Baseball has a way of sneaking magic into the margins. The game can sit still for hours, pitch after pitch, moving at a snail’s pace, until — in the blink of an eye — something extraordinary unfolds ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. PHILADELPHIA — Even Dodgers fans steeped in the lore of Kirk Gibson might not remember the name of Mel Didier.

Mookie Betts and Tommy Edman celebrate after a wild finish in Game 2 of the NLDS. Emilee Chinn / Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — As his bullpen once again threatened to descend into chaos, Dave Roberts ...

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts doesn’t quite understand all the fuss. After all, it’s not like they re-invented the wheel play. “Never. I’ve never had (so much reaction to a defensive play),” he said of ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers earned a hard-fought 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the National League Division Series after Mookie Betts and Max Muncy pulled off a wheel play to get an ...

After watching Blake Treinen struggle to put batters away in the top of the ninth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, it was clear the Los Angeles Dodgers would need to ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out a win in Game 2 of the 2025 National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, but it wasn’t without late drama that put fans from both teams on the ...

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy and shortstop Mookie Betts talk about the wheel play they performed to get the first, and a pivotal, out in the 9th inning in NLDS Game 2 against the ...

Betts is in his first year as a full-time shortstop. A three-time Gold Glove winner in the outfield, Betts is seeking a fourth World Series title. Dodgers can finish off sweep of Phillies in NLDS with ...

Even Dodgers fans steeped in the lore of Kirk Gibson might not remember the name of Mel Didier. Eckersley threw it, Gibson hit it for a home run, and the Dodgers went on to win the World Series. If ...

Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts tags out Nick Castellanos at third base for the first out of the ninth inning in the Dodgers' 4-3 win in Game 2 of the NLDS on Monday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los ...

On the mound, amid the bedlam, Betts put on the wheel play. It's a bunt coverage: with a runner on second base, the third baseman and first baseman charge home, with the idea that one would field the ...