On November 14, the Dodgers added minor league pitchers Nick Frasso and Landon Knack and catcher Hunter Feduccia to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft.[11] On November 16, they re-signed pitcher Ricky Vanasco, who had been with the team in the minors the previous season, to a one-year contract.[12] On December 6, the Dodgers re-signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a one-year contract.[13] On December 11, the Dodgers re-signed pitcher Joe Kelly to a one-year, $8 million, contract.[14] Later that day, they signed pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract.[15] On December 16, the Dodgers traded pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfielder Jonny DeLuca to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for pitcher Tyler Glasnow (who signed a five-year, $135 million extension) and outfielder Manuel Margot.[16] On December 27, Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a twelve-year, $325 million contract with the team. The Dodgers also had to pay a $51 million posting fee to Yamamoto's Japanese team, the Orix Buffaloes.[17] On January 12, the Dodgers signed outfielder Teoscar Hernández to a one-year, $23.5 million contract.[18] On January 29, the Dodgers signed pitcher James Paxton to a one-year, $11 million contract.[19] On February 8, the Dodgers re-signed relief pitcher Ryan Brasier to a two-year, $9 million contract.[20] The following day, they re-signed Clayton Kershaw to a one-year contract that contained a player option for the 2025 season.[21]
The Dodgers began spring training on February 8, 2024, when pitchers and catchers reported to Camelback RanchinGlendale, Arizona with the first full squad workout on February 14 and the first Cactus League game on February 22.[34] They finished 13–5–1 in the league schedule.[35]
Both Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin were placed on the 60-day injured list at the start of camp as they recovered from their arm surgeries.[36][37] On February 26, the Dodgers traded outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins and re-signed utility player Kiké Hernández to a one-year contract.[23] On March 4, they acquired infielder Andre Lipcius from the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations and moved Clayton Kershaw to the 60-day injured list to make room on the roster.[38] On March 11, the Dodgers announced that Tyler Glasnow would be the opening day starting pitcher.[39] Lipcius was designated for assignment on March 16, when pitcher Daniel Hudson was added to the roster.[40]
On March 16, several Dodgers minor leaguers participated in the inaugural "Spring Breakout" showcase, playing against a team of minor leaguers from the Los Angeles Angels organization. The Dodgers roster included top prospect Dalton Rushing[41]
The Dodgers started their season on March 20 by playing the San Diego PadresatGocheok Sky DomeinSeoul, South Korea as part of the MLB World Tour. Tyler Glasnow started and allowed two runs in five innings as the Dodgers came from behind to score four runs in the eighth inning to win 5–2.[43] The following day, Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his MLB debut for the Dodgers but only lasted one inning while giving up five runs. Mookie Betts had four hits in five at-bats, including a double and a home run and Will Smith also had four hits as the Dodgers offense produced 11 runs, only to lose 15–11 in a slugfest.[44]
The Dodgers returned to California following the Seoul Series for the three game exhibition Freeway Series before resuming the regular season with the home opener on March 28 against the St. Louis CardinalsatDodger Stadium. Glasnow allowed one run on two hits in six innings and Betts and Freddie Freeman homered in a 7–1 victory.[45] In the next game, Bobby Miller struck out 11 with only two hits and one walk in six shutout innings while the Dodgers hit four home runs (including two by Teoscar Hernández) in a 6–3 win.[46] Yamamoto made his second start in game 3, allowing only two hits in five scoreless innings while Betts had three hits, including homering in his fourth straight game. However, the Cardinals won the game in 10 innings, 6–5.[47] The Dodgers concluded the series with a come from behind, 5–4 win on March 31 as Max Muncy's two-run home run in the eighth gave them the lead after having trailed 4–0 in the sixth.[48]
Bobby Miller gave up five runs in only 1+2⁄3 innings as the Dodgers began their first road trip of the season with a 9–7 loss to the Chicago CubsatWrigley Field on April 5.[52] In the next game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight in five scoreless innings for his first major league win, 4–1, over the Cubs.[53] The Cubs took the series with an 8–1 blow out in the finale.[54] The road trip continued at Target Field as the Dodgers played the Minnesota Twins for three games. Home runs by James Outman and Ohtani in the seventh inning helped the Dodgers to a 4–2 comeback victory.[55] In the following game, Tyler Glasnow struck out 14 while allowing only three hits in seven scoreless innings while Outman and Will Smith each hit three-run home runs in a 6–3 win.[56] Miller struggled again in the series finale, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks in just four innings as the Twins won 3–2.[57]
The Dodgers returned home on April 12 to play the San Diego Padres. They hit four home runs in the game, but the Padres matched them and then won in 11 innings, 8–7.[58] The Dodgers evened the series with a 5–2 win the next day. Gavin Stone allowed two runs in a career high 6+2⁄3 innings in the game.[59] In the series finale, the Dodgers pitching staff issued 14 walks, the most the team had allowed in one game since the 1962 season and lost 6–3.[60] The Washington Nationals came to town for the next series and opened it by beating the Dodgers, 6–4 with a three run fifth inning being the decider.[61] In the next game, Betts had five hits in five at-bats, including two doubles, in a 6–2 win.[62] The Nationals shut out the Dodgers, 2–0, to win the series.[63] Next up was the New York Mets who beat the Dodgers 9–4.[64] The Mets won the next game, 6–4, as the Dodgers left the bases loaded multiple times in the loss.[65] The Dodgers ended the homestand by crushing the Mets, 10–0 on April 21, with eight of the runs scoring in the fifth inning. Ohtani hit his 176th career home run, passing Hideki Matsui for most by a Japanese-born Major Leaguer and Andy Pages hit his first MLB homer as well. Glasnow struck out 10 in eight shutout innings.[66]
The Dodgers went back on the road on April 23 for a three-games series against the Nationals at Nationals Park. They took the opener, 4–1, as Ohtani homered and Kiké Hernández and James Outman had key RBI hits.[67]Landon Knack allowed two runs in six innings to pick up his first major league win as the Dodgers routed the Nationals, 11–2. Betts and Will Smith each had four hits, Ohtani doubled three times and Pages hit his second homer in the game.[68] The Dodgers finished off the sweep with a 2–1 victory in the finale. Yamamoto struck out seven in six scoreless innings and Kiké Hernández homered in the game.[69] The next series was against the Toronto Blue JaysatRogers Centre. Gavin Stone allowed only two hits and one run in seven innings while the Dodgers hit three home runs enroute to a 12–2 victory.[70] Glasnow struck out nine in six innings and Betts had three hits, including a triple, as the Dodgers took the next game, 4–2.[71]Freddie Freeman homered in the finale but it was the only run allowed by Kevin Gausman in his seven innings as the Blue Jays ended the Dodgers winning streak with a 3–1 win.[72] Pages had three RBIs as the Dodgers took the opener of a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8–4, at Chase Field. The Dodgers batters didn't strike out at all in the game, for the first time since the 2006 season.[73] The Diamondbacks won the next game, 4–3, on a walk-off two-run homer by Christian Walker in the 10th inning.[74]
The Dodgers began the month of May by finishing off their series with the Diamondbacks with a 8–0 win. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six shutout innings while Andy Pages and Will Smith homered in the game.[75]
The Dodgers returned home on May 3 for a three-game weekend series against the Atlanta Braves. Andy Pages had four hits, including a walk-off single in the 11th inning for a 4–3 win.[76] In the following game, Tyler Glasnow struck out 10 in seven innings and the Dodgers hit five homeruns (three of them by Max Muncy) in a 11–2 victory.[77] Ohtani also hit his eighth homerun of the season in that game, breaking Dave Roberts' mark of seven homeruns to become the Japanese-born player with most homers in franchise history.[78] The Dodgers finished off a sweep of the Braves with a 5–1 win in the series finale. Shohei Ohtani had four hits, including two home runs.[79]Walker Buehler rejoined the Dodgers rotation on May 6, having missed most of two seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He allowed three runs in four innings but the Dodgers hit four homeruns and won the game, 6–3.[80] In the next game, Yamamoto allowed two runs in eight innings and Muncy hit a grand slam homer in the first inning, enroute to a 8–2 victory.[81] The Dodgers completed an undefeated homestand by sweeping the Marlins with a 3–1 victory in the series finale. Gavin Stone allowed the one run in seven innings while Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning for the go-ahead runs.[82]
The Dodgers went to Petco Park for a series with the San Diego Padres beginning on May 10. Glasnow struck out 10 and allowed only one hit (a solo homer by Luis Campusano) in seven innings but Michael King shut out the Dodgers in his seven innings, allowing only two hits with 11 strikeouts of his own. The Dodgers tied the game on a Freddie Freeman RBI hit in the eighth but lost when Luis Arráez drove in pinch runner Tyler Wade for a walk-off in the ninth, 2–1.[83] In the next game, James Paxton pitched six scoreless innings and Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam home run in a 5–0 victory.[84] The Padres won the series finale, 4–0, as Yu Darvish allowed only two hits and one walk in seven innings while striking out seven.[85] The Dodgers next traveled to Oracle Park for a series with the San Francisco Giants. Mookie Betts led off the game with a homerun and Will Smith drove in the winning two runs with a double in the 10th inning for a 6–4 win.[86] Ohtani had three hits, including a home run, as the Dodgers followed that up with a 10–2 win.[87] The Giants took the next game, 4–1.[88]
The Dodgers returned home on May 16 to begin a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. Elly De La Cruz reached base five times, with four hits and a walk, stole four bases and scored three runs as the Reds won the opener, 7–2.[89] In the following game, the Dodgers got home runs from Betts, Ohtani and Jason Heyward as they won 7–3.[90] Buehler struck out seven in six scoreless innings on May 18 to pick up his first win in almost two years in the Dodgers 4–0 triumph.[91] The Dodgers finished off the series with a 3–2 victory in 10 innings as Ohtani drove in the winning run, his first walk-off with the Dodgers.[92] The Dodgers next played three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On May 20, they hit three home runs (including a grand slam by Freddie Freeman) in a six-run third inning enroute to a 6–4 win.[93] The Diamondbacks won the next game, 7–3,[94] and then shutout the Dodgers in the finale, 6–0, for their first series win at Dodger Stadium since April of the 2018 season.[95]
The Dodgers went back on the road on May 24 for a three-game series with the Reds at Great American Ball Park. The series opened with the Reds scoring six runs (including a grand slam home run by Jonathan India) in the fifth inning to win 9–6.[96] In the next outing, Hunter Greene held the Dodgers to one run in a 3–1 Reds win[97] and they finished off a sweep of the series with a 4–1 victory in the finale.[98] The Dodgers traveled next to Citi Field to play the New York Mets. After a rainout on Memorial Day, the teams played a doubleheader on May 28. Glasnow struck out eight in the first game in seven innings, while allowing only a two-run homer by Francisco Lindor. Despite that they trailed until tying the game on a suicide squeezebyChris Taylor in the ninth and then they won the game with three runs in the 10th inning to snap the five game losing streak with a 5—2 win.[99] In the second game, Gavin Stone allowed only three hits while striking out seven in seven scoreless innings, Will Smith hit an opening inning home run and the Dodgers won 3–0.[100] Smith hit two more homeruns in the next game as the Dodgers scored six runs in the eighth inning en route to a 10–3 win.[101]
They returned home on May 31 to play the Colorado Rockies and lost the opener, 4–1, getting only five hits in the game against Dakota Hudson and two relievers. It was the Rockies first win in Los Angeles since the 2022 season.[102]
June began with the Dodgers beating the Rockies, 4–1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out seven in six innings, Andy Pages had three hits and Freddie Freeman tripled in the win.[103] The next day, the Dodgers got first inning home runs from Mookie Betts and Freeman and won the game, 4–0.[104]
After the brief homestand, they were back on the road for three games against the Pittsburgh PiratesatPNC Park. Tyler Glasnow struck out nine while only allowing one run (a solo homer by Jack Suwinski) in six innings but that was all the Pirates needed for a 1–0 win in the first game of the series.[105] In the next game, James Paxton was shelled, allowing six earned runs in 1+2⁄3 innings of a 10–6 loss.[106] The Dodgers jumped out in the third game with four runs in the first inning thanks to a 3-run homer by Freeman. Teoscar Hernández had three hits, including a home run and Betts also homered as the Dodgers prevented a sweep with a 11–7 win.[107] Next up was an interleague series against the New York YankeesatYankee Stadium. Yamamoto struck out seven and allowed only two hits in seven scorelesss innings but the Dodgers also failed to score in regulation. Teoscar Hernández drove in two runs on a double in the 11th inning as they won the game 2–1.[108] Hernández hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in six as the Dodgers beat the Yankees, 11–3, in the second game of the series.[109] In the finale, Glasnow struck out 12 in six innings but also allowed five runs, including a three-run homer by Trent Grisham in the fifth and the Yankees won 6–4.[110]
The next homestand began on June 11 against the Texas Rangers. The Dodgers hit five home runs, four of them in the seventh inning, in a 15–2 rout in game 1.[111] A three-run home run by Corey Seager in the fifth inning gave the Rangers a 3–2 win in the next game.[112] The Rangers took the series with a 3–1 victory in the finale.[113]Salvador Perez hit a three-run homerun in the fourth to give the Kansas City Royals a lead in the first game of the next series but the Dodgers tied it up in the fifth when Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor each homered. The Dodgers won 4–3 thanks to a RBI hit by Freeman in the eighth.[114] In the next game, MJ Melendez hit a grand slam off Blake Treinen in the sixth inning and the Royals won 7–2.[115] In the series finale, Glasnow struck out nine while only allowing three hits and one walk in seven innings and the Dodgers hit three solo homeruns, two by Shohei Ohtani and one by Freeman in a 3–0 win.[116]
Next up on the schedule was a four-game road series at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. James Paxton struck out eight while only allowing one run on two hits in seven innings, Will Smith tripled, and Ohtani had three hits as the Dodgers held on to win 7–5.[117] In the following game, the Rockies led 9–4 heading into the ninth inning but a grand slam by Jason Heyward and a three-run homer by Hernández gave them an improbable 11–9 come-from-behind victory.[118] Ohtani had two hits and three RBIs in the third game of the series, but the Rockies came from behind and won 7–6 on a walk-off sacrifice fly by Brenton Doyle.[119] The Dodgers won the last game of the series, 5–3. Gavin Stone struck out seven in 5+1⁄3 innings, Ohtani hit a lead off home run and Smith and Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the fourth.[120]
Next up was a two-game home series against the Los Angeles Angels. In the first game, they took the lead on a two-run homer in the fifth by Ohtani but the Angels came back to tie the game and won 3–2 in 10 innings.[121] Glasnow struck out 10 in seven innings, Ohtani homered for the third consecutive game and Gavin Lux also homered as the Dodgers took the second game, 7–2.[122]
On June 24, the Dodgers traveled to Guaranteed Rate Field for a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. They won 3–0 in the opener.[123] Ohtani again led off the second game with a homer and Freeman also homered in a 4–3 win. It was the ninth straight game with an RBI for Ohtani, tying a Dodger record also held by Roy Campanella (1955), Augie Galan (1944) and Eddie Brown (1924).[124] He homered again to lead off the next game, breaking the record. Stone pitched a complete game, four hit shutout with seven strikeouts as the Dodgers finished off the sweep with a 4–0 win. It was the first shutout by a Dodger pitcher since Walker Buehlerin2022 and first by a rookie pitcher since Hyun-jin Ryuin2013.[125] They next traveled to Oracle Park and lost the opener to the San Francisco Giants, 5–3, on a walk-off homer by Brett Wisely.[126] In the next game, the Dodgers scored seven runs in the 11th inning to beat the Giants 14–7.[127] However, they were routed by the Giants, 10–4, in the finale of the road trip.[128]
The Dodgers began another homestand on July 2nd, playing the Arizona Diamondbacks. Shohei Ohtani hit another homer and the Dodgers won 6–5 on a walk-off hit by Teoscar Hernández.[129]Christian Walker had four hits, including a double and two home runs, as the Diamondbacks routed the Dodgers 12–4.[130] Walker hit another two homers in the next game, a 9–3 Diamondbacks win.[131] The next series was against the Milwaukee Brewers. Will Smith had three home runs in the first game and Freddie Freeman drove in the go-ahead run on a hit in the eighth as the Dodgers came from behind to win 8–5.[132] Smith homered again, in his first at-bat of the next game, tying him for the major league record of four home runs in four consecutive at-bats. The Dodgers won 5–3 after home runs by Miguel Vargas and Ohtani in the eighth inning.[133] The Brewers won the last game of the series, 9–2.[134]
The Dodgers next took a trip to Citizens Bank Park to play the top team in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies. In the opener, Trea Turner hit a grand slam homer in the fourth inning as part of a 10–1 rout.[135]Kyle Schwarber led off the next game with a homer and Matt Strahm struck out Ohtani with two men on base in the seventh inning to preserve a 4–3 win the second game[136] and the Phillies finished off a sweep with a 5–1 win in the finale.[137] They followed that up with a three-game series against the Detroit TigersatComerica Park. After falling behind early, the Dodgers came back with a Freeman homer, scoring the eventual winning run on a ground rule double by Ohtani in the ninth for a 4–3 win.[138] In the next game, the Tigers scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to erase a deficit and then won 11–9 on a walk-off homer by Gio Urshela in the 10th inning.[139] The Dodgers scored three in the first in the final game of the series, but again blew the game in the ninth and lost 4–3.[140]
The Dodgers had six players selected to the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game: Pitcher Tyler Glasnow, catcher Will Smith, first baseman Freddie Freeman, shortstop Mookie Betts, outfielder Teoscar Hernández and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani.[141] Hernández also participated in, and won, the 2024 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, the first Dodger ever to win it.[142]
List does not include position players. Stats in bold are the team leaders.
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
On March 31, optioned RHP Kyle Hurt to AAA Oklahoma City, transferred RHP Emmet Sheehan from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list, and purchased the contract of RHP Nabil Crismatt from AAA Oklahoma City.[151]
On April 20, placed RHP Kyle Hurt on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation and recalled LHP Nick Ramirez from AAA Oklahoma City.[163]
On April 27, optioned LHP Nick Ramirez to AAA Oklahoma City, purchased the contract of RHP Nabil Crismatt from AAA Oklahoma City and transferred RHP Kyle Hurt from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.[164]
On April 29, placed RHP Ryan Brasier on the 15-day injured list with a right calf strain and recalled RHP Gus Varland from AAA Oklahoma City.[165]
On May 5, placed RHP Evan Phillips on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain and activated RHP Blake Treinen from the 15-day injured list.[167]
On May 6, placed RHP Joe Kelly on the 15-day injured list with right posterior shoulder strain and activated RHP Walker Buehler from the 15-day injured list.[168]
On June 16, placed RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the 15-day injured list with a strained rotator cuff and RHP Michael Grove on the 15-day injured list with a right intercostal strain, recalled RHP J. P. Feyereisen from AAA Oklahoma City, purchased the contract of RHP Michael Petersen from AAA Oklahoma City and transferred RHP Joe Kelly from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.[179]
On June 17, placed IF Mookie Betts on the 10–day injured list with a fractured left wrist and recalled OF Miguel Vargas from AAA Oklahoma City.[180]
On June 19, placed RHP Walker Buehler on the 15-day injured list with right hip inflammation and activated RHP Bobby Miller from the 15-day injured list.[181]
On June 21, recalled RHP Landon Knack from AAA Oklahoma City, optioned RHP J. P. Feyereisen to AAA Oklahoma City,[182] activated RHP Kyle Hurt from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to AAA Oklahoma City, transferred IF Max Muncy from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.[183]
On July 3, purchased the contract of RHP Matt Gage from AAA Oklahoma City and optioned him to AAA Oklahoma City, outrighted RHP J. P. Feyereisen to AAA Oklahoma City.[184]
On July 9, placed RHP Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day injured list with lower back tightness and recalled RHP Michael Peterson from AAA Oklahoma City.[189]
After the 2023 season, the Dodgers Triple-A franchise removed the Dodgers branding and changed their name to the Oklahoma City Baseball Club for one year while the organization determined on new branding for future seasons.[193]
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