Richard Joseph Hill,nicknamed "Dick Mountain",is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs,Baltimore Orioles,Boston Red Sox,Cleveland Indians,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Los Angeles Dodgers,Minnesota Twins,Tampa Bay Rays,New York Mets,and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines. Hill was drafted three times in the MLB draft before signing with the Cubs.
Vicente de la Cruz Padilla is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. Padilla played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Philadelphia Phillies,Texas Rangers,Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Chin-Hui Tsao is a Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He is the second major league player,and the first major league pitcher from Taiwan. Like the first Taiwanese major league player,former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Chin-Feng Chen,he is a Taiwanese aborigine of Amis ancestry. He had previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Dodgers before spending the 2009 season with the Brother Elephants in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). After the 2009 Taiwan Series,Tsao was investigated for game-fixing scandals,although he was ultimately not indicted on February 10,2010. Tsao was expelled by CPBL on December 23,2009. He has recorded the fastest pitch by a Taiwanese pitcher at 100 mph in 2005.
Hong-Chih Kuo is a Taiwanese retired professional baseball pitcher who last pitched for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He had previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in CPBL. When Kuo made his debut in 2005,he became the fourth MLB player from Taiwan.
Chad Ryan Billingsley is an American former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2013 and Philadelphia Phillies in 2015. He was a National League (NL) All-Star in 2009.
Hyun-jin Ryu is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.
Luis Javier Guerra is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. Guerra was drafted in the 4th round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Dodgers in 2011. He has also played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox,Los Angeles Angels,Miami Marlins,Toronto Blue Jays,and Washington Nationals. He won the 2019 World Series with the Nationals.
Pedro Alberys Báez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros. Signed as an international free agent in 2007,Báez made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 2014,and,in 2020,was a member of the Dodgers' World Series championship club.
Shawn Mark Tolleson is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers.
The 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 124th for the franchise in Major League Baseball,and their 56th season in Los Angeles. The Dodgers dealt with a series of injuries to key players during the first half of the season and on June 21 were 31–42,9+1⁄2 games back in last place in the NL West. Beginning with a 6–1 win over the San Diego Padres on June 22,the return of the injured players,and the emergence of rookie Yasiel Puig,they went 46–10 through August 23 as the rest of the division collapsed. On September 19,they clinched the Western Division title. This was the earliest the Dodgers had ever clinched a title and the largest deficit they had ever overcome to win the division. They opened the playoffs by defeating the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series and advanced to the NL Championship Series. In the National League Championship Series,they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in six games.
Robert Alexander Wood,nicknamed "A-Wood",is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played for the Atlanta Braves,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Cincinnati Reds.
Thomas Ross Stripling is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.
Julio César Urías Acosta,nicknamed "El Culichi",is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers signed him in 2012,and he made his MLB debut in 2016. Urías led the National League in wins in 2021 and earned run average in 2022. He was named to the All-MLB Second Team in 2021 and 2022.
The 2014 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 125th for the franchise in Major League Baseball,and their 57th season in Los Angeles. On April 30,the Dodgers picked up their 10,000th win since joining the National League in 1890. They proceeded to win their second straight NL West championship but lost in four games to the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series.
Yimi García is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Miami Marlins and Houston Astros. He signed with the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 2009 and made his MLB debut in 2014.
John William "Red" Patterson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in one Major League Baseball (MLB) game for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 before his career was derailed by injury.
Harrison Grant Holmes is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
Adam Joseph Liberatore is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Walker Anthony Buehler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was a member of their 2014 College World Series championship team. Buehler was selected by the Dodgers 24th overall in the 2015 MLB draft out of Vanderbilt and made his MLB debut in 2017. He was an All-Star in 2019 and 2021 and helped the Dodgers win the 2020 World Series.
Mitchell Harrison White is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
