Baseball

The Savannah Bananas, who are known for their dancing and antics on the baseball diamond, have ballooned in popularity in recent years. So much so, they have sold out MLB stadiums such as Fenway Park and plan to go to 18 MLB stadiums in 2025.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw has declined his $10 million player option with the Los Angeles Dodgers, electing to become a free agent.

After 36 long years, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally hosted another parade through the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Friday afternoon to celebrate their 2024 World Series Championship. The players and their families rode along double-decker buses throughout the streets of downtown Los Angeles, starting at City Hall, and ending at the corner of 5th street and Flower, near…

Thousands of Los Angeles Dodgers fans packed the streets of downtown Los Angeles to see the 2024 World Series champions.

Any journey, whether it be in life, love, or in this case, sports, is often tumultuous. The end of that journey would not have the same significance if it was simple, or easy. The voyage must contain trials and tribulations, meant to beat you down and break you along the way.  Those journeys are filled with a series of...

It’s Walker Buehler’s world, and we’re all just living in it.  There was a moment early in Game 3 on Monday night at Yankee Stadium that a raucous crowd of 49,368 loyal fans fell so silent you could hear a pin drop.  No, it wasn’t during the pregame Fat Joe performance, but it happened shortly after Yankees’ slugger Aaron...

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani was “feeling good” Sunday morning. Mario Solis reports for the NBC4 News at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

Dodger Stadium fell silent and held its collective breath during the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday night in Game 2 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees.  Dodgers’ superstar, and frontrunner for the National League MVP, Shohei Ohtani, appeared to injure his left shoulder attempting to steal base. As he lay…

Superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani is expected to play Monday in Game 3 of the World Series following an injury to his shoulder, according to manager Dave Roberts.

The roar of the crowd, like a locamotive heading fullspeeed down the tracks, was deafening at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.  52,725 screaming fans rose to their feet in unison to give Yoshinobu Yamamoto the standing ovation he so dillegently deserved.  As Yamamoto walked off the mound with one out in the seventh inning, he bowed his head in...

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani walked off the field with his left arm in pain after an unsuccessful stolen base attempt in Game 2.

The King of diss tracks himself, rapper Ice Cube, took center stage (or field in this case) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night ahead of Game 2 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.  Donned in a Dodgers hat, jersey,  jacket, and shoes, Ice Cube rocked the crowd before first pitch, sending the...

Freddie Freeman scooped up his youngest son and held him tight, planting kisses on the blond head of 3-year-old Maximus. The slugger’s wife, Chelsea, corralled their other two sons for a family photo on the Dodger Stadium field where Dad had just created an indelible moment in baseball lore.

An improbable year.  An impossible situation.  An injured player on one leg.  An immortal walk-off World Series homer.  It all feels surreal–like deja vu on the grandest of scales.  Did Freddie Freeman really just channel Kirk Gibson, rekindling the spirit of a moment that is forever etched into the hearts of Dodgers fans from 36 years ago? Did the...

Freddie Freeman talks about his walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees.

Polls and surveys have been conducted across the country, asking the million-dollar question: Who will win the 2024 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees?

This Friday night at Dodger Stadium, as the sun dips below Chavez Ravine, a hush will sweep over a packed house clad in Dodger blue. Underneath the October lights, Los Angeles will honor the legacy of a man who forever changed baseball’s heartbeat in this city: Fernando Valenzuela. The 2024 World Series couldn’t be a more fitting backdrop—Los Angeles...

As the Los Angeles Dodgers step onto the field for the 2024 World Series, fans won’t just see them in their iconic blue and white—they’ll see the number 34 emblazoned on their sleeves, honoring one of the most beloved Dodgers of all time, Fernando Valenzuela.  The tribute comes just days after the legendary left-hander’s passing at 63, a sudden...

NBC LA’s Olivia Garvey and NBC New York’s Bruce Beck preview the 2024 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.

It was a night that will be etched in the annals of baseball history forever—a night that saw Shohei Ohtani not just add to his growing list of accomplishments but redefine the boundaries of greatness.  The ball from his historic 50th home run, the final stroke that secured his place as the founding member of Major League Baseball’s exclusive...