Emmet Sheehan continues to take care of forearm discomfort after beginning the season on the 60-day injured listing with no clear signal of a return, writes Invoice Plunkett on the OC Register. Sheehan has been shut down a number of occasions already this season whereas managing the lingering drawback, which first surfaced in March.
The Dodgers could also be a superteam, however they nonetheless have their weaknesses, writes LA Instances columnist Dylan Hernández. Chief amongst them are a prime line that leaves one thing to be desired towards the top, a nonetheless shaky bullpen, and a worrisome protection.
A Dodger fan caught a Manny Machado residence run after which did what any good fan would do once they hit an enemy homer: throw a decoy ball he had in his pocket and preserve the unique. ESPN not solely caught him red-handed, but in addition despatched Buster Olney over for an interview.
In honor of yesterday's Jackie Robinson Day celebrations, staff historian Mark Langill wrote about how the Dodgers' 19-game tour of Japan throughout the 1956 offseason represented a last hurray for Robinson, who he retired from baseball later that 12 months.
Former Dodger and present broadcaster Orel Hershiser bought 10 artistic endeavors from sports activities painter Dave Hobrecht, together with one that includes Jackie Robinson praying round a desk with Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe and Martin Luther King Jr., Jared Bush reviews at Fox 4 Kansas. Metropolis. The portray is presently on show on the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in KC, the place it stays.
