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He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While at the White House to celebrate their latest World Series win, the manager of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-nice-words-for-roki-sasaki-after-best-mlb-start-yet">Los Angeles Dodgers, Dave Roberts,</a> was given high praise by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-donald-trump-shohei-ohtani-white-house-visit">President Donald Trump during the visit</a>.</p><p>Per Fabian Ardaya, who was at the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/dodgers-news-la-accepts-donald-trumps-white-house-invitation-despite-jackie-robinson-disrespect">Dodgers White House visit</a>, President Trump praised Roberts. He called him “one of the greatest managers ever to wear the Dodger blue.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Donald Trump called Dave Roberts “one of the greatest managers ever to wear the Dodger blue.” <a href="https://t.co/yDMqt3A6UF">pic.twitter.com/yDMqt3A6UF</a></p><p>— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) <a href="https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1909270029251575844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>That is high praise for the manager. He has been with the Dodgers since 2016, and in that span, he won two World Series championships. He also won one as a player when he was with the Boston Red Sox in 2004.</p><p>Roberts led the Dodgers to their eighth World Series victory in 2024 in a series against the New York Yankees. They won the series in five games, doing it in a gentleman’s sweep.</p><p>Before coaching the Dodgers, Dave Roberts played for them from 2002-04. He was an outfielder for five teams throughout his career. In addition to the Dodgers and Red Sox, he also played for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, and San Fransisco Giants.</p><p>His playing career ended in 2008. After calling it a career, Roberts embarked on a short-lived broadcasting career. He began coaching with the Padres, serving as their first base coach, beginning in 2010.</p><p>In 2016, Roberts would join the Dodgers as their manager. He has led the team to eight first-place finishes in the NL West in nine seasons. They have yet to miss the postseason under Roberts.</p><p>Throughout his career as a manager, Roberts has a record of 860-508 in the regular season. In the postseason, he has coached the Dodgers to a 56-44 record.</p><p>They have made four World Series under Roberts and have also made two other National League Championship Series as well. Their first World Series win was during the 2020 postseason.</p><p>The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series. Four years later, they beat the Yankees to win their second with Roberts.</p><p>Despite some controversy, the Dodgers decided to visit President Donald Trump’s White House after their World Series win. The decision came after a government website removed a tribute to Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson.</p><p>Still, the team decided to visit the White House. On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the team will visit Capitol Hill as well. The visit comes as the Dodgers are in Washington, D.C., for a three-game series against the Nationals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts draws GOAT take from Donald Trump at White House

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies competed in the World Series in 2022 and were one win away from reaching another the next year, and yet, one can argue they have plenty to prove this season. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski assembled this roster to win a title. Following a surprise collapse in 2023 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-philadelphia-owner-painfully-honest-disappointing-playoffs-exit">an early exit</a> in last year’s playoffs, this franchise is under pressure to complete the mission.</p><p>Upholding a championship standard is exceedingly taxing at this time, as the Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to build an indestructible empire. The Fightin’ Phils are not frightened, however. They boast their own <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-zack-wheeler-tabbed-top-mlb-pitcher-by-far-by-padres-star">profusion of talent</a> and could beat any ballclub on a given night. And that is exactly what happened in their last series.</p><p>Philadelphia won two out of three games versus the previously undefeated Dodgers, seizing the rubber match by a score of 8-7 on Sunday afternoon. Manager Rob Thomson’s squad overcame an uneven outing from starting pitcher Christopher Sanchez, pounded Tyler Glasnow (Nick Castellanos belted a third-inning grand slam) and embodied remarkable toughness.</p><p>Franchise cornerstone and leader Bryce Harper jump-started a seventh-inning rally with a lead-off double. Bryson Stott brought him home with an RBI single to tie the game, and offseason signing Max Kepler scored the game-winning run on a fielder’s choice. Orion Kerkering, Matt Strahm and Jose Alvarado provided clutch relief work en route to this Citizen Bank Park triumph.</p><h2><b>Why this series win matters a great deal to Phillies</b></h2><p>One is not going to pop the champagne nine games into the season, but Harper <a href="https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news/phillies-beat-dodgers-bryce-harper-edmundo-sosa/659154/" rel="noopener">acknowledges the importance</a> of besting the defending champs and MLB’s resident colossus.</p><p>“Knowing we match up pretty well against them, it’s huge for us,” the two-time MVP said after a two-hit showing, per NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Corey Seidman. “Got a great group of guys in here.”</p><p>The Phillies sit atop the National League East with a 7-2 record, running with momentum after humbling Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers (9-2). October redemption cannot come in April, but the needed confidence to obtain it certainly can.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Bryce Harper reveals what was so ‘huge’ about winning Dodgers series

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He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During their visit to the White House following their World Series win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/dodgers-news-la-accepts-donald-trumps-white-house-invitation-despite-jackie-robinson-disrespect">President Donald Trump</a> praised the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-pitching-progression-update">Los Angeles Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani</a>.</p><p>President Trump specifically name-dropped Ohtani — who he called a “movie star” — during the visit for being a part of the elite 40-40 and 50-5o clubs (meaning he hit 40 home runs and stole 40 bases during the season). Trump then asked Dodgers manager Dave Roberts if he was “good.” Roberts then replied, “[He’s] only getting better.”</p><p>Trump then responded, “That’s scary for a lot of people, huh?”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Trump on Shohei Ohtani: “Is he good?”<a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> Manager Dave Roberts: “Only getting better.”</p><p>Trump: “That’s scary for a lot of people.” <a href="https://t.co/FjGxx7p1hj">pic.twitter.com/FjGxx7p1hj</a></p><p>— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1909272732296208688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Of course, this is high praise for Ohtani, who is the Dodgers’ star two-way player. He has only played for the Dodgers for two seasons, but he has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-beat-yankees-wild-fashion-claim-world-series-glory">led them to a World Series Championship</a>.</p><p>Before joining the Dodgers, Ohtani played for the other Los Angeles MLB team, the Angels, from 2018-23. Shohei Ohtani has been an All-Star in every season since 2021 in the MLB and is a three-time MLB MVP as well. He was named AL Rookie of the Year in 2018 following his first season in the big league.</p><p>The Dodgers dominated the New York Yankees in the World Series to win their eighth title. They beat the Yankees in just five games from October 25-30, 2024. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was named World Series MVP for his performance.</p><p>Now, months later, the Dodgers are on their White House visit, hosted by President Donald Trump. They accepted the invitation in March 2025 after months of speculation.</p><p>The move was met with some controversy. A tribute to Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson was taken off a government website during a “digital refresh” amid President Trump’s latest term.</p><p>Ultimately, the club still decided to visit the White House. They will also visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday, April 8, according to <a href="https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1904668391941825016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1904668391941825016%7Ctwgr%5Eb749429f5c8725f116a08f0693b2a441df13ef5c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fdodgers-news-la-accepts-donald-trumps-white-house-invitation-despite-jackie-robinson-disrespect" rel="noopener">the team’s official announcement</a>.</p><p>The White House visit comes after the Dodgers went 1-2 against the Philadelphia Phillies. However, they will be visiting the Washington Nationals for a three-game series from April 7-9, 2025, amid their White House visit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donald Trump drops ‘scary’ truth bomb on Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani during White House visit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-bookie-shohei-ohtanis-ex-interpreter-pleads-ignorance');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bookie for Shohei Ohtani ex-interpreter pleads ignorance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ippei-Mizuhara-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Bookie for Shohei Ohtani ex-interpreter pleads ignorance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-06T20:19:46-07:00">April 6th, 8:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-06T20:19:46-07:00">April 6th, 8:19pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mathew Bowyer planned a lavish 50th birthday celebration this past Friday — 140 guests, a five-hour party at Bottega Angelina in Laguna Niguel, California,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-playing-los-angeles-ippei-mizuhara-gambling"> and a moment of closure after years of legal chaos</a>. Instead, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/04/06/mathew-bowyer-gambling-ippei-mizuhara-sentencing/82955010007/" rel="noopener">he received six more months of uncertainty. </a>Bowyer, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-ippei-mizuhara-background-comes-into-question-los-angeles-dodgers-shohei-ohtani-gambling-scandal">the bookmaker at the center of the illegal sports betting scandal</a> involving Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was originally scheduled to be sentenced on April 4. But federal authorities pushed the date back to October 3, giving Bowyer more time to get his affairs in order — and more time to sit with the weight of his fate.</p><p>“I would have preferred to get this over with,” Bowyer told USA TODAY Sports. “It’s just the anxiety of the unknown that sucks. I feel like I’m in a pickle between second and third base, but closer to second base.”</p><h2><b>Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers look past gambling scandal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ippei-Mizuhara-and-Shohei-Ohtani.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Southern California businessman pleaded guilty last year to operating an illegal gambling ring, money laundering, and submitting false tax returns. While he faces a potential 18-year sentence, Bowyer expects a reduced penalty — somewhere between 17 and 37 months — thanks to his cooperation with authorities. He’s expected to serve far less time than Mizuhara, who received a 57-month sentence for stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani to feed a crippling gambling addiction.</p><p>Mizuhara placed over 19,000 bets — totaling more than $300 million — with Bowyer from September 2021 to January 2024. While the federal investigation concluded Ohtani was completely unaware of Mizuhara’s actions and cleared him of any wrongdoing, Bowyer <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40797446/bookie-pleads-guilty-case-tied-shohei-ohtani-ex-interpreter" rel="noopener">still wrestles with how much</a> the baseball superstar might have suspected.</p><p>“I truly believe Shohei doesn’t gamble,” Bowyer said. “But I think he knew some area of demise with Ippei, just maybe not to that extent.”</p><p>Despite never speaking with the Dodgers two-way star, Bowyer admitted he had suspicions — especially when seeing Ohtani’s name on multiple $500,000 wire transfers. Still, he says he avoided digging deeper.</p><p>“There comes a point where you don’t want the answer, and I was afraid of the truth,” Bowyer explained.</p><p>Now sober, reflective, and focused on what’s next, Bowyer says he wants to help athletes avoid the gambling trap that ensnared Mizuhara and others. “I want to make them aware of making better choices, better decisions, and avoiding these things,” he said, expressing interest in working with the NFL or MLB in an advisory capacity.</p><p>Bowyer has written a 16-chapter memoir titled Recalibrate, chronicling his rise from restaurant server to millionaire bookmaker. He hopes to release it after his sentencing. “When you have $5 to $6 million on a football game, that adrenaline rush is really hard to replace,” Bowyer said. “But now I find it in rebuilding my life.” From FBI raids to birthday parties to pending prison time, Bowyer calls this chapter a blessing in disguise. “I never wanted the FBI to raid my home,” he said, “but it’s given me a chance to recalibrate.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bookie for Shohei Ohtani ex-interpreter pleads ignorance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-nice-words-for-roki-sasaki-after-best-mlb-start-yet');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts has ‘nice’ words for Roki Sasaki after best MLB start yet');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Sasaki-vs-the-Phillies.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts has ‘nice’ words for Roki Sasaki after best MLB start yet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-06T10:35:29-07:00">April 6th, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-06T10:35:29-07:00">April 6th, 10:35am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday evening, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-roki-sasaki-reveals-biggest-difference-in-huge-outing-vs-phillies">Los Angeles Dodgers improved</a> to 9-1 on the 2025 MLB season with a 3-1 road win over the Philadelphia Phillies, avenging their loss from the previous night. The game marked the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-roki-sasaki-admits-tough-stretch-before-discovering-form-vs-phillies">third career start for former international star Roki Sasaki</a>, and he had by far the most impressive game of his career in response.</p><p>On the evening, Sosaki held the Phillies to just one run on three hits, striking out four batters before exiting in the fifth inning.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1908664339533619295" rel="noopener">After the game</a>, manager Dave Roberts said that Sosaki “settled in nicely,” per SportsNet LA on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Meanwhile, catcher Austin Barnes got one hundred percent real on Sosaki’s mentality heading into the game, per Sonja Chen of MLB.com.</p><p>“Before we went out there, he told me, ‘Let’s go,’” Barnes said. “I liked that. It was good to see, just going out there and competing.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts has ‘nice’ words for Roki Sasaki after best MLB start yet

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-15-day-il-shoulder-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Blake Snell hits IL with concerning shoulder injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dodgers-pitcher-Blake-Snell-throwing-vs.-Braves.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Blake Snell hits IL with concerning shoulder injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-06T10:30:46-07:00">April 6th, 10:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-06T12:02:57-07:00">April 6th, 12:02pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a red-hot start to the 2025 season, but they’re already dealing with an injury to Blake Snell. The Dodgers star has been <a href="https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1908929548454080915" rel="noopener">placed on the 15-day injured list</a> due to left shoulder inflammation after a bullpen session, according to the team. The move is retroactive to April 3, and right-handed pitcher Matt Sauer has been recalled to take Snell’s roster spot.</p><p>Snell is off to a rocky start in his first season with the Dodgers after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/blake-snell-bold-predictions-after-182-million-dodgers-contract">signing a five-year, $182 million contract</a> in the offseason. The 32-year-old gave up just two runs over five innings in his Dodgers debut against the Detroit Tigers, but he walked four and only struck out two. Then against the Atlanta Braves on April 2, the lefty walked four more batters and gave up five runs over four innings, though none of the runs were earned.</p><p>Los Angeles is a league-best 9-1 to start the season, but injuries to key players have already started to pile up a bit. In addition to Blake Snell hitting the IL, Freddie Freeman recently went down after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-la-places-freddie-freeman-injured-list-undefeated-start-season">freak injury in the shower</a>. The Dodgers are also awaiting the return of a number of pitchers, including Tony Gonsolin, Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips and Clayton Kershaw. Plus, Shohei Ohtani is starting to ramp up his return to the mound, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-pitching-progression-update">throwing a bullpen session over the weekend</a>.</p><p>The good news, of course, is Los Angeles can withstand all these injuries thanks to a loaded roster that features tons of star power and depth. Even with all these issues, the reigning champion Dodgers have the best record in baseball and could get even stronger if all these players come back healthy.</p><p>As for Blake Snell, expectations are high for the veteran as he continues to make his way through the NL West. After five seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, Snell pitched three seasons with the San Diego Padres and one with the San Francisco Giants before heading to Hollywood. Hopefully, this injury is nothing serious and he’ll be back soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki flipped a new switch 10 games into his first MLB season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-roki-sasaki-reveals-biggest-difference-in-huge-outing-vs-phillies">Sasaki improved his mechanics on the mound</a> in defeating the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday.</p><p>But is Sasaki already showing he’s his own worst critic? He <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6257928/2025/04/05/dodgers-win-phillies-roki-sasaki-bounce-back-start/" rel="noopener">dropped a telling admission</a> via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic after the 3-1 victory. He admitted his tough stretch.</p><p>“I did go through the week feeling a little anxious,” Sasaki said, via his interpreter Will Ireton.</p><p>That’s not all. Sasaki went “searching,” he admits. What was it he searched for?</p><p>“I was searching for something that I could feel confident about,” Sasaki said.</p><p>He discovered his confidence for the first time in his young MLB career. He bounced back from a rough March 29 evening <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-roki-sasaki-brutally-honest-wretched-dodger-stadium-debut">which saw Sasaki’s brutally honest side after</a>. Now he grew confident through each pitch he flamed.</p><h2><b>Other Dodgers react to epic Roki Sasaki outing vs. Phillies </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Roki-Sasaki-pitching-1.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dave Roberts lowered his expectations for Sasaki after that Detroit Tigers performance. The manager watched Sasaki’s ERA hit 5.79.</p><p>Roberts found a way to unlock his much-hyped first-year pitcher. He asserted that Sasaki needed to be aggressive with his fastball.</p><p>It’s everything,” Roberts said, via Ardaya. “When you’re facing big-league hitters who are very disciplined, they’re going to be patient. I just think that the approach right now, until otherwise shown, they’re going to try to wait him out and force him to be in the hitting zone. If he’s in the strike zone, then you can kind of flip the script a little bit.”</p><p>Sasaki ultimately adapted to his competition. He fired an array of four-seam and splitter throws at the Phillies. His four-seamer even hit 97 mph. But Max Muncy shared Sasaki’s splitter left him in awe.</p><p>“The splitter from the side looked like he was throwing (Tyler) Glasnow’s curveball,” Muncy said, per Ardaya. “That’s the kind of movement from the side that it has. I know it’s not the same, but the bottom’s falling out of it.”</p><p>Meanwhile, Kiké Hernández sent a message to Dodger fans and critics of Sasaki.</p><p>“I think the kid’s going to be more than all right, and he showed that today,” Hernandez said. “There’s no need to panic over one or two bad outings.”</p><p>Sasaki struck out four Philly batters and allowed one run. He pitched through the bottom of the sixth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki admits tough stretch before discovering form vs. Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-roki-sasaki-reveals-biggest-difference-in-huge-outing-vs-phillies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki reveals biggest difference in huge outing vs. Phillies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dodgers-news-Roki-Sasaki-reveals-biggest-difference-in-huge-outing-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki reveals biggest difference in huge outing vs. Phillies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T16:45:28-07:00">April 5th, 4:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T16:45:28-07:00">April 5th, 4:45pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki waited seven days to throw heat on the mound. Plus redeem himself from a rough regular season start, this time against the Philadelphia Phillies.</p><p>Sasaki showed the glimpses of potential the Dodgers envisioned. He struck out four batters in four innings during the 3-1 road win. Sasaki allowed three hits but surrendered just one run. He capped his evening with a 4.15 ERA.</p><p>But the latter stat is an improvement from his last start. His ERA fell to 5.79 against the Detroit Tigers on March 29. He only fanned two batters that day. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-roki-sasaki-brutally-honest-wretched-dodger-stadium-debut">Sasaki became brutally honest with himself</a> after the night. Dave Roberts himeself <a href="https://dodgersnation.com/dave-roberts-tempers-expectations-on-roki-sasaki-after-struggles-in-first-2-dodgers-starts/2025/03/31/" rel="noopener">even started to temper his expectations</a> of his prized rookie addition.</p><p>Sasaki, however, revealed how “everything came together” for him this time via Dodgers reporter Matthew Moreno.</p><h2><b>Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki threw versatile array of heat at Phillies </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Roki-Sasaki-throwing.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The rookie never settled for one pitch only. He threw a versatile array of heat at the Phillies to keep their batters off balance.</p><p>The right-hander fired a four-seam fast ball for his first pitch — hitting the strike zone at 96 mph against Kyle Schwarber. Sasaki then switched to a splitter, leading to two balls. Schwarber still singled to right to start the game.</p><p>Sasaki, though, never lost his cool. He came straight after Bryce Harper with four straight splitters. All four throws traveled between 83 to 85 mph. Harper only managed one ball out of Sasaki’s splitter. The rookie struck out the eight-time All-Star. Sasaki ended the bottom of the first grounding out his next two batters and surrendering one run.</p><p>The 23-year-old looked stronger in the bottom of the second. He lined out and grounded out the next three Phillies batters. Again Sasaki switched between the four-seamer and splitter. The former pitch hit a speed of 97 mph.</p><p>Philadelphia continued to struggle facing the much-hyped rookie. Brandon Marsh, Schwaber and Trea Turner struck out and flied out, in that order. Sasaki ended up walking two Philly batters and surrendered one hit (single by Bryson Stott) before he got relieved in the bottom of the sixth. But Sasaki’s improved mechanics rode the Dodgers to the road win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki reveals biggest difference in huge outing vs. Phillies

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shohei Ohtani is a two-way superstar. However, Ohtani has yet to throw a single pitch as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a big league game. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dave-roberts-shohei-ohtani-pitching-plan">Dodgers believe Ohtani could return to the mound</a> in May, though. He is continuing to <a href="https://x.com/billplunkettocr/status/1908565100471927217" rel="noopener">take steps forward</a> in reference to the pitching element of his game.</p><p>“#Dodgers Shohei Ohtani threw a ‘light’ bullpen session on Thursday. In the outfield now getting ready to throw a fuller bullpen session before today’s game,” Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Shohei Ohtani preparing to pitch at MLB level once again</b></h2><p>It remains to be seen exactly when Ohtani will pitch at the big league level again. Most pitchers returning from surgery would go to the minor leagues and appear in multiple rehab starts before joining the MLB club. Shohei Ohtani, of course, happens to be the Dodgers designated hitter as well, though.</p><p>Ohtani likely won’t appear in rehab games. He can get in some simulated games in the bullpen or even during practice with the Dodgers. For now, he is focused on building up strength in bullpens.</p><p>Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior <a href="https://x.com/ByJackHarris/status/1908594792046747736" rel="noopener">provided an update</a> from Ohtani’s bullpen on Saturday, via Jack Harris of The Los Angeles Times.</p><p>“Shohei Ohtani threw a 26-pitch bullpen today. Mark Prior said he mixed in a couple splitters, too, the first time he’s done that since resuming his throwing program after spring training,” Harris wrote on X.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-la-break-1933-yankees-record-with-8-0-start">Ohtani and the Dodgers are off to a strong start in 2025</a>. Once Shohei returns to pitching, though, the team will become even more dangerous. Ohtani features an ace-caliber ceiling as a pitcher in addition to being an elite offensive presence in the lineup.</p><p>Updates will continue to be provided on Ohtani’s pitching progression as they are made available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s pitching progression gets fresh update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-hands-blame-blowing-chance-historic-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts hands out blame after blowing chance at historic start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dodgers-manager-Dave-Roberts-leaves-the-mound.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts hands out blame after blowing chance at historic start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T09:40:01-07:00">April 5th, 9:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T09:40:17-07:00">April 5th, 9:40am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is not happy with his team. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/phillies-news-bryce-harper-losers-dodgers">The Dodgers lost their first game of the season</a> on Friday to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2. The game <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44539524/dodgers-perfect-start-ends-miscues-pile-vs-phillies" rel="noopener">was riddled with mistakes</a> for L.A.</p><p>“When you give a good team outs and shorten the game,” Roberts said per ESPN, “then it’s hard to win. It’s hard to beat a good team.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-join-dodgers-historic-start-season-seen-22-years">The loss denies the Dodgers a chance to make history</a>. Los Angeles was 8-0 heading into the game, just a few wins shy of surpassing the greatest franchise start. That was set by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955. Brooklyn went 10-0 to start that campaign.</p><h2><b>Dodgers made some puzzling choices against the Phillies</b></h2><p>Los Angeles seemed in position to get the upper hand in the game as it neared the final inning. The Dodgers had Shohei Ohtani on base in the eighth with two outs. Mookie Betts was at the plate.</p><p>Ohtani tried to steal second, but it didn’t work. The Dodgers got called for their final out as Ohtani got tagged on a throw from Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto.</p><p>“With Shohei in that situation, you’ve got to make sure you’re safe,” Roberts added. “Realmuto is one of the best throwers in the game. When you’re down three with Mookie at the plate, you’ve got to make sure you’re safe if you’re going to go.”</p><p>Ohtani wasn’t the only Dodgers baserunner who got picked off in the game. That happened earlier in the contest, when Realmuto also caught Andy Pages. Chris Taylor was also caught trying to advance.</p><p>“We hate losing, but I think it does go to how we play,” Roberts added. “Giving those guys three outs on the bases, it’s hard to win when you play eight innings on the offensive side. That’s something we have to clean up.”</p><p>The Dodgers play the Phillies again Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts hands out blame after blowing chance at historic start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-update-dodgers-il-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Freddie Freeman gets optimistic update after Dodgers’ IL decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dodgers-star-Freddie-Freeman.jpg"><figcaption>Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Freddie Freeman gets optimistic update after Dodgers’ IL decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T01:08:14-07:00">April 5th, 1:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T01:08:14-07:00">April 5th, 1:08am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After missing the entire Atlanta Braves series due to a minor incident — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-breaks-silence-after-shower-mishap">he slipped while stepping into the shower at home — Freddie Freeman</a> was moved to the 10-day injured list Thursday night with a right ankle sprain, retroactive to Monday. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts remains hopeful that Freeman will be out for only the minimum duration, marking his first trip to the IL since 2020.</p><p>That timeline could set Freeman up for a return when the Dodgers open their six-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies next Friday — which also happens to be his bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium.</p><p>Dave Roberts said <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-freddie-freeman-ankle-pretty-good-in-spring-debut">Freddie Freeman’s ankle is in good enough</a> shape to play, but the team <a href="https://x.com/FabianArdaya/status/1908267932670370078" rel="noopener">chose to hold him out</a> to avoid worsening the injury or triggering swelling during the long flight. Roberts expects Freeman to be back in the lineup when the Dodgers return home after the trip.</p><p>Freeman will remain in Los Angeles while the Dodgers travel through Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. He underwent an MRI on his ankle, which, according to Roberts, “came back the way we wanted it to.”</p><h2><b>Freddie Freeman temporarily replaced by Hunter Feduccia</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dodgers-Dave-Roberts-and-Freddie-Freeman-.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Freddie Freeman landing on the IL, the Dodgers recalled <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-hunter-feduccia-added-roster-amid-freddie-freeman-injury">catcher Hunter Feduccia from Triple-A Oklahoma City</a> to fill his roster spot. Kiké Hernández is expected to handle most of the starts at first base while Freeman recovers. The 27-year-old Feduccia, who was presented with his 2024 World Series ring after rejoining the club, will serve primarily as a left-handed pinch-hitter off the bench.</p><p>Feduccia has appeared in five games with Triple-A Oklahoma City this season, hitting .357 with one home run and four RBIs. Drafted in the 12th round out of LSU in 2018, he has posted a .268 batting average over seven minor league seasons with the Dodgers, along with 47 home runs and 260 RBIs.</p><h2><b>Freeman’s injury woes</b></h2><p>Earlier this week, Dave Roberts shared that Freeman felt confident he could play through the injury, as he’s known for his reluctance to miss games regardless of his condition. Roberts recalled the only instance Freeman admitted he couldn’t take the field was during last season’s NL Championship Series, when the same ankle was seriously hurt and ultimately needed surgery.</p><p>Freeman was initially slated to receive more rest days than usual to start the season — something he wasn’t thrilled about, given his constant drive to stay in the lineup. He had already missed the two-game Tokyo Series that kicked off the season due to soreness in his left rib area, another issue he had pushed through during last year’s postseason run.</p><p>During Spring Training, Freeman admitted he’d have to stay on top of managing his surgically repaired right ankle throughout the season. He’s still undergoing intensive treatment before and after games to keep it in check. Even with the extra care, Freeman started the season going 3-for-12 (.250) with two home runs, a double, and four RBIs in his first three games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Freddie Freeman gets optimistic update after Dodgers’ IL decision

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was arguably the best player on a court filled with notable talent in Thursday’s showdown versus the Golden State Warriors, but the night still did not go as he and his teammates hoped. The NBA icon <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-lebron-james-nsfw-trash-talk-warriors-quinten-post">had words with opposing rookie</a> Quinten Post, and LA lost what could prove to be a costly home game. A new day dawns, however.</p><p>James is looking to end Friday night with a win, as the adversity-stricken New Orleans Pelicans roll into Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers cannot afford to take any opponent lightly, though, with their Western Conference standing getting dicey in the final stretch of the regular season. The four-time NBA Finals MVP obviously knows the importance of showing up at this time of the year, but a little extra inspiration could never hurt.</p><p>James <a href="https://x.com/DodgersNation/status/1908316244882972900" rel="noopener">entered the arena</a> with a Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers jersey, via Dodgers Nation, paying homage to the other global phenomenon that resides in the City of Angels.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron James pulled up to the Lakers game tonight rocking a Shohei Ohtani Dodgers x Takashi Murakami jersey 🔥</p><p>LA is really a Dodgers &amp; Lakers town. <a href="https://t.co/bN6aHMZU3r">pic.twitter.com/bN6aHMZU3r</a></p><p>— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/DodgersNation/status/1908316244882972900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>LeBron James and Shohei Ohtani can relate to each other</b></h2><p>The Japanese juggernaut blasted a walk-off home run on Wednesday to cap off a big comeback versus the Atlanta Braves and boost the reigning World Series champions to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-la-break-1933-yankees-record-with-8-0-start">history-making 8-0 record</a>. The Dodgers did drop their first game of the campaign versus the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, but they are still where the Lakers want to go: the pinnacle.</p><p>Again, that is a familiar place to LeBron James, with his most recent ascent to the championship mountaintop coming in 2020, but time is of the essence. Although he is averaging 24.5 points, 8.4 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game while shooting 51.2 percent, the 40-year-old is in the final chapter of his storied playing career. He wants to win another ring before closing the book, and the 2025 playoffs might offer that opportunity.</p><p>The Lakers are 46-30 and currently sit in fourth place in the Western Conference. Even with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves by his side, James knows how challenging it will be to run the gauntlet and overcome the dominant Oklahoma City Thunder. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-delivers-stat-line-not-seen-msg-since-1965">has defied logic</a> for much of this season, though, which is something Shohei Ohtani is accustomed to doing himself. The three-time MVP has boggled minds by excelling both in the batter’s box and on the mound. He seeks to resume his two-way splendor at some point soon.</p><p>It would be an indescribably excellent run for Los Angeles if both of these transcendent athletes can climb to the top with their respective franchises in the span of less than a year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James rocks Shohei Ohtani jersey before Lakers-Pelicans game

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