Dylan Hernández is a sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he was the Dodgers beat writer. Hernandez grew up in South Pasadena and graduated from UCLA in 2002, after which he worked at the San Jose Mercury News for five years.
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Without Dodgers star designated player Shohei Ohtani in the lineup, Major League Baseball’s home run derby lacks firepower.
July 3, 2024
The power of Shohei Ohtani goes beyond the $700-million contract he signed with the Dodgers. It also entails how he chose to allocate his record-setting haul.
June 30, 2024
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka almost sounded desperate in explaining a new approach to team development, starting with a coach who has no experience.
June 24, 2024
Shohei Ohtani’s career was once marked by his heroics paired with losses. Now he plays for the Dodgers and they are playing for bigger goals.
June 22, 2024
Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s injuries threaten to rattle the Dodgers’ World Series hopes because a trade-deadline solution may not be viable.
June 17, 2024
Seven starts into his comeback, Walker Buehler is 1-4 with a 4.64 earned-run average. He remains in an exploratory phase, learning what works for him and what doesn’t.
June 13, 2024
Now a shortstop with the Texas Rangers, the 30-year-old Corey Seager was welcomed warmly as he returned to Dodger Stadium to face his former team.
June 12, 2024
The Dodgers’ wins over the Mets and Rockies do not answer some of the longstanding questions that continue to cloud their World Series aspirations.
June 3, 2024