{"id":36750,"date":"2025-03-28T08:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36750"},"modified":"2025-03-28T08:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:57:32","slug":"alexander-dodgers-home-opener-gives-fans-another-chance-to-celebrate-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36750","title":{"rendered":"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"mng-gallery-42cd640da1492a939df5a7d5b0a580fe\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-index=\"1\">\n<div>\n<p><img sizes=\"(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 810px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB37.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB37.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB37.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB37.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB37.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rapper\/actor Ice Cube delivers the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship trophy prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"2\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB39.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB39.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB39.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB39.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB39.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB39.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rapper\/actor Ice Cube drives the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship trophy on to the field prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"3\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB38.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB38.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB38.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB38.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB38.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB38.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rapper\/actor Ice Cube drives the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship trophy on to the field prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"4\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-7.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-7.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-7.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-7.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-7.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-7.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 World Series championship trophy arrives via rapper\/actor Ice Cube, right, before the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"5\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB35.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB35.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB35.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB35.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB35.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB35.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rapper\/actor Ice Cube delivers the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship trophy prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"6\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-5.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-5.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-5.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-5.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-5.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-5.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rapper\/actor Ice Cube drives on the field to deliver the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship trophy before the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"7\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-6.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-6.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-6.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-6.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-6.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-6.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship trophy arrives before the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"8\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB36.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB36.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB36.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB36.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB36.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB36.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rapper\/actor Ice Cube shakes hands with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts after driving the 2024 World Series championship trophy to home plate prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"9\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-19.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-19.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-19.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-19.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-19.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-19.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The stands and parking lots are full for the Dodgers\u2019 home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"10\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB99.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB99.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB99.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB99.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB99.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB99.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship flag flies over Dodger Stadium during the seventh inning of the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-10\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-8.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-8.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-8.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-8.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-8.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-8.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship flag flies over Dodger Stadium during the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-11\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"12\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB41.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB41.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB41.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB41.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB41.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB41.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Pasadena Fire Department unveil the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship plaque prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-12\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"13\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-18.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-18.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-18.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-18.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-18.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-18.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The stands are full for the Dodgers\u2019 home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-13\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"14\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB40.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB40.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB40.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB40.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB40.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB40.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Pasadena Fire Department unveil the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship plaque prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-14\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"15\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-9.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-9.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-9.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-9.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-9.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-9.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship plaque is unveiled before the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-15\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"16\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB33.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB33.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB33.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB33.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB33.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB33.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is introduced prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-16\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"17\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB30.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB30.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB30.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB30.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB30.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB30.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to a home opening baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-17\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"18\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB31.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB31.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB31.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB31.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB31.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB31.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani greets manager Dave Roberts prior to a home opening baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-18\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"19\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB32.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB32.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB32.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB32.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB32.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB32.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dodgers star Mookie Betts is announced prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-19\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"20\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB29.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB29.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB29.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB29.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB29.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB29.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mookie Bettes greets manager Dave Roberts prior to a home opening baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-20\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"21\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB28.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB28.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB28.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB28.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB28.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB28.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Freddie Freeman high fives his teammates prior to a home opening baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-21\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"22\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB27.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB27.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB27.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB27.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB27.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB27.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Freddie Freeman greets Shohei Ohtani prior to a home opening baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-22\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"23\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB44.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB44.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB44.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB44.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB44.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB44.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto looks on during the national anthem prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-23\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"24\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB42.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB42.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB42.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB42.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB42.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB42.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fans look on during the national anthem prior to the Dodgers\u2019 home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-24\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"25\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-4.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-4.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-4.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-4.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-4.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-DC-4.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Military jets fly over Dodger Stadium during pregame festivities before the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-25\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"26\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB50.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB50.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB50.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB50.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB50.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB50.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, left, hugs former Dodgers star Kirk Gibson prior to the home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. Gibson threw out the ceremonial first pitch. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"mng-ge-26\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-index=\"27\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB49.jpg?w=620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB49.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB49.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB49.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB49.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0328-KB49.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" alt=\"Alexander: Dodgers\u2019 home opener gives fans another chance to celebrate 2024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers great Kirk Gibson throws out the ceremonial pitch prior to a home opening baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>1 of 27<\/p>\n<p>Rapper\/actor Ice Cube delivers the Dodgers\u2019 2024 World Series championship trophy prior to the team\u2019s home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<p>Expand<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 When you have something to celebrate \u2013 I mean, <em>really<\/em> celebrate \u2013 and you\u2019re located just down Sunset Blvd. from Hollywood, you use the resources available to you, right?<\/p>\n<p>So instead of some generic concept such as defending a championship or running it back, it looks like the Dodgers\u2019 2025 season will be known as \u201cThe Sequel.\u201d Though maybe the ballclub should re-think that, considering the number of sequels this town produces that aren\u2019t nearly as good as the originals.<\/p>\n<p>But this one is off to a good start. After getting a jump on the rest of baseball with two victories over the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo last week, the Dodgers won their domestic Opening Day on Thursday, grabbing leads on home runs by Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, getting an insurance run on Shohei Ohtani\u2019s second homer of the year, and holding on to beat Detroit, 5-4, and stay undefeated at 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the pre-game celebration Thursday began with a cinematic trailer, basically composed of the highlights from the original, the Dodgers\u2019 run to the 2024 championship. And the celebration of \u201924 and introduction of the \u201925 Dodgers that followed hit most of the high points, including an appearance by Ice Cube, driving a classic Chevy convertible (license plate: THEBLUEZ) with the Commissioner\u2019s Trophy riding shotgun.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Mr. Cube is now a full member of the Dodger family, given that he also came back for the traditional \u201cIt\u2019s Time For Dodger Baseball\u201d refrain as first pitch approached. No word on whether Fat Joe, the Bronx rapper who was meant to provide the rebuttal at last year\u2019s World Series Game 3 in Yankee Stadium, made an appearance at the Yankees\u2019 home opener Thursday. Given the scathing reviews of his October performance, I suspect not.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodger players were introduced coming out from behind a curtain in center field, with players trotting from dead center to join their teammates along the third base line. I\u2019m not sure the blue carpet works as well on Opening Day in The Ravine as the red carpet does on, say, Oscars night.<\/p>\n<p>But there was the trophy, and the hoisting of the 2024 championship banner on one of the center field flagpoles, conducted by members of the Guggenheim ownership group including controlling owner Mark Walter, Todd Boehly, Magic Johnson, Billie Jean King and her partner, Ilana Kloss. (Hall of Famers Magic and Billie Jean seemed to be doing most of the heavy work). There was the unveiling of the 2024 championship icon down the right field line by Pasadena Fire Department captain Jodi Sicker and Los Angeles fire captain Jerry Puga, an appropriate nod to what L.A. has had to deal with in the first three months of this year.<\/p>\n<p>And while I hate to bring this up, those eight championship icons have a pattern: Two from the 1950s (\u201955 in Brooklyn, \u201959 in L.A.), two from the \u201960s (\u201963 and \u201965), two from the \u201980s (\u201981 and \u201988) and now two from this decade (2020 and \u201924). That historic pattern doesn\u2019t bode well for a repeat in \u201925, but who\u2019s superstitious?<\/p>\n<p>But even running that flag up the pole wasn\u2019t the <em>piece de resistance. <\/em>TV play-by-play guy Joe Davis brought out Freddie Freeman and his family, had a brief chat with Freddie\u2019s dad, Fred Freeman, and then referenced his call for Fox last fall of Freeman\u2019s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 \u2013 \u201cGibby, meet Freddie\u201d \u2013 by beckoning \u2026 guess who, to greet Freeman and throw out the first ball?<\/p>\n<p>Right. And it will say here that Kirk Gibson, whose original World Series Game 1 walk-off homer in 1988 also led to a World Series championship, threw a perfect strike to Freeman. Yeah, in reality it was a little low, but why spoil a good story?<\/p>\n<p>Baseball, in many ways, is all about the story \u2013 the history, and the indelible moments we witness firsthand and still have in our mind\u2019s eye three decades or so later. Ceremonies like these resonate in a ballpark far more than they would in any other sports venue.<\/p>\n<p>So consider this a double celebration. Friday night the Dodgers get their championship rings. Manager Dave Roberts said he hadn\u2019t seen them yet, but expect gaudy. And a multi-day celebration is certainly in character for an organization that, decades ago, decided a one-day helmet giveaway wasn\u2019t enough and turned it into Helmet Weekend. (Sold out the weekend, too, as I recall.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it gives the fans an opportunity to have something unique and special for two days in a row,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cAnd the fans that aren\u2019t here today, that can come tomorrow, get something unique as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given that those fans haven\u2019t had a chance to have their own mass celebration since last November\u2019s parade, back-to-back ceremonies actually make sense.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, baseball is also about the here and now.<\/p>\n<p>Blake Snell was OK in his five innings of work Thursday, getting out of a first and third jam in the second, loading the bases and wild-pitching a run home in the fourth and giving up two hits, a walk and a scoring fly ball in the fifth before calling it a day. He still got the win, thanks to Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s three-run homer off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal in the bottom of the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>And while Tanner Scott appeared to be signed with the closer role in mind, Roberts isn\u2019t afraid to shuffle things at the back end. Scott pitched the eighth and gave up a triple to former Dodger Zach McKinstry and a scoring fly ball to make it 5-4. Blake Treinen pitched the ninth, put the tying and go-ahead runs on base and wiggled out of the jam.<\/p>\n<p>Teoscar was the only Hern\u00e1ndez on the premises, since Kik\u00e9 Hernandez was home sick with what appeared to be some of the same symptoms that had laid Mookie Betts low. Teoscar also hit in the No. 3 spot in the lineup ahead of Freeman, and that could be an interesting wrinkle. Roberts talked before the game of a \u201cTeoscar tax\u201d for any pitcher having to wade through that lineup and face Freeman for a third time, and it was Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s third at-bat when he picked on Skubal\u2019s first pitch for that three-run homer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn that situation, because I know I have Freddie behind me, they\u2019re not going to pitch around me too much,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>That would be taxing for any pitcher.<\/p>\n<p><em>jalexander@scng.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Originally Published: <time datetime=\"2025-03-27 20:55:48\">March 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a pregame ceremony with plenty of Hollywood touches, the star-studded team extends its head start to 2025 by beating Detroit to improve to 3-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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