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Shohei Ohtani hit his fifth home run in as many games to help the Los Angeles Dodgers secure a 4-3 walkoff victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, tying a franchise record and moving closer to setting a new mark when the team opens a nine-game road trip Friday in Boston.
It did not take long for Shohei Ohtani to greet the fans in Boston on Saturday. In fact, it was three pitchers until the game, and he took Garrett Crochet deep to put the Dodgers up 1-0 on the Red Sox.
Shohei Ohtani is out of the leadoff spot and Mookie Betts is in after weeks of consideration — a change Ohtani fully supports.
Ohtani has now homered in five straight games for the first time in his career. He has 37 for the season and has taken over the National L
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Sportsnaut on MSNReport: Mets Acquired Gregory Soto Specifically To Be Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper Slayer in PlayoffsThe New York Mets badly needed another competent lefty in the bullpen for the second half. However, a new report
In a decisive moment of the MLB season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have lost 11 of their last 15 games, although they still have a good lead over San Diego and San Francisco in the Na
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNWatch: Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani homers in first at-bat of game he starts as a pitcherIt started with a bang. Ended with a shrug. And somewhere in between, Shohei Ohtani did something only Shohei Ohtani can do. On a warm Monday night under the lights at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the first inning and launched a two-run homer to straightaway center.
The Red Sox bounced back from a series opening loss to the Dodgers but Garrett Crochet thinks media coverage of the game favored LA's stars.
When Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announced last year via Instagram that he had gotten married to “someone from my Native country Japan” and that she was “a normal Japanese woman,” media and fans were full of questions. Who could have captured the heart of one of the sporting world’s most eligible bachelor.
As shortstop Mookie Betts has posted a career low .238/.311/.373 slash line so far this season, manager Dave Roberts made the surprising move to slot him into the leadoff position. That decision might jumpstart Betts' offense,