Justin Turner, Walker Buehler added to NL All-Star roster; Mookie Betts out

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• Dodgers Walker Buehler, Justin Turner named to NL All-Star team Justin Turner and Walker Buehler were named to the National League All-Star team, giving the Dodgers a total of five representatives at baseball’s annual midsummer showcase next Tuesday. They will not be joined in Denver by Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts, who was among several players replaced on the roster due to an injury. Major League Baseball made the announcement Saturday in a press release. The league did not specify the nature of Betts’ injury. He played all nine innings…
• José Suarez, Dylan Bundy both struggle in Angels’ loss to Red Sox Los Angeles Angels’ Juan Lagares (19) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a sacrifice fly that allowed Max Stassi to score during the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Monday, July 5, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) breaks a bat during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Monday, July 5, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. He was safe at first…
• Dodgers rally to tie game only to lose on Marlins’ homer in eighth MIAMI — The Dodgers’ bullpen has carried a heavy load this season. Someone was bound to drop it eventually. The Dodgers rallied to tie the game in the top of the eighth inning Monday night. But Victor Gonzalez gave up a solo home run to Jorge Alfaro with two outs in the bottom of the inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Dodgers, 5-4, at Loan Depot Park. The loss snapped the Dodgers’ nine-game winning streak (their longest since July…
• Soccer: No homophobic chant as Mexico defeat Nigeria at Coliseum Mexican fans wave flags before the game between Nigeria and Mexico during an international friendly game at Los Angeles Coliseum on July 03, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Alan Pulido #11 of Mexico reacts to his goal, to take a 2-0 lead over Nigeria, during the first half in an international friendly game at Los Angeles Coliseum on July 03, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Alan Pulido #11 of Mexico…
• Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen on All-Star omission: ‘Insulted … then you move on’ MIAMI >> When he got the news Sunday that he hadn’t been named to the National League All-Star team, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said he was “shocked.” And he felt something else. “Insulted. To me — honestly,” Jansen said Monday, still stung by the omission. “Listen, I went through a lot of disappointment (over it), but at the end, I was laughing more about it. “I guess you have to put up a 0.00 ERA with zero blown saves for…
• Dodgers lose late for third consecutive night in Miami MIAMI — Tropical Storm Elsa has moved north. But the Dodgers are still taking on water. For the third consecutive game, the Miami Marlins rallied against the Dodgers’ bullpen, breaking ties with runs in the eighth and ninth innings and walking off the Dodgers for a second consecutive night, 9-6, Wednesday at Loan Depot Park. The Dodgers have lost three consecutive games since arriving in Miami. The decisive runs in each game scored in the eighth inning or later. Wednesday’s…
• Dodgers break down in 10th inning, lose to Marlins again MIAMI — The Clevelander is no more. The music-thumping nightclub with its pool and scantily-clad waitresses once located beyond the left field wall at (now) Loan Depot Park is closed, a victim either of the pandemic or Derek Jeter’s more corporate-minded stewardship of the Miami franchise. But it’s still possible to leave the stadium filled with late-night regrets. For the second consecutive night, the Dodgers’ bullpen surrendered a tie-breaking run in the late innings. Monday, Victor Gonzalez gave up the…
• Clayton Kershaw’s MRI reveals inflammation, a best-case scenario for Dodgers LOS ANGELES ― An MRI on Clayton Kershaw’s left elbow Friday revealed inflammation, a best-case scenario for the Dodgers and the three-time Cy Young Award winner. Kershaw will begin playing catch Saturday, Manager Dave Roberts said. Although there is no timetable for him to begin throwing off a mound, let alone return to the Dodgers’ major league roster, the MRI results leave room for optimism that Kershaw’s injured list stint will be short-lived. “He’s never had soreness in his elbow…
• Dodgers’ bullpen steps in early, carries the load to keep win streak going WASHINGTON — It’s a bullpen day-and-a-half now. Already down a starter for Sunday’s game, a one-hour, 44-minute rain delay cut Clayton Kershaw’s day short after four innings and put the Dodgers’ bullpen to work early. Five relievers each put up a scoreless inning in a 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals Saturday night. Brusdar Graterol, Joe Kelly, Phil Bickford, Blake Treinen and Kenley Jansen protected what was a one-run lead most of the way with only Kelly and Jansen facing…
• If you want to see just how badly workers in the US get screwed over, just look at how baseball players are treated Minor League Baseball conditions are causing players to speak out. Samantha Lee/Insider Earlier this month, minor league baseball players nearly had to sleep in their cars because of low pay and no housing. That's part and parcel for how minor leaguers are treated around the industry. The way baseball treats workers is symptomatic of the way American labor is treated across industries. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. See more stories on Insider's…