Tag: Shohei Ohtani

Dodgers Spring Training Games: Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani & Will Smith Cactus League Debuts Scheduled

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a week into their Cactus League schedule, but a handful of their most important contributors for 2025 have yet to see any action. Freddie Freeman and Will Smith have both been among those absent from…

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

FOCO Selling Dodgers Bobblehead Of Roki Sasaki & Shohei Ohtani Pitching

FOCO released a new Los Angeles Dodgers bobblehead that features Japanese natives Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani paired together as pitchers. Both players are dressed in the home white Dodgers uniform and posed in pitching positions. The backdrop of the…

Staff Writer

FOCO Selling Shohei Ohtani Light-Up Bobblehead

FOCO released a new Shohei Ohtani bobblehead that features the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar in a light-up design. Versions are also available for Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz.…

Staff Writer

Dodgers Spring Training: Shohei Ohtani Takes ‘Big Step’ With Latest Bullpen Session

Shohei Ohtani has yet to be in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for a Cactus League game, nor has he so much as faced batters as a pitcher, but the two-way superstar continues to make progress on both fronts. The…

Matthew Moreno

Dodgers Spring Training Notes: Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman & Will Smith Updates

The Los Angeles Dodgers began Spring Training with several players not quite 100% healthy and thus being slow-played as the team looks to defend their World Series title. Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Evan Phillips and Michael Kopech are…

Matthew Moreno

Shohei Ohtani Remaining In Leadoff Spot Of Dodgers Lineup

The signing of Shohei Ohtani last offseason created a unique scenario for manager Dave Roberts needing to decide how three former MVPs would be ordered in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup. Conversations with the players involved initially amounted to Mookie…

Matthew Moreno

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Plans To Use Windup While Pitching In Games

Prior to joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani established himself as arguably the most talented player in baseball history due to his ability to both hit and pitch at a high level. However, in his first year with the…

Blake Williams

Dodgers Spring Training: Shohei Ohtani Not Playing In Cactus League Opener

The Los Angeles Dodgers begin their Cactus League schedule on Thursday with a matchup against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch. The Dodgers lineup should consist of several regulars, but Shohei Ohtani won't be among them. He is not expected…

Matt Borelli

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Still Dealing With Discomfort After Shoulder Surgery

The Los Angeles Dodgers received elite production from Shohei Ohtani last year in his first season as a full-time designated hitter. Unfortunately, he suffered a left shoulder subluxation (partial dislocation) in Game 2 of the World Series. Having since undergone…

Scott Geirman

Shohei Ohtani Pranks Dave Roberts With New Porsche ‘Car’

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani wrote his name in the record books when he ended the 2024 regular season with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases, becoming the first player in MLB history to accomplish a 50-50 year.…

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

Dodgers Spring Training: Shohei Ohtani Throws ‘Great’ First Bullpen Session

Shohei Ohtani continues to rehab from offseason shoulder surgery and the elbow operation he underwent late in the 2023 season. The latter surgery limited him in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers to a designated hitter role, but…

Blake Williams

Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts & Freddie Freeman Among Dodgers On MLB Top 100 List For 2025 Season

The Los Angeles Dodgers were well represented on the MLB Top 100 Players Right Now list heading into the 2025 season as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Blake Snell, Teoscar Hernández, Will Smith, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Roki…

Matt Borelli