The Dodgers steamrolled into the season as the prohibitive favorites to win it all in 2021. That would make them the first team to go back-to-back since the 1999-2000 New York Yankees. But maybe that was a little much to live up to?
It didn’t seem so at first. LA won 13 of its first 15 games and built a commanding lead over the field in the NL West. Since that high point, the team is an MLB-worst 4-12 and has slipped into third place in the division.
Through the struggles, however, the players are staying positive.