Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers or LA Dodgers are the professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. They complete in Major League Baseball (MLB). The team played in the West Division of the National League. They play in Dodger Stadium. The team began play in Brooklyn, New York, starting in 1883. The team had several informal nicknames over the years, including the "Atlantics", the "Bridegrooms", the "Superbas" and the "Robins". The name "Dodgers" was first used in the 1890s. It was short for "Trolley Dodgers".
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| Owner(s) | Guggenhiem Baseball Management LLC |
| Manager | Dave Roberts |
| General Manager | Brandon Gomes |
| President of Baseball Operations | Andrew Friedman |
The Brooklyn Dodgers played in several ballparks. The most famous of them was Ebbets Field, their home from 1913 through 1957. In 1958 they moved to Los Angeles. They played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years. In 1962 they opened Dodger Stadium, and have played there ever since.
The Dodgers have been to the World Series 22 times, and won it eight times: 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020, 2024 and 2025. Most recently, they were in the World Series in 2017, 2018, and 2020 and lost the first two times to the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, respectively. They defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series. They defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025 World Series.
Many famous baseball players have played for the Dodgers, including:
- Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in the modern Major Leagues
- Roy Campanella
- Don Newcombe
- Maury Wills
- Sandy Koufax
- Don Drysdale
- Pee Wee Reese
- Fernando Valenzuela
- Kirk Gibson
- Steve Garvey
- Dusty Baker
- Orel Hershiser
- Darryl Strawberry
- Mike Piazza
- Pedro Martinez
- Gary Sheffield
- Adrian Beltre
- Dave Roberts
- Fred McGriff
- Shawn Green
- Eric Gagne
- Luis Gonzolez
- Andre Ethier
- Manny Ramirez
- Carl Crawford
- Yasiel Puig
- Matt Kemp
- Hanley Ramirez
- Adrian Gonzalez
- Clayton Kershaw
- Mookie Betts
- Shohei Ohtani
Los Angeles Dodgers Media
Jackie Robinson, who grew up in Pasadena, California, broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers
"World Champions" team aircraft, Los Angeles International Airport 1964
The PCL's Hollywood Stars (logo, pictured) and Angels played in L.A. before the arrival of the Dodgers in 1958
Former Dodger greats who played in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles adorn the exterior of Dodger Stadium.
The 1959 World Series was played partially at the Los Angeles Coliseum while Dodger Stadium was being built.
In-game action at Dodger Stadium, 1978
Other websites
- Official website of the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Lineups Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Dodgers Blog Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Photograph of Boys of Summer Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine that appeared in SPORT magazine.
- Los Angeles Team Building - Dodger's Mentoring
- Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Reference