True Blue

Overview

After winning four consecutive National League West titles, expectations heading into the 2017 season were sky high for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers met those expectations to the fullest degree, winning the World Series for the first time since 1988. Led by a pitching staff anchored by ace lefty Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers were in a class by themselves for much of the regular season, reaching the 90-win mark in late August and at one point leading the division by 21 games. Following a disappointing September, they proved to be baseball's best team in the postseason, sweeping division rival Arizona before besting the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs in five games to take the National League crown.  Packed with expert analysis from Southern California News Group and vivid color photography, True Blue guides fans through the Dodgers' amazing journey, from rookie slugger Cody Bellinger's emergence and the team's dominant months of June and July, all the way through their ultimate Game 7 triumph over the Houston Astros. This commemorative edition also includes feature stories on Dodgers stars Kershaw, Bellinger, sluggers Justin Turner and Yasiel Puig, shortstop Corey Seager, and more.

Author Biography

Established in March 2016, Southern California News Group (SCNG) is the largest news content provider in the five-county Los Angeles metropolitan area. SCNG operates 11 local daily newspapers and more than a dozen community weeklies, including the Los Angeles Daily News, the Orange County Register and the Riverside Press-Enterprise. Exclusive local content sets the Southern California News Group apart, providing readers and users with news and information they won't find anywhere else.