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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani

MLB 2024 Spring Training Preview

Ohtani and the Dodgers will create quite a buzz this spring, but they're not the only story lines to track in the lead-up to Opening Day.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, right, removes pitcher Gavin Stone from a game

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Is About to Face His Toughest Managerial Test Yet

Roberts is used to pulling starting pitchers early during the postseason, but that strategy will be stretched to its limits given the state of Los Angeles’s rotation.

May 7, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough (48) is attended to by medical staff after being hit by a line drive off the bat of Oakland Athletics first baseman Ryan Noda (not pictured) during the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Royals Place Ryan Yarbrough on IL With Facial Fractures

The sixth-year pitcher was struck in the head by a line drive Sunday afternoon.

May 7, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough (48) is attended to by medical staff after being hit by a line drive off the bat of Oakland Athletics first baseman Ryan Noda (not pictured) during the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Royals’ Yarbrough Under Evaluation After Getting Hit in Face by Line Drive

The veteran lefty exited Sunday’s win over the A’s following a frightening injury in the sixth inning.