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The Dodgers have gone 24-6, including the playoffs, since blowing a no-hitter in Baltimore. The peaks and valleys of the season, however, were never as extreme as they appeared.

The documentary "Diamond Diplomacy" traces Japanese and American history through the lens of baseball. Shohei Ohtani is among the film's stars.

What detractors ignore is how the Dodgers aren't the only team that spent big dollars this year to chase a title. It's how they spend that separates them from other franchises.

Andrew Friedman says the Dodgers were always confident their pitching would be in a good place by October and that's why they didn't make splashy moves at the trade deadline.

The Dodgers have a free-spirited celebration of sweeping the Brewers, but are waiting for one more, much bigger celebration.

Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player to hit three home runs and strike out 10 batters in a game as the Dodgers sweep the Brewers in the NLCS to reach the World Series.

Shohei Ohtani, are you for real? Dodger fans, do you realize what you're watching here? Los Angeles, can you understand the singular greatness that plays here?

The only reason there's any doubt whether the Dodgers will repeat as World Series champions is because of their heart-attack-inducing bullpen, and now that group has started taking shape.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has struggled at the plate in the postseason, but his teammates remain confident he can help them sweep the Brewers in NLCS Game 4.

A day after being named a finalist for a Gold Glove, Mookie Betts' impressive ninth-inning play helps put Dodgers on the verge of an NLCS sweep.