Dodgers' 6'7" pitching prospect is 17 and, reportedly, already hitting 97mph

Joseph Deng Thon, the 17 yo, 6’7” RHP whom the Dodgers signed out of South Sudan, made his pro debut in the DSL today, tossing a scoreless inning. Weighing in at 185 lbs and already hitting 97, he’ll be an interesting one to follow for sure.

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— Josh Thomas (@joshthomas.bsky.social) July 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM

17 year old @Dodgers RHP Joseph Deng Thon from Sudan, Africa in Rookie ball. pic.twitter.com/VF6hzYdF6h

— Baseball Scouting (@BSBSCOUT) July 2, 2025

And what with a South Sudanese kid joining the DSL squad, it’s a good time to point out that the Dodger team chefs there make cuisine from the countries their players come from, to help bridge gaps, & to spice up meal times. An indigenous Taiwanese kid in 24, and South Sudanese in 25, just awesome.

— Josh Thomas (@joshthomas.bsky.social) July 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Dodgers x One Piece statuette

Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers appears to have received an LA Dodgers Monkey D. Luffy figure in commemoration of the recent collaboration.

Ohtani posted the figure on his IG story with no context, so there isn’t much information behind the figure. Potentially 1 of 1.#OnePiece pic.twitter.com/bAdyVq1nwo

— One Piece Merch News (@OPMerchandise) July 4, 2025

(My impression FWIW is it's a one off by the One Piece team (and people would snap up a replica). Here's the illustration.)

These Dodgers limited giveaways seem like such a nightmare

@yukiohyea POV: You thought getting the Dodgers Luffy card would be easy… 😅 #OnePiece #Dodgers #TradingCardMadness ♬ som original - luJiZo

@asukitty__ #NAMI - at the dodgers game and if u have an extra hat and you are generous pls hmu now #namionepiece #dodgers #dodgersgame #onepiecedodgers #namionepiececosplay #onepiece #onepiececosplay #cosplay #namicosplay #namionepieceedit #namionepiece🍊 #🍊#luffyhat #luffy #dodgersstadium #viral #fypシ #fyp #viralvideo #foryoupage #foryou #ohtani #shoheiohtani #baseball #onepiecebaseball ♬ We Are! - Hiroshi Kitadani

@jl3rd One piece night at dodger stadium, a sea of Hats 😂 #onepiece #dodgers #promo #fyp ♬ original sound - mrclipcity

Speaking of nightmares, air traffic controllers went on strike in France:

@cherylcookubiird I genuinely may lose it I'm currently stuck on this train #fypシ #eurosummer #travel #france ♬ original sound - ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 Kendel 🧸ྀི

@kenziderry And the airlines are on strike ✨ classic✨ #garedunord #travel #eurosummer ♬ Jet2 Advert - ✈️A7-BBH | MAN 🇬🇧

The Dodgers' Star Wars Night ticket package includes a Death Star hovering over Dodger Stadium

May 14 is Star Wars night at Dodger Stadium, and the Dodgers are leaning into the bit by giving away a replica Dodger Stadium with a Death Star over it. It lights up

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— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM

That's not a giveaway--you have to purchase a package.

Today's news and jokes

Reputedly the book in question: https://t.co/RhEUPKJwDR

— Unseen Japan (@UnseenJapanSite) April 18, 2024

Star Wars Night at Dodger Stadium features this Millennium Falcon bobbler

Not included in general admission like regular promotions--you have to buy the special ticket package. And speaking of promotions:

Imagine an alien riding shotgun on your arm—you get the idea.

— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) April 9, 2024

Ohtani's longtime interpreter has been accused of stealing millions of dollars by fraudulently placing sports bets in Ohtani's name

LAT:

Lawyers for Ohtani made that claim after The Times learned that Ohtani’s name had surfaced in the investigation of Mathew Bowyer, an Orange County resident. Ohtani’s representatives looked into the actions of the interpreter... in response to The Times’ queries, a source close to the matter said. Two sources told the newspaper that the money involved was in the millions of dollars.

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The investigation into Bowyer involves the same prosecution team that has targeted a multimillion-dollar illegal sports gambling scheme anchored in Orange County, according to The Times’ sources and court records. At least a dozen people have been charged in that wider probe — including ex-Dodger Yasiel Puig, who has pleaded not guilty — that centered on a bookmaking operation led by former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix of Newport Beach, the records show.

The gondolas from Union Station to Dodger stadium took another step forward

Urbanize LA:

After a marathon hearing, Metro's Board of Directors has voted to approve the construction of an aerial gondola system connecting the Dodger Stadium parking lots with Los Angeles Union Station continue - but with a laundry list of conditions.

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According to an environmental study conducted for the project, maximum capacity on the gondola system is estimated to be 5,000 passengers per hour. Cabins would travel at a speed of approximately 13.4 miles per hour with headways of 23 seconds, leading to an end-to-end trip of seven minutes. The study forecasted that construction could commence as early as 2024 and conclude within 25 months.

Ohtani gave a new car to Dodger pitcher Joe Kelly's very funny wife as a thank you for the effort to bring him to LA

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I wasn't familiar with her game, and thought the text accompanying the video was by some creepy commenter, but nope, that's her posting the text herself.

From when she was showing off bedezzled hats and other family treasures as part of the campaign to bring him to LA:

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"Get notified when his product is available"

That Dodgers on-field marriage proposal that resulted in a vigorous spear by security was successful

Proposal gone wrong at Dodger Stadium 💀 pic.twitter.com/qankLwE5sW

— maze (@Mazeaveli) March 31, 2023

LMAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/OfibkMBDz7

— soledad 🤍 (@sxr_704) March 31, 2023

She said yes:

The latest Dodgers trade has taught me a new term: the Three True Outcomes player

An article posted just before the trade:

Joey Gallo is ready for the next chapter of his life. He’s so ready. He’s been counting down the days. According to reports, Tuesday’s the day. The Yankees plan to break ties before 6 p.m., baseball’s trade deadline. By then, it’s a virtual guarantee that Gallo will be dealt or designated for assignment.

When it happens, Gallo will be free of New York, free of Yankees fans, free of fan abuse that’s hurt more than people realize. Wherever Gallo ends up, he’ll forget about falling way short of expectations late last year and all of this season after the Yankees traded four good prospects to the Texas Rangers for an All-Star slugger and Gold Glove outfielder who once was the prototypical Three True Outcomes player.

MLB.com Glossary:

The "three true outcomes" in baseball are said to be a home run, a walk or a strikeout due to the fact that none of the three, with the rare exception of an inside-the-park home run or a strikeout with a dropped third strike, involve the defense beyond the pitcher or the catcher.

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Examples

Modern-day examples of this type of player include Joey Gallo and Miguel Sano, while Adam Dunn is among the more famed three-true-outcomes players in recent history.

Interesting timing for the LA Times to run a feature titled "Dodger Stadium’s surprising garden oasis was inspired by Versailles"

"To understand how Dodger Stadium became the country’s first sports arena with an accredited botanic garden, you have to know that Chaz Perea, the stadium’s 36-year-old landscape manager, doesn’t do anything halfway."

T-shirt honoring Max Muncy enduring the laser attack; Cloud Storage sculpture; Goth bee

🚨 NEW 💥 SHIRT 😟 ALERT 🚨

You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Just ask New York. @maxmuncy9 #WearTheMoment

Officially licensed by @MLBPlayersInc 💪
Load up now: https://t.co/t6ZolAuJfB https://t.co/YROTrtgEcs pic.twitter.com/MrzjWemCIo

— BreakingT (@BreakingT) August 16, 2021

My cloud storage is portable, convenient, and reflects light in a nice way. pic.twitter.com/uXTJoDKgHU

— Danielle Baskin (@djbaskin) August 17, 2021

GOTH BEE! Lookit. Violet carpenter bee (xylocopa violacea). Fast, loud, big, beautiful, rare, not aggressive and rarely stings. One of the so-called ′lonely′ bees, probably because she’s lying in her bedroom wearing kohl eyeliner and listening to Bauhaus. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/P8AGroFkjD

— Ramona (@thenewbrunette) August 12, 2021

Devastating tackle by a Dodgers ballgirl

Here’s some video sent that was sent to me. pic.twitter.com/9hICgcVdR5

— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) August 8, 2021

Joe Kelly wore his new mariachi jacket to the White House

He traded for it earlier this week:

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And then wore it to the Dodgers' visit to the White House:

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He's on the far right in the second row:

From February, "Trevor Bauer faces questions about harassing women online in first Dodgers press conference"

"According to [a report], one of the women Bauer harassed saw her Twitter mentions flooded with anti-Semitic comments including Holocaust jokes for months after their exchange."

The Dodgers haven't taken this down?

Black and Blue all day.#VoteWhiteSox when you #VoteDodgers and send the guys to Denver! Vote now at https://t.co/SSqaZ6SgNN or on Google and search “MLB All-Star Vote.” pic.twitter.com/HXspabBH8t

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 29, 2021

This is their most recent comment: 

"It's actually out of our hands," Roberts said. "Regardless of what direction the organization wanted to do, it's something that -- this is what has to happen. And so it's out of everyone's hands."

The classic LA Times commercial about FX that aired before movies; Janelle Monáe as a Green Lantern; Circuit board sweaters

Here's one of those great old LA Times commercials that played before movies in Los Angeles, describing the Introvision process. pic.twitter.com/UFD2hYZmlX

— Todd Vaziri (@tvaziri) October 1, 2020

Today's funny posts

Kyler Murray saw DeAndre Hopkins in man coverage and laughed out loud. pic.twitter.com/CqE5iDH9Gn

— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) October 26, 2020

lol pic.twitter.com/dFuONcbExU

— nick pants (@stnap_kcin) October 26, 2020

A sausage laden french soldier in WW1. pic.twitter.com/Pzd3B4SkHE

— Callsign Batya (@Reaperfeed1) October 24, 2020

There’s a real Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas *and* their leader engaged in quid pro quo negotiations with the Trump administration *and* he recorded the calls and leaked them to the press when the deal fell apart https://t.co/cFrtXN4MmP

— Tom Gara (@tomgara) October 25, 2020

Wait what? https://t.co/DkWAbMRtPf pic.twitter.com/z5AOvo02hz

— David Enrich (@davidenrich) October 25, 2020

This URL is too short pic.twitter.com/vi55tVqLAv

— Stephanie Foo (@imontheradio) October 24, 2020

lololol Mike McCarthy’s deep research pic.twitter.com/XWNPUNRBBZ

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 25, 2020

what is COVID https://t.co/3AlvtdoUHT

— Russ Bengtson (@russbengtson) October 24, 2020

The boy's 14th birthday cake (his request). pic.twitter.com/en4Jv52pcH

— Aileen McHarg (@AileenMcHarg) October 24, 2020

I hate this.pic.twitter.com/gKukv2GwiZ

— The Roost (@AtTheRoost) October 24, 2020

New favorite CFB name pic.twitter.com/oU1RhLKL19

— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) October 24, 2020

Give the man this: Lane Kiffin always keeps it interesting... pic.twitter.com/6s30Kqx061

— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) October 24, 2020

Every representative should have to wear a shirt at all times with the shape of their district on it. https://t.co/GaH2hZflu6

— Sandra Newman (@sannewman) October 24, 2020

This video of the Arclight accidentally spoiling Star Wars for fans on opening night is tragic but hilarious. pic.twitter.com/wqNB3yiInp

— wyatt pumpkin (@WyattDuncan) January 3, 2016

meowwwww pic.twitter.com/097i288CMp

— Amrith (@amrith) October 24, 2020

*More funny posts.