The Max Scherzer/Justin Verlander Mets were loaded with talent but never managed to win a ring. They're not the only star-studded squad with that distinction since the turn of the century.
Chase Utley knows that, at 38, he isn't the same player he used to be. But the Silver Fox is teaching everyone around him the right way to play the game as he tries to add another championship to his long list of accomplishments.
Clayton Kershaw will make his seventh consecutive Opening Day start when the Dodgers kick off the season at home April 3 against the Padres.
The Dodgers will keep veteran second baseman Chase Utley and sign free-agent outfielder Franklin Gutierrez to respective one-year deals, according to multiple reports.
The Dodgers traded veteran second baseman/outfielder Howie Kendrick to the Phillies on Friday. In return, the Dodgers received first baseman Darin Ruf and utility man Darnell Sweeney.
Cubs manager Joe Maddon will start rookie Albert Almora Jr. in right field in place of the struggling Jason Heyward on Saturday in Game 6 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
