Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has a playful message for Lakers fans about Shohei Ohtani, now that the baseball and NBA teams will have the same controlling owner.

Shohei Ohtani has been hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres starter Randy Vásquez in the third inning, and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was ejected after arguing on the field

Shohei Ohtani returned to the mound for the first time in nearly two years, starting for the Dodgers against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.

In the Dodgers ’ 6-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Monday, Ohtani made his long-awaited return as a pitcher from a September 2023 Tommy John operation, taking the mound in a Dodgers uniform for the first time as the club’s starter while also continuing to serve as their leadoff hitter in the lineup.

Pitching for the first time since August 2023 and for the first time as a Dodger, Ohtani gives up a run in his one inning. But he drives in two at the plate as they win for the fifth time in their