Ohtani played as the leadoff hitter in the first game of the Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome, achieving the only multi-hit game among the team's batters (2 hits in 5 at-bats ...

March 19 (UPI) --Shohei Ohtani connected with a 99-mph fastball, smashing his bat into spinning seams for ... The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder Alex Verdugo to a one-year, $1.5 million contract ...

Dodgers fans easily outnumbered Cubs fans 10 to 1 at the Tokyo Dome. On the sheer interest level, Ohtani was probably 60-70% of the draw in the sellouts, with the Cubs and Dodgers splitting the rest. ...

“It’s been a while that I felt actually this nervous playing a game,” Ohtani told reporters through an interpreter. “So in that sense, I felt like in the first couple at bats, I needed ...

But that's what happened on Tuesday in the MLB opener between the Cubs and Dodgers, which featured the return of star slugger Shohei Ohtani to his home country. Ohtani was, of course ...

With the 2025 Tokyo Series underway, pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome, a baseball signed by Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani, Rōki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto ...

With the 2025 Tokyo Series underway, pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome, a baseball signed by Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani, Rōki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs are in Japan for the two-game Tokyo Series, which begins this Tuesday at 6:10 a.m. E.T. Without a doubt, Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is one of the ...

"Following the season, 10 authenticated game-worn patches from each player will be transformed into exclusive autographed ... Ohtani was able to let go of any nerves he had after his first two at ...

"Once again, he delivered." Ohtani opened the game with a walk and came up to bat for the second time in the third inning. It may not have been his best swing, but the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Japanese ...

“I’m surprised it took two at-bats, honestly,” Dodgers catcher Will Smith said of Ohtani’s solo blast off his former World Baseball Classic teammate, Shosei Togo, in the Dodgers’ 5-1 win.