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Anyone who believes the Los Angeles Dodgers are about to make a panicky trade because Clayton Kershaw’s back seized up Sunday afternoon doesn’t really understand why the Dodgers are the unstoppable force they are. The Dodgers care about today … and tomorrow … and the rest of the championships they plan on winning. If they wanted, the Dodgers could go out and get just about anybody they want. Continue to Article

July 24, 2017 9:00:am EST

Clayton Kershaw is headed to the disabled list for the second straight summer because of a back injury. A year after missing 2 1/2 months with a herniated disk in his lower back, Kershaw was pulled from a start Sunday against Atlanta because of lower back tightness. The Dodgers lead the majors with a 68-31 record and are atop the NL West standings by 10 + games. Continue to Article

July 24, 2017 2:32:am EST

The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded reliever Sergio Romo to the Tampa Bay Rays in a deal between playoff contenders. The NL West-leading Dodgers sent Romo and to the Rays for a player to be named or cash. As part of the deal, Los Angeles will pay Tampa Bay $414,934 on Sept. 30 to cover a portion of the $1,163,934 remaining in the pitcher's $3 million salary, leaving the Rays to pay $749,000. Continue to Article

July 23, 2017 4:42:pm EST

The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded reliever Sergio Romo to the Tampa Bay Rays in a deal between playoff contenders. The NL West-leading Dodgers sent Romo and cash to the Rays for a player to be named or cash. The trade was announced after Tampa Bay, which holds an AL wild-card spot, lost to Texas on Saturday night. Romo was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on Thursday. The 34-year-old righty was 1-1 with a 6.12 ERA in 30 appearances for Los Angeles. Romo spent his first nine seasons with San Francisco before signing with the Dodgers this year. He is 3-1 with four saves and a 3.09 ERA in 27 postseason games, including six scoreless innings in helping the Giants win three World Series Continue to Article

July 22, 2017 10:43:pm EST

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington died this week at the age of 41. On Thursday night Dodgers’ organist Dieter Ruehle wanted to honor the musician’s memory by playing “Numb.” It was early in the evening, and perhaps nobody in attendance noticed while they were filing to their seats — but this was a really nice gesture anyway. Thank you Dieter, and thank you Dodgers for this. Continue to Article

July 22, 2017 11:47:am EST