The Dodgers might be starting it off as wild cards, and that feels apropos for how they’ve been playing this season. Will we see World Series caliber players today? Or will we get a crew that could use a refresher on the fundamentals?

Los Angeles is the first MLB team to draw 4 million fans since the New York Mets and Yankees did it in 2008. The 2025 Dodgers are only the 10th team in major league history to do it.

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost the final game of a four-game set against the San Francisco Giants, 3-1. The Dodgers won the previous three games, and took the ser

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the Los Angeles Dodgers reaching 4 million fans over the course of the MLB regular season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will enter the playoffs needing to replace one of their key position players as they look to defend their World Series title.Will Smith has a hairline fracture in his hand, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Saturday at Dodger Stadium. He is expected to miss Los Angeles’ final eight regular season games, and Roberts said his status to begin the postseason is “up in the air.”More news: Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Suddenly Announces When He Will RetireThe veteran was among the key cogs in the Dodgers’ lineup this season. Now, he might not play again until 2026.Career backup Ben Rortvedt — whom the Dodgers acquired in an under-the-radar trade deadline swap with the Tampa Bay Rays — will take over as the Dodgers’ starting catcher, Roberts said. The 27-year-old might be needed to backstop a best-of-three National League Wild Card series beginning Sept. 30.Smith’s right hand was struck by a foul tip on Sept. 3 at PNC Park in the Dodgers’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Initially diagnosed with a bone bruise after a round of MRI, CT and x-rays, Smith tried returning after a five-day layoff. He appeared in just one game before landing on the 10-day injured list.More news: Dodgers Pitcher Loses No-Hitter Attempt in Heartbreaking FashionSmith was batting .296 with 17 home runs and 61 RBIs when he was shut down after the Sept. 9 game.While Smith is regarded as one of the game’s best catchers, Rortvedt is a relative unknown. He was in the minor leagues — and a .186 hitter in 209 career major league games — when the Dodgers acquired him and minor league pitchers Paul Gervase and Adam Serwinowski for reserve catcher Hunter Feduccia on July 31.More news: 12-Year Veteran Pitcher, Brother of Dodgers’ Owner, Passes AwaySurprisingly, Rortvedt has been among the best hitters to change teams at the deadline. Through Friday’s game against the San Francisco Giants, he is slashing .294/.368/.353 in 13 games since joining the Dodgers.Rortvedt has also played with the Minnesota Twins (2021), New York Yankees (2023), and Rays (2024-25) in parts of four major league seasons. Rookie Dalton Rushing will continue to serve as the primary backup until Smith returns.The Dodgers are all but locked in to the No. 3 seed in the National League playoff field, and a trip to the best-of-three Wild Card series. Assuming the San Diego Padres do not erase their four-game deficit in the West division over the season’s final eight games, the Dodgers will host their first playoff game on Sept. 30.That gives Smith a remarkably short time to heal from a serious injury, and leaves the Dodgers’ lineup in an uncomfortable place as the postseason approaches.For more MLB news, visit Newsweek Sports. Related Articles Cubs Cut Ties With Disappointing 5-Year Veteran In Flurry Of Roster MovesChiefs One Step Closer to Rashee Rice Comeback After Latest NewsGen Z Woman Reveals the Hardest Part About Being 'Chronically Single' Start your unlimited Newsweek trial

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