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Tag: Shohei Ohtani

Freddie Freeman: Supporting Shohei Ohtani During Ippei Mizuhara Scandal Was Key For Dodgers Clubhouse

It is strange to think of how the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2024 season started, as some memories get lost over the course of playing 162 games and making what amounted to a World Series title run. Not only were the…

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

This Day In Dodgers History: Shohei Ohtani Signs 10-Year, $700 Million Contract

On Dec. 11, 2023, Shohei Ohtani officially signed his record-breaking 10-year, 700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani revealed his decision to sign with the Dodgers through an Instagram post…

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

Shohei Ohtani ‘Very Unlikely’ To Pitch For Dodgers In Tokyo Series

Shohei Ohtani was named the unanimous 2024 National League Most Valuable Player in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but even with his elite production, that was only half of his game. Along with his game-changing offensive abilities,…

Blake Williams

This Day In Dodgers History: Shohei Ohtani Announces Intention To Sign

On Dec. 9, 2023, Shohei Ohtani announced his intention to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers in an Instagram post that has since received more than 2.3 million likes. Multiple reports followed that the Dodgers were signing Ohtani to a…

Matt Borelli

Shohei Ohtani & Wife Receive Custom Lakers Jerseys Before Game Vs. Trail Blazers

While the Los Angeles Dodgers were reaching agreements with Michael Confort and Blake Treinen at the start of the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko were on hand at Crypto.com Arena to watch the Los…

Matthew Moreno

Blake Snell: Shohei Ohtani Is The Type Of Player ‘You Want To Be Around’

Shohei Ohtani did not actively recruit Blake Snell but nonetheless was a factor in his decision to sign a five-year, $182 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Snell was the first big signing of 2024 free agency when he…

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

Nez Balelo Compares Shohei Ohtani’s Free Agency To Juan Soto Rumors

MLB free agency the past two years has featured unique talents Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto, both of whom are superstars in their own right. But there's been one glaring difference in how Ohtani navigated reaching free agency for the…

Matthew Moreno

Shohei Ohtani ‘Really Enjoyed’ The Challenge Of Reaching Postseason With Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani capped off his first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the most important player for a team that achieved its goal by winning the World Series. Ohtani along the way became the first player in the 50/50…

Scott Geirman

Shohei Ohtani Recovers Baseball Cards Seized From Ippei Mizuhara

Prior to Shohei Ohtani's MVP season with the Los Angeles Dodgers really getting into full swing, news broke of his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara's involvement in a handful of illegal activities. The Dodgers fired Mizuhara while the team was playing…

Scott Geirman

FOCO Selling Dodgers Bobbleheads Of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts & Freddie Freeman In Locomotive Theme

FOCO released new mini Los Angeles Dodgers bobbleheads of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman set to a unique locomotive design. Each player is dressed in the home white Dodgers uniform and sticking out from the train window with…

Staff Writer

Complete History Of Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreters

Shohei Ohtani was surrounded by plenty of familiar faces when he was announced as the unanimous winner of the 2024 National League MVP Award. Clayton Kershaw, a former NL MVP winner himself, was part of the MLB Network broadcast to…

Matthew Moreno

Ippei Mizuhara’s Sentencing Delayed To 2025

As Shohei Ohtani was beginning his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara became embroiled in an illegal sports gambling scandal. The Dodgers fired Mizuhara during the Seoul Series as reports surfaced of his…

Matt Borelli