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Bill Plunkett

Bill Plunkett graduated from Michigan State with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He has worked for daily newspapers as a sportswriter since 1983, in Southern California since 1987 and at the Orange County Register since 1999.

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

The Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández celebrates after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez expected to miss a month with hamstring injury

May 30, 2026 at 6:28 p.m.

Hernandez called his Grade 1 strain the “best-case scenario” and hopes to return sooner than a month. The Dodgers plan to be cautious after last year’s groin injury lingered when...

Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Wrobleski took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in a 4-2 win. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Dodgers ride home runs, Justin Wrobleski’s 1-hit outing past Phillies

May 30, 2026 at 1:36 a.m.

Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith each hit solo homers in the first five innings, Wrobleski takes a no-hitter into the sixth, and the Dodgers extend their...

The Dodgers lost both outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and utility man Kiké Hernandez to injuries this week, which led to Ryan Ward, left, being promoted from Triple-A, Santiago Espinal, center, being re-signed and Hyeseong Kim getting optioned back to Triple-A on Friday. (Photos by The Associated Press)

Dodgers make series of roster moves with Teoscar Hernandez going to IL

May 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

The Dodgers lost both Teoscar and Kiké Hernandez to injuries this week, so Ryan Ward was promoted from Triple-A, Santiago Espinal was re-signed and Hyeseong Kim was optioned back to...

Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani allowed one run in six no-hit innings as the Dodgers held the Rockies hitless into the eighth in a 4-1 win. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers’ bullpen combine for near no-hitter in victory over Rockies

May 27, 2026 at 11:22 p.m.

Ohtani walks four and hits a batter but doesn’t allow a hit in six innings while also hitting a leadoff home run in a 4-1 win. The Rockies get their...

Utility man Alex Freeland is back with the Dodgers after a brief but productive stay in Triple-A Oklahoma City. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Alex Freeland gets another opportunity with Dodgers in wake of Kiké Hernandez’s injury

May 27, 2026 at 6:34 p.m.

Hernandez will be sidelined for weeks after suffering a “significant tear” in his left oblique. Freeland was recalled from Triple-A and will get some “runway” again after being demoted earlier...

The Dodgers’ Andy Pages, right, is greeted by teammate Kyle Tucker after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of their game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Dodgers cap successful road trip with victory over Brewers

May 25, 2026 at 1:45 a.m.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allows just one run in seven innings and the Dodgers get a two-run triple from Kyle Tucker and a two-run home run from Andy Pages in a 5-1...

Alex Vesia and the rest of the Dodgers’ bullpen have been on an historic roll since May 12. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Dodgers’ relievers ‘on a heater’ with franchise record scoreless streak

May 25, 2026 at 1:33 a.m.

Going into Sunday’s game, no Dodgers reliever had been charged with a run since May 12, a streak of 36 scoreless innings, the longest since Cleveland went 38⅔ consecutive scoreless...

Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Roki Sasaki turns it around as Dodgers blow out Brewers

May 23, 2026 at 10:19 p.m.

Sasaki allows three runs in the first inning but gets through five without more damage, and Teoscar Hernandez’s three-run homer highlights a six-RBI night as the Dodgers pull away for...

The Dodgers’ Max Muncy reacts after being hit on the wrist by a pitch during the eighth inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night in Milwaukee. Muncy won’t play again this weekend, but he and the team are not expecting him to land on the injured list. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Dodgers’ Max Muncy optimistic wrist injury won’t lead to IL this time

May 23, 2026 at 9:58 p.m.

Initial X-rays after Muncy was hit by a pitch Friday were negative, but the Dodgers are proceeding cautiously because he landed on the IL in a similar situation in 2019....

Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski shows his frustration during the first inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night in Milwaukee. Wrobleski allowed four runs in the first inning and five total during his five innings on the mound. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Brewers get to Justin Wrobleski in 1st inning, beat Dodgers in series opener

May 23, 2026 at 2:34 a.m.

Wrobleski gives up four runs in the first inning, including a three-run home run to William Contreras, and the Dodgers never recover in a 5-1 loss. The offense manages just...

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