LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Lasorda had a problem that day in 1981. The day before the season was to begin, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager suddenly needed an Opening Day pitcher to face the defending ...

FERNANDOMANIA is a collection of 12 World Premiere Ten-Minute Plays celebrating the phenomenon of how Fernando Valenzuela, a 20-year-old pitcher from Mexico, changed Major League Baseball and the ...

Fernando Valenzuela, who died Tuesday, was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community The Los Angeles ...

Fernando Valenzuela has been traded to the Angels. I'm sure he will be a star there. Rest in peace. When I was hosting Dodger talk in the 1980s on KABC, I tried to be objective on the club’s play and ...

ESPN's Buster Olney is on vacation this week, but he's still compiling roundups. View his latest roundup here. I don't know exactly when my grandfather, a construction worker by trade, fell in love ...

It was one of those coincidences that seem divinely inspired: On the day of their monumental triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers were quietly remembering ...

The Atlanta Braves walked away with a 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, as rookie Hurston Waldrep made history on the mound. The 23-year-old right-hander became just the second ...

The New York Mets are heating up at the right time, and they have rookie pitcher Nolan McLean to thank. During Tuesday night’s 12-5 win over the Detroit Tigers, the Mets rookie pitcher turned in ...