Dodgers Post podcast: Time to worry about Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts?

Nypost · Jun 09, 2026 · 260 words · By Jack Harris

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Is it time to panic about the ongoing slumps from Dodgers stars Kyle Tucker and Mookie Betts?

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What happened

Is it time to panic about the ongoing slumps from Dodgers stars Kyle Tucker and Mookie Betts?

Why it matters

That’s what California Post baseball writers Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris are discussing on the latest episode of the Dodgers Post podcast, as Jack hits the road in Pittsburgh for the team’s upcoming series against the Pirates.

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First, Dylan and Jack review this past weekend’s series against the Angels, including Roki Sasaki’s latest 100 mph fastball-fueled gem, Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing near no-hit stuff, and some more struggles from the bullpen that contributed to Sunday’s series…

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Claim 1: “Dylan and Jack review this past weekend’s series against the Angels”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the 'Freeway Series', which is the interleague rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Freeway Series (also known as the Angels–Dodgers rivalry) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) interleague rivalry played between the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Angels are me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeway_Series

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Angels were a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles that played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) from 1903 through 1957. The Angels were formed in 1903 as charter members of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_(PCL)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers

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Claim 2: “Roki Sasaki’s latest 100 mph fastball-fueled gem”

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Wikipedia confirms that Roki Sasaki is a professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the specific 'gem' game isn't detailed in the snippet, his identity and team are verified.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki; born November 3, 2001), nicknamed "the Monster of the Reiwa Era" (令和の怪物, Reiwa no Kaibutsu), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roki_Sasaki

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Claim 3: “Jack hits the road in Pittsburgh for the team’s upcoming series against the Pirates”

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The evidence provided consists of general Wikipedia entries for Los Angeles and historical Dodgers seasons (1974, 1978, 2026). There is no specific evidence regarding an upcoming series against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh for the current team.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 85th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 17th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 13th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 89th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 21st season in Los Angeles, California, and their 17th season playin…
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Claim 4: “Tucker and Betts –– who are the two highest-paid hitters on the team (when accounting Shohei Ohtani’s record deferrals)”

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A web search result for the 'Dodgers Post podcast' explicitly mentions the conversation about Kyle Tucker and Mookie Betts being the two highest-paid hitters when accounting for Ohtani's deferrals. However, this is the only source providing this specific financial analysis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball (MLB) does not have a hard salary cap, instead employing a luxury tax that applies to teams whose total payroll exceeds certain set thresholds for a given season. Free agency did…
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Claim 5: “discuss some marquee pitching matchups (including Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani) in this week’s series in Pittsburgh”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for Paul the Apostle and a 2011 movie called 'Paul'. There is no evidence regarding Paul Skenes or a pitching matchup against Shohei Ohtani in Pittsburgh.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 18, 2011 · Paul: Directed by Greg Mottola. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard. Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paul was apparently Paul's own preference, since he always refers to himself as Paul in his letters (18 times in the letters generally regarded as written by Paul himself, and 10 more times in the oth…
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web search NEUTRAL — Paul is a 2011 science fiction comedy road film directed by Greg Mottola and written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who star alongside Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carro…
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Claim 6: “Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing near no-hit stuff”

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A cross-reference from Nypost explicitly states that Yoshinobu Yamamoto is pitching in a series against the Angels, and Wikipedia confirms he is a pitcher for the Dodgers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Prince Yoshinobu Tokugawa[a] (德川慶喜, Tokugawa Yoshinobu; 28 October 1837 – 22 November 1913) was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the 15th and last shōgun of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Yoshinobu

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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本由伸, Yamamoto Yoshinobu; born August 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto

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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto…his name combines characters from his parents’ names…sister is an English teacher in Japan…on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, has worn No. 18, traditionally the number of a Japanes…
https://www.mlb.com/player/yoshinobu-yamamoto-808967

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Claim 7: “California Post baseball writers Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris are discussing on the latest episode of the Dodgers Post podcast”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the name 'Dylan' and 'Bob Dylan', and unrelated entries about the Columbine massacre. There is no evidence confirming Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris as writers for 'California Post' or hosts of the 'Dodgers Post' podcast.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 20, 1999, high school senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 13 students and one teacher in a school shooting and attempted bombing at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edmen Shahbazyan (born November 20, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable people who were born in, or have been residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the American city of Malibu, California. The listed people are Americans unl…
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