Tony Gwynn, Jr.

Want to blame something for the Dodgers' poor start? Try karma. There are similarities between the Dodgers' current injury woes and those of the first half of last season. They've just been obscured, or become tough for some to acknowledge, during a...

At some point, will the Dodgers have more players on the disabled list than the active roster? They’re starting to make it close. Moments after they finally placed Mark Ellis on DL, Jerry Hairston Jr. came off the field after briefly testing his...

Adrian Gonzalez is still bothered by a strained neck muscle but said Monday that he intends to play through the discomfort. Gonzalez, who was out of the lineup in the Dodgers' three previous games, started at first base in the series opener against...

That didn’t work out so well, the first dip into that huge surplus of Dodgers’ starting pitching. The Dodgers began the season with three extra veteran starters. They were stretching to new lengths that old baseball adage about never...

  Tony Gwynn Jr., come back. Don’t care if you hit a buck fifty, that you’re currently batting .207 at triple-A Albuquerque. Baseball could use more of this kind of humor. This video is actually from June 13, 2011, but in one of those...

Matt Kemp finally collected a couple of spring hits, Clayton Kershaw did not allow an earned run in five innings, Tony Gwynn Jr. crashed into the center-field wall to make a wonderful catch -- and none of it could take the spotlight away from sluggin'...

Catching up on some items on the web: -- Sandy Koufax lets Yahoo’s David Brown know he’s not all thrilled about being part of the ‘Big Lebowski’ lore. -- Sore-elbowed Chad Billingsley tells the Orange County Register’s...

Come one, come all. It’s a happening, a regular baseball-palooza. The Dodgers’ roster may have appeared pretty set since the addition of Zack Greinke, but that doesn’t mean General Manager Ned Colletti hasn’t stayed busy this...

TODAY AMATEUR BASEBALL Class B Tournament at Mitchell Alexandria vs. Lake Norden Lakers, 6 p.m. Canova-Howard vs. Tabor, 8 p.m. SOFTBALL Men's 12-Inch Slow Pitch at South Complex 6:30 p.m. - Rea Hybrids vs. Frederick (A); Claremont Honkers...

The general belief is that players recovering from hamate bone surgery -- as Nick Markakis is now -- have a short recovery time, but it can take a while for them to regain their full power at the plate. But a glance at some notable cases shows players...

Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis walked into the visting clubhouse of Tropicana Field on Friday afternoon with his right arm in a sling after succesful morning surgery to remove a broken bone from his wrist. Markakis tried to force a smile as he...

Outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. sounded noticeably excited about the news that a group led by Magic Johnson had agreed to purchase the Dodgers. "I'm pumped," Gwynn said. "I'm only pumped because I'm the biggest Lakers fan. I grew up a huge Magic Johnson fan."...