Shohei Ohtani

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.

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.

Shohei Ohtani, playing in Japan for the first time as a major leaguer, led the Dodgers’ thrilling 4-1 comeback over the Cubs in the opening game of the 2025 MLB season.

TOKYO – The moment Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki set foot in Japan, their homeland embraced them like returning heroes.  This wasn’t The Beatles, but three former Nippon Professional Baseball players returning to their nation as champions. Nonetheless, the reception they received–and continue to receive–is that of a global rock band.  The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t just...

Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport lined up 10 deep and hoping to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived. But they saw nothing of the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar.

The road to the Fall Classic begins in Tokyo, Japan. Here are the must-know dates and matchups for the 2025 MLB season.

If laughter is the secret ingredient to a winning clubhouse, the Los Angeles Dodgers might just be setting themselves up for their best season yet.  In between grueling workouts and fine-tuning their craft at Camelback Ranch, reigning National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts have been locked in an escalating prank war that has turned the...

Shohei Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box against his former team on Friday night for the first time this spring. His first Cactus League at-bat of 2025, had more anticipation than the opening weekend of a Marvel movie, but that didn’t deter the best player in baseball. For the first time in his career, Ohtani stepped into the box...

Shohei Ohtani will step into the batter’s box on Friday night under the Arizona lights for the first time this spring, facing his former team that he spent his first six Major League seasons with. Ordinarily, a player making his Cactus League debut for that season is not something to write home about, but this is Shohei Ohtani we’re...

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from the Dodgers star to pay off gambling losses.

The former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is set for sentencing in Santa Ana.

Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time.

The Dodgers star wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money.

In the world of sports memorabilia, few items command the same reverence as something tied to the 2024 National League MVP Shohei Ohtani.  His remarkable journey from a teen phenom in Japan to now three-time MLB MVP has captivated fans across the globe. Now, collectors have a chance to own a tangible piece of his early legacy: the oldest known…