2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles, California |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Owners | Guggenheim Baseball Management |
| President | Stan Kasten |
| President of baseball operations | Andrew Friedman |
| General managers | Brandon Gomes |
| Managers | Dave Roberts |
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet LA (Joe Davis, Stephen Nelson, Orel Hershiser, Eric Karros, Jessica Mendoza, Dontrelle Willis, Rick Monday, Kirsten Watson, David Vassegh) |
| Radio | KLAC-AM Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network (Charley Steiner, Tim Neverett, Stephen Nelson, Rick Monday, José Mota) KTNQ (Pepe Yñiguez, José Mota, Luis Cruz) |
The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season will be the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. They will enter the season as the two-time defending National League champions, and two-time defending World Series champions. They will look to become the first team to three-peat since the 2000 New York Yankees, as well as the first National League team to accomplish this feat. This will be the Dodgers first season since 2007 to not include pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the active roster, since he retired after the 2025 season.
Offseason
Front office
On December 3, the Dodgers Senior Vice-President of Baseball Operations Josh Byrnes left the team to become the General Manager of the Colorado Rockies.[1]
Roster departures
Pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who spent his entire 18-season career with the Dodgers, announced his retirement in September.[2]
On November 2, 2025, the day after the conclusion of the 2025 World Series, six Dodgers players became free agents. This included pitchers Andrew Heaney, Michael Kopech, and Kirby Yates, infielder Miguel Rojas, outfielder Michael Conforto, and utility player Kiké Hernández.[3] On November 6, the Dodgers designated pitcher Tony Gonsolin for assignment and outrighted pitcher Michael Grove and outfielder Justin Dean.[4] On November 12, catcher Ben Rortvedt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.[5] On November 21, the Dodgers non-tendered pitchers Nick Frasso and Evan Phillips, making them free agents.[6] On December 29, they traded outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor leaguer Adriano Marrero.[7] On February 6, the Dodgers designated pitcher Anthony Banda for assignment.[8]
Roster additions
On November 6, 2025, the Dodgers selected the contracts of outfielder / first baseman Ryan Ward and pitcher Robinson Ortiz and added them to the 40-man roster[9][4] Ortiz was traded to the Seattle Mariners on November 16.[10] Pitcher Ronan Kopp was added to the 40-man roster on November 18.[11] On December 5, the Dodgers announced that they had re-signed infielder Miguel Rojas on a one-year, $5.5 million contract.[12] On December 12, they claimed outfielder Mike Siani off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.[13] The same day, they signed relief pitcher Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million contract.[14] On January 9, they claimed infielder Ryan Fitzgerald off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.[15] On January 13, they designated Fitzgerald for assignment and signed infielder Andy Ibáñez to a one-year, $1.2 million contract.[16] On January 21, they designated Siani for assignment[17] and signed outfielder Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract.[18] On February 3, they re-claimed Siani off waivers (from the New York Yankees) and designated Ibáñez for assignment.[19] Pitcher Evan Phillips was re-signed for one year and $6.5 million, on February 11.[20] The following day, they re-signed utility player Kiké Hernández to a one year, $4.5 million contract.[21] Outfielder Jack Suwinski was claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 22.[22]
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Spring training
The Dodgers began spring training on February 13, 2026 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, with the first Cactus League game on February 21. While at Camelback Ranch, the Dodgers also played an exhibition game on March 4 against the Mexico national baseball team as part of promotion for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[39] They will also play in three Freeway Series exhibition games against the Los Angeles Angels before beginning the regular season on March 26. On March 19, the Dodgers selected the contract of utility player Santiago Espinal and added him to the major league roster.[40]
World Baseball Classic
Nine Dodgers players were chosen to represent countries during the World Baseball Classic. Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Japan, Will Smith and recently retired Clayton Kershaw for Team USA, Edwin Díaz for Puerto Rico, Hyeseong Kim for Korea, Antonio Knowles for Great Britain, Jake Gelof for Israel and Shawndrick Oduber for Netherlands. In addition several members of the Dodgers organization were listed as coaches for the tournament including Dino Ebel (USA), Jair Fernandez (Colombia), Blake Gailen (Israel), Plácido Polanco and Joel Peralta (Dominican Republic).[41]
Regular season
Game log
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March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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Current roster
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Pitchers
Two-way players Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Pitchers
Catchers Infielders
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Manager
Coaches
60-day injured list
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Farm system
On December 12, 2024, the Dodgers single–A affiliate, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes were sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings and it was announced that the Dodgers would have a new California League affiliate beginning in 2026.[42] On September 18, 2025, the new team was officially unveiled as the Ontario Tower Buzzers, taking the name from a line from the film Top Gun.[43]
| Level | Team | League | Manager | W | L | Position |
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| AAA | Oklahoma City Comets | Pacific Coast League (East Division) |
Scott Hennessy[44] | |||
| AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League (North Division) |
Eric Wedge[45] | |||
| High A | Great Lakes Loons | Midwest League (East Division) |
Jair Fernandez[44] | |||
| Low A | Ontario Tower Buzzers | California League (South Division) |
John Shoemaker[46] | |||
| Rookie | ACL Dodgers | Arizona Complex League (West Division) |
Fumi Ishibashi[44] | |||
| Foreign Rookie | DSL Dodgers Bautista | Dominican Summer League (Northwest Division) |
Sergio Mendez[44] | |||
| Foreign Rookie | DSL Dodgers Mega | Dominican Summer League (Northwest Division) |
Leury Bonilla[44] |
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External links
- 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season at Baseball Reference