The Los Angeles Dodgers have teamed up with another major apparel brand, Born X Raised, to create the LA Bleeds Blue collection, which will be a massive hit.

Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips will undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Dave Roberts told reporters, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. He’ll miss the remainder of this season and most or all of 2026 as well.

Los Angeles is 34-22, two games ahead of the San Diego Padres and three games free of the San Francisco Giants with the Arizona Diamondbacks lurking at seven games behind. The Yankees on the other hand are 6.5 games clear of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays, 7.5 up on the Toronto Blue Jays and 9.5 ahead of the Boston Red Sox.

Welcome to Trendlines, your weekly installment of what’s trending up and what’s trending down in sports. This week we’re talking about the Los Angeles Dodgers, the sport of baseball and who is really America’s team.

The Los Angeles Dodgers led MLB in 2024 in ticket revenue, per Kurt Badenhausen of Sportico, with the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros rounding out the top five.

Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and the whole host of Dodgers’ superstars take on Aaron Judge, Max Fried, and the New York Yankees in Game 1 of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Playing in the Dodgers' last game, which was a loss to the Cleveland Guardians, Betts went 0-for-3 with a walk. When he wasn't in Friday's lineup, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked by reporters for an update.

MLB insider Ken Rosenthal is not expecting the Dodgers to trade their top prospect ahead of the deadline in July.