Shohei Ohtani Background

Shohei Ohtani's 2-run homer in Tokyo

One year after interpreter’s scandal, Shohei Ohtani enters the Tokyo Series with newfound maturity

The Tokyo Series and its 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

The New York Times · 12h

Dodger Details: Shohei Ohtani meeting the moment and more we’re seeing from 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 to slug a home run while wearing a major league uniform in his home country for the first time for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Los Angeles Times · 2d

Tokyo Series atmosphere shows Shohei Ohtani is more than ‘a representative of Japan’

The response to Shohei Ohtani at the Tokyo Dome Friday re-established a longstanding truth about the Dodgers: In Japan’s view, there is Ohtani and then there is everyone else.

6hon MSN

‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality

Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...

4hon MSN

From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...

Shohei Ohtani hits home run in exhibition return to Tokyo Dome: ‘Game’s too easy for him’

Ohtani has tested the bounds of the ballpark before, hitting one through the ceiling of the building dubbed “The Big Egg” ...

20hon MSN

Shohei Ohtani Receives Multiple Standing Ovations During Dodgers Game in Japan

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in Japan to get the 2025 MLB season under way. Ohtani is making his triumphant ...

1don MSN

Rising to the occasion, Shohei Ohtani hits 2-run HR in return to Japan against Yomiuri Giants

Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.

Major League Baseball2d

Dodgers' star Japanese trio ready for Tokyo Series spotlight

Shohei Ohtani took the field at the Tokyo Dome to the roar of applause as a brief snippet of his walk-up song, "The Show Goes ...

EssentiallySports on MSN4d

Shohei Ohtani’s ‘Dope’ Trait Stuns MLB Veteran Amid Historic Fortnite Collab Celebration

What makes Shohei Ohtani so appealing? The post Shohei Ohtani’s ‘Dope’ Trait Stuns MLB Veteran Amid Historic Fortnite Collab ...

U.S. News & World Report2d

Shohei Ohtani and Four Other Japanese Players Come Home to Start the MLB Season

Shohei Ohtani and Four Other Japanese Players Come Home to Start the MLB Season TOKYO (AP) — It's only two games to start the Major League Baseball season — the World Series-champion Dodgers ...

Polygon5d

When is Shohei Ohtani coming to Fortnite?

Shohei Ohtani, the premier two-way player in baseball, is coming to Fortnite. The collaboration will feature Ohtani in his Dodgers’ uniform in a cel-shaded design. The Shohei Ohtani ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results