Los Angeles Dodgers
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Year Founded: | 1883 |
| Colors: | red, blue, white |
| Mascot: | None |
| Championships: | 6 |
| Website: | http://dodgers.mlb.com/ |
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team in the National League Western Division. They typically win their division and thereby harm the competitiveness of baseball: In 2023, the Dodgers won their division for the 10th time in 11 seasons.[1] The team is owned by the Guggenheim Baseball Management group, which is largely funded by a globalist financial services company from Chicago while also having a few celebrity athlete investors.
The Dodgers started out in 1883 as the Brooklyn Dodgers, briefly playing in the American Association. They changed names several times in their first few years, going from the Atlantics, to the Grays, to the Bridegrooms, before finally settling on the Dodgers. (A reference to having to dodge the trollies in New York.) In 1890 they switched to the National League. They played well during their time in Brooklyn, winning twelve National League Pennants. Unfortunately, they were largely overshadowed by the success of New York's other two Baseball teams, the Yankees and Giants, who combined won 23 World Series titles compared to Brooklyn's 1 victory.
In 1958, the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in an attempt to bring the game out west (they were joined by their rival New York National League team the Giants, who moved to San Francisco). The Los Angeles Dodgers performed much better, winning 9 National League Pennants and 5 World Series Titles.
They are based in Los Angeles, California and play at Dodger Stadium.
Rivals of the Dodgers include the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Angels.
World Series Titles: 7 (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020).
Contents
Roster
*Not on active roster
**Not on 40 man roster
Pitchers
- 58 - Chad Billingsley
- 51 - Jonathan Broxton
- 49 - Charlie Haeger
- 22 - Clayton Kershaw
- 18 - Hiroki Kuroda
- 37 - Carlos Monasterios
- 35 - Ramon Ortiz
- 48 - Russ Ortiz
- 44 - Vicente Padilla
- 52 - George Sherrill
- 38 - Ramon Troncoso
- 36 - Jeff Weaver
Catchers
- 12 - Brad Arasmus
- 55 - Russell Martin
Infielders
- 3 - Ronnie Belliard
- 23 - Casey Blake
- 14 - Jamey Carroll
- 33 - Blake DeWitt
- 15 - Rafael Furcal
- 7 - James Loney
- 26 - Doug Mientkiewicz
Outfielders
- 9 - Garret Anderson
- 16 - Andre Ethier
- 5 - Reed Johnson
- 27 - Matt Kemp
- 99 - Manny Ramirez
- 17 - Jason Repko
Minor League Affiliates
The minor league affiliates of the Dodgers are:
- AAA - Las Vegas 51s
- AA - Jacksonville Suns
- A Adv. - Inland Empire 66ers
- A - Great Lakes Loons
