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Dodgers Schedule: Triple-A Slate of Games Announced for 2023 Season

Minor-league baseball is one of the most pleasant ways to spend an evening. Even if you don’t care about the big-league franchise associated with the team, seeing these professional ballplayers before they’ve made it big can be a really cool experience.

I was 16 when the Angels moved their High-A team from Palm Springs to my hometown of Lake Elsinore, and I spent over a hundred evenings at The Diamond during my last two years of high school. I watched future big leaguers like Darin Erstad, Bengie Molina, Paul Lo Duca, Todd Greene, Bill Mueller, Scott Spiezio, Raul Ibanez, Paul Konerko, Jose Cruz Jr., and Derrek Lee, along with guys we thought would be big leaguers like Bobby Bonds Jr., Earl Cunningham, Todd Blyleven, and Jim Campanis Jr.



Triple-A can be even more exciting, because most teams will have several players who have spent time in the big leagues, either current prospects who have already had their first cup of coffee, former prospects who are now trying to reclaim their spots, or former stars who aren’t quite ready to hang it up yet. Throw in the prospects who are knocking on the door of the majors and the occasional rehab assignment for a big leaguer, and it’s the perfect baseball experience.

When you care about the big-league team, the minors can be even more special. The 2022 Oklahoma City Dodgers had appearances by 50 players with big-league experience, along with prospects like Michael Busch, Jacob Amaya, Bobby Miller, Gavin Stone, and more. The 2023 season looks to be similar, and OKC released their 2023 schedule on Thursday.

If you’re not in the OKC area, keep an eye on the games in white and see if they’re coming anywhere near you. I’ve already circled the third week in August, when OKC will be taking on the Salt Lake Bees just 35 miles from where I live. Their second series of the season will be a six-game set in Las Vegas, for those Southern Californians who want to make a quick trip to watch them play. They’ll also visit Albuquerque, El Paso, Sacramento, Reno, Tacoma, Round Rock, and Sugarland, so make your plans now to catch a ballgame or two.

And, of course, if you’re in the OKC area, check out beautiful Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for a home game for our future Dodgers.

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Jeff Snider

Jeff was born into a Dodgers family in Southern California and is now raising a Dodgers family of his own in Utah. During his previous career as an executive at a technology company, he began writing about baseball in his spare time. After leaving corporate America in 2014, he started doing it professionally. Jeff wrote and edited for Baseball Essential for years before joining Dodgers Nation. He's also the co-host of the Locked On Dodgers podcast, a daily podcast that brings the smart fan's perspective on our Boys in Blue. Jeff has a degree in English from Brigham Young University. Favorite Player: Clayton Kershaw Favorite Moment: Kirk Gibson's homer will always have a place, but Kershaw's homer on Opening Day 2013 might be the winner.

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  1. Derek Lee, for one, played for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, who, at that time (1993- 1994), were the Padres A level farm team. He had a tremendous career.

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