Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup Sunday after his wife gave birth to the couple’s first child in Southern California.

Congratulations are in order for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, who gave birth to their daughter.

Shohei Ohtani is away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for the birth of the two-way superstar’s first child. Manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers’ series opener Friday night in Texas that Ohtani was with his wife. Ohtani was placed on MLB’s paternity list. “He and Mamiko are expecting at some point. That’s all I know,” Roberts said. “I...

Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered in the Dodgers’ seven-run first inning, and Los Angeles held on for an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Andy Pages drove in three runs and Austin Barnes had a two-run double for the Dodgers, who blew most of an early 7-1 lead before their bullpen secured the series sweep with…

Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Colorado 5-3 on Monday night, sending the major league-worst Rockies to their fourth straight loss. The Rockies have dropped six of seven, but they scored for the first time since last Thursday on Kyle Farmer’s RBI double in the sixth. They were...

James Wood hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning that helped the Washington Nationals hold off Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Monday night for their third straight victory. Ohtani homered, tripled, singled and walked, finishing 3 for 4 with two RBIs. MacKenzie Gore (1-1) pitched six solid innings for the Nationals, and Wood’s drive off…

Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday. The Dodgers improved to 8-0, the best start ever by a defending World Series champion. Max Muncy tied the game with a two-run double in the eighth off Atlanta reliever Raisel…

Dodgers faithful lined up for hours in Chavez Ravine Wednesday morning to ensure they get one of the exclusive Shohei Ohtani MVP bobbleheads, the first Dodger Stadium giveaway of the 2025 season. Initially reserved for the first 40,000 fans at Wednesday afternoon’s game, the Dodgers later said on X that all fans in attendance will receive the Ohtani MVP bobblehead….

Dodgers faithful lined up for hours in Chavez Ravine Wednesday morning to ensure they get one of 40,000 exclusive Shohei Ohtani MVP bobbleheads. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on April 2, 2025.

There’s a Dodger for almost every day of the week on Major League Baseball’s list of the 20 most popular player jerseys for 2025. Six Dodgers appear on the list, topped by two-way superstar and reigning National League MVP Shohei Ohtani. The list, released by MLB and MLB Players, Inc., is based on sales of Nike jerseys from the Fanatics…

LOS ANGELES — The echoes of last October’s triumph still reverberated through Chavez Ravine as the Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off their 2025 home slate in the most Hollywood way possible.  The pregame festivities began with a blue carpet that stretched all the way from center field to the infield, a royal procession for the reigning champions. Fireworks cracked, smoke…

Ippei Mizuhara, Dodger star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, was slated to begin serving his prison sentence but that date has been pushed back for reasons undisclosed. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara will no longer begin his prison sentence on Monday as originally planned.

TOKYO — The 2025 Tokyo Series wasn’t just about the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs kicking off the Major League Baseball season at the world-famous Tokyo Dome. It was the grand finale of a weeklong celebration of Japan’s deep-rooted passion for baseball, a reminder that the sport is at its best when it’s global. From Shohei Ohtani’s homecoming...

Part two of the behind-the-scenes look at the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers as they prepare to defend their title in the 2025 season.

In order to improve fairness and speed up the game, two new rule changes have been implemented for the 2025 MLB season.

Shohei Ohtani homered and Roki Sasaki madę his Major League debut as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 6-3 to wrap up the Tokyo Series on Wednesday.

TOKYO — The moment the ball left Shohei Ohtani’s bat, the Tokyo Dome ceased being a baseball stadium and became something else entirely—a temple of noise, a cathedral of pure joy, a place where history was no longer a concept but something tangible, roaring, it was alive. Ohtani had done it–because of course he did–in front of his home...

The reigning NL MVP blasted a solo shot in the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ game against the Cubs at the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday.

The reigning World Series champion Dodgers topped the Cubs 4-1 in the opening game of the Tokyo Series to kickoff the 2025 season.