The Latest Breaking News from Stan Kasten

No one outside of New York or Los Angeles considers the Yankees or Dodgers plucky feel-good stories—not even the players themselves.

Some sports fans dream about running a team. For Stan Kasten, the dream became a reality — many times over.

LOS ANGELES — Imagine if Stan Kasten was the president of the Dodgers when Jackie Robinson was about to break baseball's color barrier.

LOS ANGELES — As he milled around near the visitors' dugout at Dodger Stadium on Monday night, Steve Cohen made a bigger on-field presence at Chavez Ravine than any Dodgers owner has all year.

LOS ANGELES — It is more than digits on a uniform, it is a symbol of community, a monument to connection, a deep blue landmark that has long bonded a city and its baseball team.

Dodgers executives addressed Trevor Bauer's release for the first time publicly Wednesday, though they left several pressing questions about the process behind the decision unanswered, including details about their meeting with Bauer the day before cutting ties with him last month.

LOS ANGELES — On one side there are the Dodgers, who have a complicated relationship with the truth, and on the other is Trevor Bauer.

SAN DIEGO — The seed was planted in early November when Dodgers president Stan Kasten told The Times that “we think we are now on the precipice of the next wave of young guys” and that the team “needs to make room to allow that to happen.”

Aaron Judge? Slow your roll.