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| World Series titles (7) |
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| NL Pennants (24) |
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| AA Pennants (1) | 1889 | ||||
| West Division titles (21) |
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| Principal owner(s) | Guggenheim Baseball Management Mark Walter (chairman)[3][4] | ||||
| President | Stan Kasten | ||||
| President of baseball operations | Andrew Friedman | ||||
| General manager | Brandon Gomes | ||||
| Manager | Dave Roberts | ||||
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn, which in 1898 became a borough of New York City, the team joined the NL in 1890 as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and assumed several other monikers before finally settling on the name Dodgers in 1932.[5][6][7] From the 1940s through the mid-1950s, the Dodgers developed a fierce crosstown rivalry with the New York Yankees as the two clubs faced each other in the World Series seven times, with the Dodgers losing the first five matchups before defeating them to win the franchise's first title in 1955. It was also during this period that the Dodgers made history by breaking the baseball color line in 1947 with the debut of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the Major Leagues since 1884.[8] Another major milestone was reached in 1956 when Don Newcombe became the first player ever to win both the Cy Young Award and the NL MVP in the same season.[9]
After 68 seasons in Brooklyn, Dodgers owner and president Walter O'Malley relocated the franchise to Los Angeles before the 1958 season.[10] The team played their first four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to their current home of Dodger Stadium in 1962.[11] The Dodgers found immediate success in Los Angeles by winning the 1959 World Series, representing the franchise's first championship since moving to Los Angeles. Success continued into the 1960s with their one-two punch ace pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale being the cornerstones of two more titles in 1963 and 1965. During the 1980s, Mexican phenom pitcher Fernando Valenzuela quickly became a sensation—affectionately referred to as "Fernandomania"—when he led the team as a rookie to another championship in 1981. Valenzuela became the first and, to date, the only player to ever win the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season.[12] The Dodgers were once again victorious in 1988, upsetting their heavily favored opponent in each series and becoming the first and only franchise to win multiple titles in the 1980s.[13] After a 32-year drought, which included 12 postseason appearances in a 17-year span and eight consecutive division titles from 2013 to 2020, the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series.[14]
One of the most successful and storied franchises in MLB, the Dodgers have won seven World Series championships and a record 24 National League pennants. Eleven NL MVP award winners have played for the Dodgers, winning a total of 14. Eight Cy Young Award winners have pitched for the club, winning a total of 12—by far the most of any Major League franchise. Additionally, the Dodgers boast 18 Rookie of the Year Award winners—twice as many as the next club. This includes four consecutive Rookies of the Year from 1979 to 1982 and five consecutive from 1992 to 1996. From 1884 through 2023, the Dodgers' all-time record is 11,334–10,004–139 (.531). Since moving to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers have an overall win–loss record of 5,710–4,724–6 (.547) through the end of 2023.[15]
Today, the Dodgers are among the most popular MLB teams, enjoying large fan support both at home and on the road;[16][17][18] they are widely seen as one of the most dominant teams in the National League in the present day.[19][20] They maintain a fierce rivalry with the San Francisco Giants dating back to when the two clubs were based in New York City, as well as a more recent rivalry with the American League's Houston Astros due to the controversy over the Astros' sign stealing scandal in the 2017 World Series. As of 2022, Forbes ranked the Dodgers second in MLB franchise valuation at $4.075 billion.[21]
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (May 17, 2019). "Players poll: Who has MLB's best uniforms?". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
The billowy script Dodgers in an alluring angle and a blue so distinctive that it has come to bear the name of the team. The red numbers that pop, as if dropped straight from the heart to the left upper abdomen. The interlocking LA on the sleeve, matching the simple-but-distinctive blue caps. All of these elements combine to make the Dodgers' home white somehow shine a little bit brighter. It is a timeless, trimless look, baseball's accouterment answer to the American flag.
- ^ "Major League Baseball And The Los Angeles Dodgers Unveil The Official Logo Of The 2020 All-Star Game Presented By Mastercard". MLB.com (Press release). MLB Advanced Media. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
The official logo of the 2020 MLB All-Star Game celebrates the golden age of Hollywood. Within the logo, the words 'All-Star Game' appear epic as in a dynamic film scroll. The golden logo is contained in the signature hexagon shape found throughout Dodger Stadium. The Club's iconic Dodger Blue creates the logo's dimension, while the star features a splash of red reminiscent of the Dodgers' classic jerseys. Stylistically these icons and colors create a unique Los Angeles theme to MLB's Midsummer Classic.
- ^ Gurnick, Ken (May 1, 2012). "Dodgers sale to Walter, Kasten, Magic complete". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Front Office Directory". Dodgers.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Dressed to the Nines uniform database". Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Bernado, Leonard; Weiss, Jennifer (2006). Brooklyn By Name: From Bedford-Stuyvesant to Flatbush Avenue, And From Ebbetts Field To Williamsburg. New York: New York University Press. p. 81.
- ^ Gurnick, Ken (December 21, 2020). "The long road to the LA Dodgers' naming". Dodgers.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Boston Braves at Brooklyn Dodgers Box Score, April 15, 1947". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ "Franchise Timeline - 1950s". Dodgers.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Ballparks". Dodgers.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Fernando Valenzuela". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Paul (March 1, 2012). High Fives, Pennant Drives, and Fernandomania: A Fan's History of the Los Angeles Dodgers' Glory Years (1977-1981). Santa Monica Press. ISBN 9781595808530 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sheinin, Dave; Allen, Scott. "Dodgers top Rays in Game 6, claim their first World Series title since 1988". Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "MLB Ballpark Attendance, Ballparks of Baseball". Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "2020 MLB Attendance - Major League Baseball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Witz, Billy (September 12, 2016). "Dodgers, and Their Fans, Make Themselves at Home at Yankee Stadium (Published 2016)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Dodgers, the greatest team of all time". August 29, 2022. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "The Dodgers Have Been Dominant for 300 Games". September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "The Business Of Baseball". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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