After days of increasing calls for the team to address the unrest that has swept through Los Angeles in recent weeks, the pressure was ratcheted up again with a Friday petition signed by dozens of

Immigrant rights leaders and others on Friday called on the Los Angeles Dodgers organization to make a "forceful stand" against raids being carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across the city.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres flashed playoff intensity in their long-awaited first two series of the season and went face-to-face, quite literally, after 10 batters were hit during a stretch the Dodgers owned on the scoreboard.

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to impress with an explosive start to the season, boasting a 46–29 record that has them sitting atop the NL West—four games ahead of the San Francisco Giants and six ahead of the San Diego Padres—while riding a five-game win streak.

MLB suspends Dodgers manager Dave Roberts one game for his actions after benches cleared against the Padres on Thursday. Mike Shildt is also suspended.