13 hours ago · MLB star Shohei Ohtani made a triumphant return to Japan last week for an exhibition game, playing in front of a home crowd for the first time in a major league uniform. In a rare interview a day ...

12 hours ago · TOKYO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific.. It seems to be working. He’s the main attraction as the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs open the MLB regular season on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome.

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 ...

12 hours ago · The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball. ... In 2024, Ohtani, normally a two-way player, was prevented from pitching as ...

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.

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 ...

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.

18 hours ago · The Tokyo Series spotlights how Japanese baseball talent has never been better, nor more influential. ... Shohei Ohtani is the undisputed best player in the world. Ichiro will become the first ...

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 ...

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.