Los Angeles Dodgers

Rick Fox went all Al Davis when it came to dishing out advice for the Dodgers ... JUST WIN, BABY!

Despite the fact he was born in Canada, raised in the Bahamas, went to high school in Indiana, college in North Carolina and played his first stint of NBA ball in Boston ... RICK SAYS HE'S ALL ABOUT L.A.

FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE DAY!!!

Holly Robinson Peete says her autistic son, RJ, currently works in the L.A. Dodgers clubhouse ... and it's all thanks to manager Dave Roberts.

"My son has autism," Holly said ... and when Roberts first met RJ, he "treated him just like an amazing kid. Gave him a great job."

RJ is 19 years old -- but when he was a little boy, doctors told Holly he would never talk, have friends, go to school or get a job.

He's done ALL of those things -- thanks to support from incredible people like Dave Roberts.

"He's just the best," Holly said ... "I'm glad he's our manager."

Think the Dodgers were stoked to take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS Tuesday night??? HELL YEAH!!

Check out Yasiel Puig, Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Turner in the locker room after beating up on the Cubs last night ... they're pretty excited.

It was pitch perfect on the field and in the stands Tuesday night ... with Rebel Wilson joining a bunch of big stars at Dodger Stadium to watch the Blue Crew annihilate the Cubbies!

Magic Johnson, Andy Garcia, Eric Stonestreet, Arsenio Hall, Dennis Haysbert and more were all in attendance as the Dodgers blanked CHI in a dominating 6-0 victory.

L.A. Dodgers slugger Adrian Gonzalez says he refused to stay at a Trump hotel in Chicago during a regular season road trip ... explaining, "I had my reasons."

The Dodgers usually use the Trump International Hotel & Tower when they come to the Windy City to play the Cubs -- but back in May, A-Gon asked the team to make arrangements for him to stay somewhere else.

Gonzalez didn't get into the specifics when asked about the hotel situation -- only explaining, "I had my reasons" ... according to JP Hoornstra of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

Let's get serious ... it was a Donald Trump protest move ... even if he didn't say it.

By the way, the Dodgers did NOT stay at the Trump during the first 2 games of the NLCS in Chicago this weekend ... but the team says it has nothing to do with A-Gon or politics.

It's safe to say there wasn't a dry spot in the Dodgers' locker room Thursday night ... as L.A. celebrated its NLDS-clinching win with a TON of beer, champagne and Josh Reddick in an American flag Speedo!!

The Dodgers scored 4 runs in the 7th inning of Game 5 of the NLDS to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 ... and the boys went all out with their post game party.

Check out the pics ... these guys definitely know how to turn up.

Next up, the red hot Cubs, so we're assuming they got it all out of their system and are ready to get back to work.

#PuigLikeToParty

Hours after the Dodgers clinched the NL West in dramatic fashion, Yasiel Puig celebrated by hitting the Hollywood club scene and partying until 2 in the morning.

Tommy Lasorda turned 89 years old this week, but his love for the L.A. Dodgers is as strong as ever ... 'cause the legendary HOFer just got a custom Dodger jersey-themed blazer for his birthday.

The custom blazer was designed and handmade by David Heil, CEO of David August clothing. It took over 40 HOURS to complete ... and is made of the finest material (super 170's wool/silk and navy twill).

Heil added the numbers 27 (for Lasorda's birth year, 1927) and 67 to represent the total years he's spent with the Dodgers organization.

FYI -- David August makes custom clothes for stars like Conor McGregor, Michael Strahan, and Kobe Bryant. The company wouldn't say how much Lasorda's blazer cost ... but McGregor's suits run up to $10k.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw got served at his own charity ping-pong event Thursday night ... courtesy of Will Ferrell.

Will hosted Clayton's Ping Pong 4 Purpose event at Dodger Stadium -- which raises money for people in need all over the world.

After jokingly warning the guests about a man vs. coyote "danger round," Ferrell decided to clown Kershaw a little bit.

"How lucky are we to have the best pitcher in baseball on the Dodgers?" Ferrell said while standing next to the injured superstar.

"He couldn't be here tonight, but we got this guy who's supposedly on the DL!"

The wife of L.A. Dodgers pitcher J.P. Howell is calling for a changeup -- filing divorce docs after 7 years of marriage ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Howell -- who's in the middle of a 2-year $11 million contract -- married former sports reporter/author Heather Hennessy Howell back in 2009. They were college sweethearts at USC.

But the love story's over ... Heather filed docs in L.A. County Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences.

Seems things soured recently ... they posed for a coupley pic together just last month.

Heather lists the date of separation as Monday, August 8th ... the same day she filed the docs.

She's also asking for spousal support and wants to drop "Howell" from her name ASAP.

The couple has no kids together.

No one knows Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw better than his wife, Ellen -- who tells TMZ Sports the injured pitcher is "giving it everything he has" to get back in the rotation THIS season.

Ellen -- along with several other Dodger wives and girlfriends -- was at the Downtown Women's Center preparing food for the homeless when we asked about her husband's back injury.

"He's doing okay," Ellen told us ... "He's giving it everything he has to make it back this season without going through any surgery."

"It's killing him to be on the sidelines."

However, Ellen says the fact the Dodgers are doing so well right now is GREAT for Clayton's recovery.

"It's allowing him to be patient and not rush back ... because he sees the team, they're really capable."

Here's Yasiel Puig starting off his Memorial Day weekend at one of the most patriotic places in the country ... the Statue of Liberty ... where he ran into one of his littlest fans!

The Cuban-born Dodgers star was heading over to Liberty Island (he's in town to play the Mets) when he saw a kid in a Puig #66 shirt and had to stop and take a picture.

"I come to the Statue of Liberty and find a little 66 fan thanks bro #dodgersfan #NYC."'

Cute, right?

Yasiel Puig's dream of getting a helicopter to help him beat L.A. traffic isn't getting off the ground after all ... and it's all because the Dodgers didn't think it was a good idea.

Puig's close friend and personal car customizer, Alex Vega, had previously told us Puig was dead serious about buying a chopper ... a la Kobe ... and had already drawn up plans to pimp it out.

But the Dodgers weren't as keen on the idea as Puig was ... and according to Vega, team reps strongly advised him against the purchase.

"The Dodgers told him he couldn't have it ... It was causing so much distraction they didn't want him to get it."

We reached out to the Dodgers -- they had no comment.

Btw, federal law prohibits Puig from flying a helicopter to Dodger Stadium anyway ... so, he'd have to land nearby and fight traffic to the park like everyone else ... which defeats the purpose.

A fast-thinking, Columbo-esque lawyer for the L.A. Dodgers blew the lid off a major memorabilia theft ring that looted the organization for years.

Chad Gunderson, Sr. Counsel for the L.A. Dodgers, was surfing online last December for sports memorabilia when he noticed someone was hawking Dodgers items that he knew were not for sale, including a Don Mattingly game jersey, an Adrian Gonzalez game jersey and Yasiel Puig bats.

Gunderson engaged the seller, who stupidly told him he had "two very good sources at Dodger Stadium." The seller went on to say he'd been dealing with one source for 10 years and another for 20. That was enough for Gunderson to leap into action.

The lawyer got the team to set up secret cameras in the clubhouse and the equipment room.

On December 5, 2015, the camera captured a man entering the clubhouse at 11:23 PM. He was wearing dark clothing and a mask. The man immediately turned off the automatic light switch, but the light was on long enough to capture stainless steel handcuffs on his belt.

Gunderson and crew knew they were probably dealing with a security guard. So they overrode the automatic light switch and waited.

Sure enough, 6 days later, at 3:07 AM, 2 masked men entered the clubhouse -- one wearing a ski mask and the other a nylon stocking. The light stayed on, and the cameras captured the men pilfering baseball bats, a pair of shoes, Dodgers jackets, hats and a box of baseballs.

The dumb guys were bold enough that they wore Dodgers security jackets and one guy even wore Dodgers batting gloves.

Yasiel Puig was underwater at his Miami mansion when his refrigerator went on the fritz, but he says his insurance company's giving him the high hard one -- refusing to pay up, according to a lawsuit.

... at least it's not crooked anymore!!!

Here's L.A. Dodgers pitcher Josh Ravin -- showing off his surgically repaired arm after breaking the living crap out of it in a car crash earlier this month.

Ravin is expected to miss 8 to 12 weeks after getting a plate and screws put into his non-throwing arm on March 1st. He got a nice green cast to keep things protected for the time being.

If you're adventurous, check out the original injury pics below ... but warning, it's nasty!!!

Get well soon man.