Latest Shohei Ohtani News
Ohtani hits a leadoff homer for the Dodgers to extend RBI streak to a career-high 9 games
CHICAGO (AP) — Halfway through his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani looks quite comfortable with his new surroundings. The Japanese slugger has been a sweet-swinging Hollywood blockbuster so far. The Dodgers are on top of the NL West with a...
Shohei Ohtani hits NL-leading 24th homer as the Dodgers top the lowly White Sox 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and a tiebreaking RBI single, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers top the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. Led by Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers won for the seventh time in nine games. The NL West leaders are 50-31 at the...
Angels left-hander Patrick Sandoval has torn UCL, hurt on pitch to former teammate Shohei Ohtani
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels left-hander Patrick Sandoval has a torn UCL in his pitching elbow and needs season-ending surgery after getting hurt on a pitch to former teammate Shohei Ohtani. Los Angeles said Monday that Sandoval also has a high-grade flexor tear. The...
Finally some good news on the pitcher health front as Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer return
In a demoralizing season for pitcher health, two Cy Young Award winners finally returned to the mound this past week. Gerrit Cole pitched four-plus innings Wednesday for the New York Yankees and Max Scherzer worked five scoreless frames Sunday for the Texas Rangers. Each right-hander...
Glasnow strikes out 10 and Ohtani homers against his old team in Dodgers' 7-2 win over Angels
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Glasnow pitched seven strong innings, Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight game against his old team and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday night to split the Freeway Series. Ohtani blasted a 455-foot, two-run shot...
Angels rally to beat Dodgers 3-2 in 10 innings; Ohtani homers against his old team
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Ward singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Friday night in Shohei Ohtani’s first game against his old team. The Angels won in extra innings for the first time this season, after...
Ohtani hits 21st homer, Smith and Freeman also go deep in Dodgers' 5-3 victory over Rockies
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 21st homer of the season, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Thursday. Ohtani's homer was his fourth in five games and Smith...
Shohei Ohtani and his dog, Decoy, featured on superstar's 2nd bobblehead giveaway
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and his dog will be featured on his second bobblehead giveaway by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Japanese two-way superstar is holding his dog, Decoy, while wearing a white Dodgers home uniform. The base of the bobblehead reads “Shohei &...
Doyle breaks 9th-inning tie with sac fly, Rockies rebound from a tough loss to beat Dodgers 7-6
DENVER (AP) — Brenton Doyle broke a ninth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly and the Colorado Rockies rebounded from a tough loss to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Wednesday night. Doyle’s fly ball to center was deep enough for Jake Cave to score from third, giving Colorado the...
Hayward's slam, Hernandez's 3-run shot highlight 7-run ninth as Dodgers beat Rockies 11-9
DENVER (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam and Teoscar Hernandez added a three-run homer — all in a seven-run ninth inning — as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a wild 11-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. “It was quality of at-bat up and...
