Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers and McCovey Cove
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Yu Darvish is on the mound for the San Diego Padres. And for the Washington Nationals, Shinnosuke Ogasawara is on the bump. Ogasawara is the newest to MLB. He came over from Japan this season, and he was also hurt early in the season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost again on Friday night, dropping an 8-7 contest to the rival San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. It continues a rough stretch for L
Ohtani will make his first start at Oracle Park on Saturday and pitch against the Giants for the first time as a member of the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his first career splash hit at the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park, smashing a first-pitch cutter from All-Star Logan Webb 410 feet to right field, with a 106-mph exit velocity. One of the kayakers in McCovey Cove leapt from his boat to secure the ball.
Shohei Ohtani's brilliant career as a pitcher and hitter, which has cemented him as one of the most unique talents in baseball history, could be at a crossroads. A legendary pitchi
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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees moved into second in jersey sales behind Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco's McCovey Cove on Friday night.
Two more Dodgers followed Judge with Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. New York Mets star Francisco Lindor rounds out the top five, while his teammate Juan Soto has the sixth-most popular player jersey.
Shohei Ohtani is set to make his fifth and final pitching appearance of the first half on Saturday in San Francisco, manager Dave Roberts said. First pitch against the Giants is set for 1:05 p.m. PT.
In a new release on YouTube, Ohtani was portrayed as Superman in a new parody video. For baseball fans, the video is an absolutely epic watch. Dodgers Nation's video of Ohtani as Superman has already started going viral, amassing over 148,000 views in under 24 hours of being live.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNShohei Ohtani, Kobe Bryant bobblehead highlight Dodgers promotional schedule for second halfThe Dodgers will have 12 bobblhead nights in the second half, including two Shohei Ohtani bobbleheads, a Kobe Bryant bobblehead, a Fernando Valenzuela bobblehead and more.