Los Angeles Dodgers: Record, Trade Deadline and Three-Peat Chase

Two reasons: the **2026 MLB trade deadline on August 3**, where the Dodgers landed Tarik Skubal, and their pursuit of a **third consecutive World Series title**, something no team has done since the 1998-2000 Yankees. They lead the NL West at 67-39. Sources: MLB.com, ESPN, CBS Sports.

As of late July 2026, the Dodgers are **67-39** and lead the **NL West**. They entered the season as two-time defending World Series champions and have held one of the best records in baseball all year. Sources: MLB.com, StatMuse.

Yes. The Dodgers won the **2025 World Series in seven games**, becoming back-to-back champions after also winning in 2024. Game 7 was historic: they became the first team in MLB history to come back in the ninth inning of a winner-take-all World Series game on the road, winning 5-4 in 11 innings. Sources: MLB.com, Wikipedia.

**Nine**: 1955 (as the Brooklyn Dodgers), 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020, 2024 and 2025. The 2024 and 2025 titles made them the first back-to-back World Series champions since the New York Yankees of 1998-2000. Sources: MLB.com.

**Guggenheim Baseball Management**, a group led by financier **Mark Walter**, has owned the Dodgers since 2012, when it bought the franchise for about 2 billion dollars, then a record for a sports team. Basketball legend Magic Johnson is among the group's high-profile partners. Sources: MLB.com.

At **Dodger Stadium** in Los Angeles, opened in 1962. With a capacity of about 56,000 it is the largest stadium in Major League Baseball, and one of the oldest still in use, behind only Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. Sources: MLB.com.

Not yet. As of late July 2026, **Shohei Ohtani is throwing bullpen sessions** as he works his way back to the Dodgers' rotation, and manager Dave Roberts has said the team will not rush his return. He has continued to hit while his pitching build-up progresses. Sources: MLB.com, True Blue LA.

The Dodgers **acquired Tarik Skubal** from the Detroit Tigers before the **August 3, 2026 deadline** (6 p.m. ET), sending outfielder Zyhir Hope and two pitchers in return. Skubal, a two-time AL Cy Young Award winner, joins a rotation that already includes Shohei Ohtani (when healthy). A reported interest in Mets starter **Clay Holmes** did not result in a deal. Sources: CBS Sports, ESPN, MLB.com.

**Dave Roberts**, in charge since the 2016 season. Under Roberts the Dodgers have been a perennial playoff team and have won three World Series titles (2020, 2024, 2025). Sources: MLB.com.

In **1958**. The franchise was founded in **Brooklyn in 1883** and spent 75 years there, including Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947, before owner Walter O'Malley moved the team to Los Angeles. Sources: MLB.com.