Jon Steven Garland is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. After being drafted by the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1997,Garland played for the Chicago White Sox,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Arizona Diamondbacks,Los Angeles Dodgers,San Diego Padres,and Colorado Rockies.
Scott Edward Kazmir is an American former professional baseball pitcher who participated in 15 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons between 2004 and 2021,most notably with the Tampa Bay Rays.
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.
Brandon Patrick McCarthy is an American former professional baseball pitcher and front office executive. He is the special assistant to the general manager for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox,Rangers,Oakland Athletics,Arizona Diamondbacks,New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Atlanta Braves. He is a minority owner of Phoenix Rising FC,of the USL Championship.
Clayton Edward Kershaw is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher,Kershaw has spent his entire MLB career with the Dodgers since debuting in 2008. He is a ten-time All-Star,three-time National League (NL) Cy Young Award winner,the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player,and a World Series champion in 2020. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.
Hyun-jin Ryu is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.
Pedro Alberys Báez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He 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.
Anthony Michael Cingrani is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers. Prior to playing professionally,he played for his high school baseball team at Lincoln-Way Central High School and for the college baseball teams at South Suburban College and Rice University.
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 National League West 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 NLDS and advanced to the NLCS. In the NLCS,they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in six games.
Robert Alexander Wood is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves,Los Angeles Dodgers,Cincinnati Reds,and San Francisco Giants.
Thomas Ross Stripling is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Toronto Blue Jays,and San Francisco Giants.
Julio César Urías Acosta,nicknamed "El Culichi",is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed him in 2012,and he made his Major League Baseball (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 National League West championship but lost in four games to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.
Yimi García is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Miami Marlins,Houston Astros,and Toronto Blue Jays. 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.
Blake Michael Treinen is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Baker Wildcats and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits baseball team. The Oakland Athletics selected Treinen in the seventh round of the 2011 MLB draft,making his debut with the Washington Nationals in 2014. Later in his career he would pitch for the Athletics. Treinen was an All-Star in 2018 and won the 2020 World Series with the Dodgers over the Tampa Bay Rays.
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.
Scott Alain Alexander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals,Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. Alexander played college baseball for Pepperdine University and Sonoma State University. He was selected by the Royals in the sixth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2015 with them.
