 'ready to go' this spring

PHOENIX — After Mookie Betts flew out of the gates to begin his Dodgers career, helping the team to a World Series title in 2020 while finishing second in most valuable player voting, last year was a series of stop and starts for the star outfielder.

Los Angeles Times

Freedom, faster? California bill could limit how long MLB teams control minor leaguers.

LOS ANGELES — If you sign a minor league contract with the Dodgers today, and you never get promoted to the majors, the Dodgers control your rights through 2028. If you do not believe the Dodgers are giving you a fair shot over those seven years, the Dodgers are not…

Los Angeles Times

Former Dodger Corey Seager will take on a new, unfamiliar role with Rangers

SURPRISE, Ariz. — It's been more than three months since Corey Seager opted to sign with the Texas Rangers and close the door on the Dodgers, the only Major League Baseball organization he had ever known.

Los Angeles Times

Private equity firms invest in MLB teams because revenue is plentiful

For $300, the Dodgers will sell you a special kind of season ticket. By signing up for the "Dodgers at Home" program, you can get a year's worth of gift boxes delivered to your door, access to "exclusive videos, photos, and player content," entry into team contests, and priority access…

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Dodgers begin spring training as Freddie Freeman speculation continues to swirl

PHOENIX — Usually, Major League Baseball's offseason hot stove plays out behind the scenes, with executives operating in the shadows and news leaking out slowly on social media.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers agree to terms with infielder Hanser Alberto to bolster bench depth

PHOENIX — The Dodgers added depth to their bench Sunday, agreeing to terms with infielder Hanser Alberto on a major league contract, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Los Angeles Times

Dennis Young: Bob Nightengale got ‘both sides’ right during MLB’s lockout

NEW YORK — I’m no baseball insider, but I had more than an inkling that the MLB owners’ lockout was going to end Thursday, and probably even at a reasonable hour. Even after the international draft emerged as a last-second obstacle, I was confident.

Tribune News Service

Former Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly reportedly agrees to deal with White Sox

PHOENIX — Joe Kelly’s Dodgers tenure has seemingly drawn to an end, with the reliever reportedly agreeing to a two-year deal with the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: Clayton Kershaw isn’t the Dodgers’ star, but he’s still their heart and soul

LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles last saw Clayton Kershaw, he was slowly dragging himself off the pitching mound on a sullen Friday night in October.

Los Angeles Times

Trevor Bauer put on administrative leave by MLB ahead of spring training

LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer will not report to Camelback Ranch this week. The Dodgers pitcher will start this spring the same way he finished last season: on leave, while Major League Baseball continues what is now an eight-month investigation into sexual assault allegations against him.

Los Angeles Times

Report: Dodgers Bringing Clayton Kershaw Back for 2022 Season

The left-hander is returning to Los Angeles for another year in Dodger blue.

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He’s staying in L.A.: Clayton Kershaw agrees to one-year deal with Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw’s days in Los Angeles aren’t over.

Sports Illustrated

Three Things to Watch for As Baseball Returns

Today is a great day. I’m listening to “Take It Easy” as I begin this newsletter, temperatures in Brooklyn are in the 50s, and all of us get to look forward to some baseball. This paragraph is the last in which I’ll mention the lockout in this introduction section. You…

Los Angeles Times

'More than ready': How players stayed sharp during the MLB lockout

PHOENIX — Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler and Angels first baseman Jared Walsh shuffled back and forth across the Push Performance training center last week.

Los Angeles Times

Breaking down the biggest Dodgers and Angels questions ahead of the season

PHOENIX — Baseball is back, with MLB owners lifting their lockout of the players Thursday after the two sides struck a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Bill Plaschke: With MLB lockout over, Dodgers need to add Freddie Freeman

LOS ANGELES — When we last left the Dodgers, they were injured, exhausted and soundly knocked off their title pedestal by the eventual champion Atlanta Braves.

Los Angeles Times

With MLB back in business, the free-agent frenzy is about to begin

MESA, Ariz. — The flame under baseball's hot stove, extinguished by an owner-imposed lockout of players on Dec. 2, could roar back to life like a bonfire in the wake of a new collective bargaining agreement between the sides.

Los Angeles Times

The MLB lockout is keeping Dave Roberts from managing. But he gets to be a full-time baseball dad.

LOS ANGELES — With almost every pitch, Dave Roberts' eyes impulsively darted toward the mound.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer files a defamation lawsuit against Deadspin

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer filed a defamation lawsuit against the sports news website Deadspin on Thursday, claiming the outlet “knowingly published false information” in its coverage of sexual assault allegations made against Bauer last year.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: The rich men who control baseball show they don't care about fans, again

It's easy to say that in labor negotiations each side must give a little. That won't do in the case of Major League Baseball.

Football London

Chelsea takeover: Todd Boehly has said what to expect from him amid UK government decision

Chelsea news: LA Dodgers owner Todd Boehly has already shared his winning philosophy when discussing his aims in sport as he is set to complete a takeover of the Premier League club

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Rob Manfred canceled opening day, then spoke about it. Here’s what he should’ve said.

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, after negotiations broke off between owners and players in Major League Baseball, and three months after owners locked out players, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced he had called off opening day. Manfred did address reporters, but this is what we would have liked to hear:

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