Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Valencia baseball program held its annual alumni game and introduced its inaugural Grand Slam Dinner, headlined by MLB player and keynote speaker Keston Hiura. Hiura is one of 24 MLB athletes to come through the Valencia baseball program. His return was described as an honor, as he arrived with his parents, Kirk and Janice, his fiancée, ...

On this day in 1980, Santa Clarita native Bob Walk, a Hart High School graduate from the Class of 1974 and College of the Canyons alumnus, made his mark in baseball history. The rookie right-hander started and won Game 1 of the 1980 World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies, leading his team to a 7–6 victory over the Kansas City ...

As the MLB trade deadline closed in, the Los Angeles Dodgers opted for a measured but meaningful reshuffling of their roster, highlighted by the trade of right-hander Dustin May to the Boston Red Sox and the addition of two new outfielders and a bullpen arm. Dustin May’s Era Ends with the L.A. Dodgers Once seen as a rising star in ...

Former Dodger Octavio Dotel was among the victims of a tragic roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday.  The collapse occurred during a live performance by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez. Over 124 people have been confirmed dead, and hundred more were injured. Dotel, 51, was initially pulled alive from the rubble, according ...

The Dodgers front office was hard at work this past week sending and receiving over a dozen players in hopes of a late season push.  Headlining all the recent moves made by L.A. is without a doubt acquiring starting pitcher Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers. The righty is having quite the 2024 campaign and was viewed as arguably the ...

Santa Clarita native Brennan Bernardino hopes to have found a home in Boston after a long and strenuous baseball journey that has taken him all over North America. The lefty relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox posted another solid outing on Saturday, July 27, pitching 1.1 innings, allowing one hit, one walk and recording a strikeout.  With the bases ...

The final swing from Bobby Witt Jr. let out a loud crack as he swung for the fences while the crowd at Globe Life Field were on the edge of their seats, waiting to see where it would land.  It was a great underdog story on Monday night for Teoscar Hernandez who came into the Derby with the sixth-best odds ...

The 13-year MLB veteran and his prosecutors have agreed to a sentence of six years, nine months and a $508,000 fine after being convicted of corruption in 2017.  Raul Mondesi was originally sentenced to eight years in a Dominican Republic prison as well as a fine of $1 million. Mondesi appealed the charges immediately and was sentenced to house arrest ...

L.A. remains afloat in the National League race for first place as they sit just three and a half games back of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies and two games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers.  The Dodgers kicked off the best-of-three series against the Brewers on Friday, July 5 and were led by Will Smith’s home run barrage en route to ...

The Dodgers are riding high after four straight wins, which has helped them inch closer and closer to the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, who are only three games ahead in the standings.  Game one of the series was a slugfest up until the seventh inning when the Dodgers finally broke free and scored two runs thanks to Enrique Hernandez and Chris ...