Los Angeles Times

Dodgers' Peters is a work in progress but is putting up notable numbers

PHOENIX - Introduce yourself to DJ Peters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' top slugging prospect seems to shake your wrist along with your hand. That's how big and meaty the mitts of this 6-foot-6, 245-pound outfielder are.

"Yeah, I've always been big, ever since I was a baby," Peters said with a laugh. "I was 10 1/2 pounds when I came out of the womb."

Peters has used his large, muscular frame to his advantage since he was a kid in Glendora, Calif., hitting prodigious home runs at every level. Now 23, Peters led the

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times4 min read
Commentary: I’m A Political Scientist And I’m Putting Myself On A Politics Diet For The 2024 Election
As a political scientist, I’ve long believed political competition to be the keystone of representative democracy. Yet in the 2024 election cycle, I’m consciously limiting my time, attention and contributions to politics. I’ve turned off the news and
Los Angeles Times2 min readCrime & Violence
Where Is Diddy? Sources Say Sean Combs Remains In US Amid Widening Sex Trafficking Probe
LOS ANGELES — Two days after federal authorities searched his homes in a probe of sex trafficking, Sean "Diddy" Combs remains in the United States and vows to fight the allegations, sources close to the music legend said. His 17,000-square-foot Holmb
Los Angeles Times5 min read
The Standoff At Gate 36: Texas Sends In The Troops To Block Migrants From Seeking Asylum
There was a time when migrants arriving here would cross the Rio Grande, make their way to a gate in the border fence and turn themselves into federal agents to claim asylum. That was before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott turned Gate 36 into a militarized zo

Related