Brandon Belt

Live discussion: How will the Dodgers and Angels do this season?

2013-02-19 09:51:00

� Spring training is here, and many baseball fans in the Southland are expecting a Dodgers-Angels World Series. Join us here at 10:30 a.m. today for a live video chat with Times Dodgers writer Dylan Hernandez and Angels writer Mike DiGiovanna as they...

Matt Kemp responds to Brandon Belt's remarks on Dodgers' chemistry

2013-02-15 14:16:00

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt's comments about the big-spending Dodgers hit Matt Kemp's radar. "All I can say is, you can't buy chemistry," Belt said at his team's FanFest earlier this month. Kemp was puzzled as to...

Dodgers in the spring: A shortage of suspense

2013-02-17 12:24:00

Could it be? Really, could the most expensive baseball team in the history of all nine planets -- I am not giving up on Pluto -- actually lack interest this spring? I’m starting to worry that the Dodgers this spring might actually be …...

Dodgers affected by Jerry Buss like no other non-NBA team

2013-02-18 13:47:00

The Dodgers tipped their cap, much like the whole city, the entire sport, like all American professional sports. Jerry Buss was an original, a transformative figure. Visionary is a strong word, but not too strong. Buss not only influenced the Lakers,...

Joe Torre: Don Mattingly contract extension would help Dodgers win

2013-02-15 15:44:00

The Dodgers should not give Don Mattingly a contract extension for Mattingly's benefit. The Dodgers should give their manager a contract extension for the Dodgers' benefit. So said Joe Torre on Friday, with the Dodgers preparing for what might be the...

Seems fans believe: Dodgers sell record number of season tickets

2013-02-15 15:35:00

Your browser does not support iframes. It appears Dodgers fans are a forgiving bunch, or at least are all in on the team’s new ownership. Team President Stan Kasten said in a Dodgers video that season-ticket sales continue into uncharted...

Do Dodgers need a mad scientist for good clubhouse chemistry?

2013-02-13 15:12:00

It’s getting tough for the rich. Just ridiculous. They can’t buy love, and now it seems, chemistry. Hope they’re still able to nab a swimsuit model. I mean, there has to be some perks beyond being first in line for a Tesla. Perhaps...

Angel Pagan's walk-off, inside-the-park homer in 10th caps wild Giants' victory

2013-05-25 19:50:03

SAN FRANCISCO The trust that has engulfed the Giants clubhouse the past year was on full display Saturday, and this time a coach was there to share the spotlight. Angel Pagan, representing the winning run, started to tire as he approached third base in...

Giants win on walk-off, inside-the-park HR

2013-05-25 18:40:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Batting in the bottom of the 10th inning with a runner in scoring position and his team down by one run Saturday, San Francisco Giants leadoff man Angel Pagan didn't ask much of himself. An RBI single, setting up someone else to be...

Braves vs. Mets suspended after eight innings, to resume Saturday

2013-05-25 00:00:00

NEW YORK Evan Gattis got his first taste of the Big Apple on Friday night, and by now no one should've been surprised that he took a big bite. The rookie phenom's two-run, two-out, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning snapped a 3-all tie against the...

Giants fall to Harper and Nationals

2013-05-22 19:05:05

SAN FRANCISCO Before this three-game series between National League powers, Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper took to Twitter to express his excitement about facing the Giants in a ballpark he called one of his favorite places to play. For two days,...

Giants fall to Harper and Nationals in 10 innings

2013-05-22 21:35:03

SAN FRANCISCO Before this three-game series between National League powers, Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper took to Twitter to express his excitement about facing the Giants in a ballpark that he called one of his favorite places to play. For...

Alfonso Soriano is tagged out at first base by the Giants' Brandon Belt.

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Blake Tekotte throws in a triple off the bat of the Giants' Brandon Belt during the fourth inning at Camelback Ranch.

2013-03-04 00:00:00

Money can't necessarily buy chemistry, according to Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, left, unable to make the play on Dodgers base runner Aaron Miles in a past meeting.

2013-02-13 14:06:00