- 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Los Angeles Dodgers
season = 1998
misc =
current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark =Dodger Stadium
y4 = 1962
city =Los Angeles, California
y5 = 1958
owners =News Corporation
general managers =Fred Claire /Tommy Lasorda
managers = Bill Russell/Glenn Hoffman
television = Fox Sports West 2;KTLA (5)
radio = XTRA Sports 1150
Vin Scully , Ross Porter,Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrin ,Rene Cardenas ,Pepe Yñiguez |The 1998 season saw the sale of the franchise from
Peter O'Malley to theNews Corporation (Fox) take effect. The new corporate executives would quickly anger Dodger fans when they bypassed General ManagerFred Claire and made one of the biggest trades in franchise history. They traded All-Star catcherMike Piazza and starting third basemanTodd Zeile to theFlorida Marlins for a package that includedGary Sheffield .The team on the field performed poorly under all the stress and soon Fox fired Claire and manager Bill Russell, replacing them with former Manager
Tommy Lasorda , who was appointed interim GM and Minor League managerGlenn Hoffman who took over for Russell. The team limped along to finish in third place in the National League West and more changes were in the offing for the following season.Season standings
MLBBioRet
Name = Don Sutton
Number = 20
Team = Los Angeles Dodgers
Year = 1998|1998 roster
Relief Pitchers stats
Batting Stats
1998 Awards
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1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
**Gary Sheffield reserve
**Jeff Shaw reserve (selected as a member of theCincinnati Reds but was traded to the Dodgers during the break and made his first appearance in a Dodger uniform in the All-Star Game)
*Gold Glove Award
**Charles Johnson
*NL Pitcher of the Month
**Chan Ho Park (July 1998)
*NL Player of the Week
**Mike Piazza (April 6-12)
**Mike Piazza (April 20-26)
**Raúl Mondesí (June 29-July 5)1998 Transactions
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May 15 : AcquiredBobby Bonilla ,Jim Eisenreich , Charles Johnson,Gary Sheffield andManuel Barrios from theFlorida Marlins forMike Piazza andTodd Zeile
*June 4 : AcquiredDave Mlicki andGreg McMichael from theNew York Mets forHideo Nomo andBrad Clontz
*July 4 : AcquiredJeff Shaw from theCincinnati Reds forPaul Konerko andDennys Reyes
*July 10 : AcquiredBrian Bohanon from theNew York Mets forGreg McMichael
*July 23 : Acquired [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/W/Widd-Workman.shtml Widd Workman] from theSan Diego Padres forJim Bruske
*July 31 : AcquiredMark Grudzielanek , Carlos Perez andHiram Bocachica from theMontreal Expos forWilton Guerrero ,Ted Lilly ,Peter Bergeron and [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/T/Jon-Tucker.shtml Jonathan Tucker]1998 Minor League Teams
*AAA:
Albuquerque Dukes (managed byGlenn Hoffman /Ron Roenicke ) -Pacific Coast League
*AA:San Antonio Missions (managed byRon Roenicke /Lance Parrish ) -Texas League
*A:San Bernardino Stampede (managed byMickey Hatcher /Joe Vavra /Tim Wallach ) -California League
*A:Vero Beach Dodgers (managed byJohn Shoemaker ) -Florida State League
*A:Yakima Bears (managed by Tony Harris) -Northwest League
*Rookie:Great Falls Dodgers (managed byDino Ebel ) - Pioneer LeagueExternal links
* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1997_losangeles.gif&Entryid=1860 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.Dodgers.com Los Angeles Dodgers official web site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/1998.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=LAN Baseball Almanac season page]
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