The 14U Babe Ruth World Series begins on Aug. 9 with 16 teams at Majestic Park's Babe Ruth Field and the Lakeside High School baseball field, accompanied by Baseball Weekend and a World Series Village.

First, Ohtani, coming off an 0-for-10 streak, made sure to clean some rogue dirt off the plate after a pitch in the dirt made a mess of home plate. Then a couple pitches later he fouled a ball off the inside of home plate umpire Alan Porter's knee. Ohtani immediately checked on him. And then he hit a baseball very far.

Looking to avoid a sweep, San Diego had game four in control. They were leading 5–0 in the top of the ninth. Los Angeles brought in a rookie pitcher to make his big league debut. He hit San Diego’s Fernando Tatís, right on the hand.

Ippei Mizuhara reported to federal prison on Monday to begin his 5-year sentence, as Shohei Ohtani made his long-awaited return to pitching.

Shohei Ohtani Joined Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in Amazing History During Month of May. ... (1956) and Babe Ruth (1928). Considering that Ruth is the most recognizable name in baseball history, ...

In the last visit of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Kansas City, it can be said that Shohei Ohtani was "cornered" in the bullpen at Kauffman Stadium. The third game of the series, play

Shoehi Ohtani’s debut wasn’t perfect, but it also could have gone a lot worse. After not pitching in nearly two years, the Japanese right-hander clearly showed signs of rust and lack of command in his first big league action of the season.

The 30-year-old Ohtani has 22 homers in total with 37 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. He's hitting .293 with a .390 on-base percentage. He owns a sterling 1.045 OPS.

Shohei Ohtani reappeared on the MLB mounds three weeks ago, has three appearances (two at home and one away) and has accumulated four complete innings. Despite such limited numbers