Shohei Ohtani takes MLB home run lead
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run for the second straight night as the group beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 at Progressive Field o
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There isn’t a global sports phenomenon quite like Shohei Ohtani right now, and baseball fans got a welcome sight on Sunday before Sunday Night Baseball—he was
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An entertainer entertained right from the jump, first going through a mock sticky-substance check before facing off with Hyeseong Kim, who sent a hard-hit comebacker right at Ohtani — who stabbed it with his glove with no issue, plenty of “Wow” heard from the Dodgers contingent.
Shohei Ohtani threw 22 pitches across five simulated plate appearances at Citi Field ahead of his Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the New York Mets, facing hitters for the first time in almost two years.
After suffering back-to-back losses at the hands of the New York Mets to end a three-game series over the weekend, Shohei Ohtani and the reigning World Series champions took care of business in the series opener on the road on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland.