Who is the best Dodger player?

20 Greatest Players for the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Maury Wills. ...
  • Sandy Koufax. ...
  • Mike Piazza. ...
  • Orel Hershiser. ...
  • 100 MPH Fastballs: The Hardest Throwing Pitchers in Baseball History.
  • Dusty Baker. ...
  • Fernando Valenzuela. ...
  • Steve Garvey.
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Who is currently the best Dodger player?

Clayton Kershaw

Since 2011, he's finished lower than third in Cy Young voting only once—and won the honor three times. He took home a pitching Triple Crown in 2011 (21-5, 2.28 ERA, 248 SO) and MVP after a dominant 2014 (21-3, 1.77 ERA).
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Who is the most famous LA Dodger?

Duke Snider

Along with Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, Snider was a hero to Dodgers fans as one of the last superstars from the Brooklyn era. He could be counted on 40 home runs and 100+ RBI's in his prime and he finished second to teammate Roy Campanella in the 1955 MVP.
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Who is the oldest Dodger player 2021?

Albert Pujols, the Major League Baseball's oldest player at 41, joins the Dodgers after being released by the Angels.
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Who is the best baseball player of all time?

Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees

It should come as no surprise that “The Sultan of Swat” tops our list of the best baseball players of all time. He posted Hall of Fame-caliber numbers in his first five seasons with the Boston Red Sox (981 OPS, 190 OPS+.
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Greatest Dodgers Of All Time



Who has been on the Dodgers the longest?

That the Dodgers have been contenders for a long time. 8 years in the clubhouse will mean that you see a lot of faces come and go, but for Justin Turner, the Dodgers have always been just that. The Dodgers.
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Who has the most hits for the Dodgers?

Zack Wheat has the most hits in Los Angeles Dodgers franchise history with 2,804 hits.
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Who wore number 1 for the Dodgers?

#1 - Pee Wee Reese

His leadership qualities were recognized by Manager Walter Alston, who appointed The Little Colonel as team captain. Reese was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Who will be the Dodger closer in 2022?

To find fault in the 2022 Dodgers' roster, you must scrutinize it. There have been worse All-Star Game lineups than the Opening Day nine L.A. rolled out Friday at Coors Field.
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Who is the best Dodger player 2020?

World Series 2020: Ranking all 56 players in the Los Angeles Dodgers-Tampa Bay Rays Fall Classic
  • Mookie Betts, RF, Dodgers.
  • Corey Seager, SS, Dodgers.
  • Clayton Kershaw, SP, Dodgers.
  • Walker Buehler, SP, Dodgers.
  • Tyler Glasnow, SP, Rays.
  • Cody Bellinger, CF, Dodgers.
  • Charlie Morton, SP, Rays.
  • Will Smith, C, Dodgers.
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Who is still alive from the 1955 Dodgers?

They are Bob Aspromonte, 80 (the youngest); Eddie Basinski, 96 (the oldest), Tommy Brown, 91; Don Demeter, 83; Jim Gentile, 84; Chris Haughey, 93; Randy Jackson, 92; Fred Kipp, 87; Glenn Mickens, 88; Bobby Morgan, 92; Joe Pignatano, 89; Wayne Terwilliger, 93; and Tim Thompson, 94.
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Why are Dodgers called Dodgers?

According to the club, the name originated in 1896 as the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. Heavy construction of electric trolley tracks in front of Eastern Park caused fans to dodge the trolleys to reach the park. Those fans became known as Trolley Dodgers and the team took on the name, which was shortened to Dodgers.
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Which Dodger player has the most home runs?

Duke Snider has hit the most home runs in Los Angeles Dodgers franchise history with 389 home runs.
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Who is oldest MLB player?

Based on consideration of the aforementioned prerequisites, here are the 2022 MLB season's oldest players.
  • Darren O'Day, RP, Atlanta Braves (age 39) Codify. ...
  • Yadier Molina, C, St. Louis Cardinals (age 39) ...
  • Adam Wainwright, SP, St. Louis Cardinals (age 40) ...
  • Rich Hill, SP, Boston Red Sox (age 42) ...
  • Albert Pujols, 1B/DH, St.
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Who is the longest active MLB player?

Active Leaders & Records for Games Played
  • Albert Pujols (22, 42) 3010. 12822. R.
  • Miguel Cabrera (20, 39) 2647. 11226. R.
  • Robinson Canó (17, 39) 2258. 9523. L.
  • Yadier Molina (19, 39) 2184. 8422. R.
  • Joey Votto (16, 38) 1953. 8342. L.
  • Nelson Cruz (18, 41) 1949. 8017. R.
  • Elvis Andrus (14, 33) 1864. 7860. R.
  • Evan Longoria (15, 36) 1859. 7789. R.
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Who is MLB goat?

Willie Mays

Not only did Mays rack up astounding totals at the plate—including 3,283 hits, 660 home runs, and 1,903 runs batted in—but his outstanding play in the outfield produced 12 consecutive Gold Glove Awards (1957–68) and led many observers to call him the greatest all-around player the game has ever seen.
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How many Mvps are on the Dodgers?

The Dodgers can lay claim to being the only team with four MVP winners on their roster in back-to-back seasons. The only other teams to have four separate MVP winners on their team are the 1996 Boston Red Sox, 1982 L.A. Angels and 1978 Cincinnati Reds.
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