by:
Matthew Moreno
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DodgerBlue
19h
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts anticipates Keibert Ruiz and David Price both making their 2021 Spring Training debuts this week.
... he Dodgers. Considering Will Smith is entrenched as the starting catcher and Austin Barnes is viewed as ‘1A,’ opportunities for Ruiz at the Major League level could be ...
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Mike DiGiovanna
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Los Angeles Times
7 Mar
Trevor Bauer, who threw some of his pitches with an eye shut, tossed three scoreless innings in the Dodgers' 2-1 spring training loss to San Diego.
... r said. “It’s gonna be fun.” Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer talks with catcher Austin Barnes after warming up in the bullpen before Saturday’s game. (Ross D. Franklin / ...
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Kevin Acee
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Sandiego Union-Tribune
7 Mar
Neither team resembled what they will for their 19 regular season meetings
... stin Turner, walked another batter and then got out of the third inning when Austin Barnes lined into a double play. Morejón pitched a perfect fourth. The left-hander, ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
6 Mar
The way Chris Paddack's 2020 season unfolded -- the way he too often came unraveled at the first sign of trouble -- the Padres right-hander was actually pleased to find himself in a jam in the second inning on Saturday afternoon. The Dodgers' mini-ral
... p. On Saturday, he played second base and made a brilliant diving stop on an Austin Barnes liner. He threw to second base for a double play to help Adrian Morejon esca ...
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Shayna Rubin
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East Bay Times
6 Mar
No news is good news for A.J. Puk. Plus, Melvin and Olson share thoughts on fans in the stands.
... heir non-roster invites, he struck out Mookie Betts and got Corey Seager and Austin Barnes out in a clean inning. Jefferies followed that up with two clean innings aga ...
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Matthew Moreno
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DodgerBlue
6 Mar
Trevor Bauer makes his second Cactus League start as the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres play the first of two Spring Training games.
... rs lineup: LF: AJ Pollock RF: Matt Beaty 3B: Justin Turner 1B: Edwin Rios C: Austin Barnes SS: Zach McKinstry DH: Matt Davidson 2B: Sheldon Neuse CF: James Outman Padr ...
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KevinKraz
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SB Nation: Fish Stripes
6 Mar
Miguel Rojas has quietly become the whole package since joining the Marlins for the 2015 season.
... n (#15) (now Dee Strange-Gordon), Dan Haren (#), and cash to the Marlins for Austin Barnes, Chris Hatcher (#), Andrew Heaney (#), and Enrique Hernandez (#). Rojas’ fir ...
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Mike DiGiovanna
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Los Angeles Times
5 Mar
A year ago, the Dodgers gave Jimmy Nelson a one-year, $1.25-million contract hoping he'd bounce back from injury. He didn't, but he gets a do-over.
... bounding from surgery Dodgers pitcher Jimmy Nelson, left, talks with catcher Austin Barnes prior to a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. (Ross ...
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Shawn Childs
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Sports Illustrated
5 Mar
SI Fantasy expert Shawn Childs created his own advanced metric as an improvement to slugging percentage and better understand a player's power
... ying time. The Dodgers continue to preach that Smith will split at-bats with Austin Barnes, but a hot power bat will earn more at-bats by Smith. Over the past three se ...
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Eric Eulau
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Dodgers Nation
5 Mar
The young Dodger catcher arrived to Spring Training in better shape than ever, and people have noticed - including Gavin Lux.
... . The 25-year-old backstop is apparently in serious competition with veteran Austin Barnes for who will get the majority of starts at catcher this season. In his first ...
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Al Yellon
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SB Nation: Bleed Cubbie Blue
5 Mar
Three home runs plus good pitching led the Cubs to another spring win.
... a wild pitch. Then he took off for third, and a bad throw by Dodger catcher Austin Barnes allowed Nico to score to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. This was off Jimmy Nelson ...
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Meghan Montemurro
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Chicago Tribune
5 Mar
Chicago Cubs newcomer Trevor Williams has been testing different slider grips, using the team's pitch lab to get a more precise look at how the changes alter the baseball’s movement. The right-hander tried it out in his 2021 Cactus League debut...
... d base and scored the Cubs’ first run on a throwing error by Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes. Advertisement Hoerner, who went 3-for-5 in stolen-base attempts in 2020, ha ...
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Matthew Moreno
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DodgerBlue
5 Mar
Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers struggled against the Chicago Cubs in the team's first loss of 2021 Spring Training.
... stole third base. Sheldon Neuse was late to cover the bag and couldn’t field Austin Barnes’ throw, which went into left field and allowed Hoerner to score. Nelson ende ...
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Bill Plunkett
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Daily Bulletin
5 Mar
Dodgers pitching prospects Josiah Gray and Edwin Uceta get roughed up for six runs in the third and fourth innings of a 7-0, seven-inning defeat.
... odgers made two errors in the first two innings. A throwing error by catcher Austin Barnes on a steal attempt in the first inning allowed the Cubs’ first run to score. ...