2 days ago · TOKYO -- More often than not, Shohei Ohtani finds a way to meet the moment -- so it came as no surprise he gave a packed Tokyo Dome crowd exactly what they came to see on Saturday night. Ohtani crushed a two-run homer to deep right field in the third inning of the Dodgers' 5-1 win in an exhibition against the Yomiuri Giants. It was the second ...

23 hours ago · TOKYO (AP) — The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs.. It’s the first of a two-game series and features five Japanese players.Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Roki Sasaki pitch for the Dodgers while the Cubs have outfielder Seiya Suzuki and left ...

1 day ago · TOKYO – Shohei Ohtani met the moment in his return to the Tokyo Dome, because of course he did. In Saturday’s exhibition against the Yomiuri Giants, Ohtani – ever the showman – was quick ...

2 days ago · TOKYO — Welcome home, Shohei Ohtani. Playing in his home country of Japan for the first time in a major-league uniform, Ohtani launched a home run in his second at-bat of the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

2 days ago · Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run homer in the third inning against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) By Dylan Hernández

2 days ago · Shohei Ohtani hits home run in Tokyo. The Dodgers had already taken a 2-0 lead against the Giants when Ohtani sent the ball into right field with a two-run home run in the top of the third inning.

2 days ago · TOKYO (AP) — Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night. In an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants, the three-time MVP belted a two-run homer to right field in the third inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-0 lead, setting off a roar from the roughly 42,000 fans in attendance.

2 days ago · Shohei Ohtani and the reigning-champion Los Angeles Dodgers are in Ohtani's native Japan for the upcoming two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs, which will mark the start of MLB's 2025 ...

2 days ago · TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Series — a.k.a. the celebration of Shohei Ohtani — begins this week in a festive atmosphere. The Japanese two-way star is among the most beloved athletes in the world and coming off one of the best seasons in the history of Major League Baseball while earning his third MVP for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

3 days ago · The response to Shohei Ohtani at the Tokyo Dome on Friday reestablished a longstanding truth about the Dodgers: In Japan’s view, there is Ohtani and then there is everyone else.