2015 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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The 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 126th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 58th season in Los Angeles. The team underwent a change of direction this season as general manager Ned Colletti was fired and replaced by Farhan Zaidi and new president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.
2015 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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National League West Champions | ||||
League | National League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
City | Los Angeles, California | |||
Record | 92–70 (.568) | |||
Divisional place | 1st | |||
Owners | Guggenheim Baseball Management | |||
President | Stan Kasten | |||
President of baseball operations | Andrew Friedman | |||
General managers | Farhan Zaidi | |||
Managers | Don Mattingly | |||
Television | SportsNet LA (Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Orel Hershiser, Nomar Garciaparra) (Spanish audio feed) (Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela, Manny Mota) KDOC (SportsNet simulcast, last 6 games only) | |||
Radio | KLAC (Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Rick Monday, Kevin Kennedy) KTNQ (Jaime Jarrín, Jorge Jarrin) | |||
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The Dodgers won their third straight National League West Championship in 2015, marking the first time in franchise history they had made the playoffs three years in a row. The season ended when they lost to the New York Mets in the NLDS. The Dodgers set a major league record this season when they became the first team in history to have a payroll in excess of $300 million.[1]