

J.P. Hoornstra
Joined: Dec 4, 2023
J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.




The right-handed pitcher revealed he underwent a major procedure on his right elbow that will sideline him until 2027.
A new report suggests "no more than four" candidates are still being considered for the manager's position that could be filled this week.
If he felt responsible for any of the reported friction between himself and colleagues, Mike Shildt did not count it among his regrets during his two years as the Padres' manager.
The coach would offer continuity in the wake of Mike Shildt's abrupt retirement.