| 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
| City | Los Angeles | |
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Fox Entertainment Group | |
| President | Bob Graziano | |
| General managers | Fred Claire, Tommy Lasorda | |
| Managers | Bill Russell, Glenn Hoffman | |
| Television | Fox Sports West 2; KTLA (5) | |
| Radio | XTRA Sports 1150 Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas, Pepe Yñiguez | |
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The 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 109th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 41st season in Los Angeles, California. It was the first season since the sale of the franchise from Peter O'Malley to the Fox Entertainment Group took effect. The new corporate executives would quickly anger Dodger fans when they bypassed General Manager Fred Claire and made one of the biggest trades in franchise history. They traded All-Star catcher Mike Piazza and starting third baseman Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for a package that included Gary Sheffield.
The team on the field performed poorly under all the stress and soon Fox fired Claire and manager Bill Russell, replacing them with former Manager Tommy Lasorda, who was appointed interim GM and Minor League manager Glenn Hoffman who took over for Russell. The team limped along to finish in third place in the National League West and more changes were in the offing for the following season.