Shohei Ohtani leaves late in Dodgers' win over Padres with back tightness

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star designated hitter Shohei Ohtani left after his fourth at-bat in a 5-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night with what manager Dave Roberts said was back tightness. Ohtani went 0 for 3 with a walk, grounding out to the pitcher in...

Teoscar Hernández hits a grand slam and Paxton pitches 6 strong innings as Dodgers beat Padres 5-0

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam, James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings to remain undefeated and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Saturday night. Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer for the Dodgers, who have won eight of their last...

'Big Bear' on the prowl. Braves' Marcell Ozuna heading for another big year

ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna shrugged off the chants of “MVP! MVP! MVP!” The Atlanta Braves slugger knows, better than most, how fleeting the good times can be. “You have to be at the same level," Ozuna said, “so you don't get comfortable.” ...

Ozuna homers twice, Sale shuts down former team as Braves beat Red Sox 5-0

ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna kept up his torrid start with two more homers and Chris Sale pitched six innings against his former team, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and a sweep of their two-game interleague series Wednesday night. Ozuna hit a...

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said...

Ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani pleads guilty to bank and tax fraud in sports betting case

Walker Buehler goes 4 innings for Dodgers during 1st major league start in nearly 2 years

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It wasn't the brilliant outing Walker Buehler was hoping for, but the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher is happy he's back on the mound. Making his first major league start in nearly two years Monday night, Buehler went four innings and struck out four in the Dodgers'...

Ohtani hits 11th homer and Buehler returns as Dodgers defeat Marlins 6-3 for 4th straight win

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani launched his fourth home run in three games and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Monday night in Walker Buehler's first major league start in nearly two years. Ohtani became the first big leaguer to reach 11 homers this...

Shohei Ohtani homers twice as Dodgers sweep Braves with 5-1 win

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani went 4 for 4 with two home runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game series. Ohtani launched a hanging curveball from Braves started Max Fried 412 feet over the center field fence for...

Ohtani gifts Roberts a toy Porsche before breaking club mark for most HRs by a Japanese-born player

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts recently joked that Shohei Ohtani should gift Roberts a Porsche when Ohtani breaks his Dodgers' record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani obliged, just maybe not in the way Roberts imagined. Before Friday's game...