MLB's Tokyo series featuring Ohtani and Japanese stars draws massive crowds, setting a positive tone for the 2025 season.

“He does not cease to amaze,’’ Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “There was a lot of anticipation for this night, and for him to homer in his first at-bat off Kikuchi was pretty special.’ ...

Shohei Ohtani makes a triumphant return to Japan, launching a 391-foot homer for the Dodgers in an exhibition game at Tokyo ...

Longtime Cubs utilityman David Bote has often been associated with his walk-off grand slam in 2018 against the Nationals down ...

recorded no hits in two at-bats. On that day, Kim Hye-sung was excluded from the starting lineup. The Dodgers established a starting lineup consisting of Shohei Ohtani (designated hitter), Mookie ...

But Ohtani hasn’t thrown off a mound since then, limiting his throwing to flat-ground work and playing catch in the outfield in the nine days since – an extended break that Dodgers manager ...

The 30-year-old is giving Dodgers fans a small sample of his 2025 potential. He’s batting at .375 through three games. He’s smacked one home run during eight at-bat attempts. Ohtani never hit ...

leading the Dodgers to an 8-4 victory with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, including a home run, and 3 RBIs. Bote exploded for a two-run home run to left-center field in his first at-bat of the second inning ...

it was only his second hit in 16 at-bats this spring. Roberts spoke to the Orange County Register's Bill Plunkett about the progress the four-time Gold Glove winner is making. More news: Dodgers ...

“I think the biggest takeaway was being able to go through my three at-bats without any issues.” Following his leadoff homer, the Dodgers superstar shook his shoulder after his big swin ...

Ohtani didn't take long to remind the baseball world about his 2024 MVP season, as he hit an opposite-field home run on the sixth pitch he saw during his first at-bat this spring. The two-way star ...