Alden GonzalezJul 28, 2026, 10:10 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Multiple Authors LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers, tied for the game’s greatest file and house owners of its largest division lead, are…
Jul 28, 2026, 07:24 AM ET Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter initially advised a reporter that the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger had agreed to cowl his large gambling debt, in accordance with a newly launched audio recording. But the interpreter reversed course lower than 24 hours later, admitting that he had lied. The interview, which federal…
One of the extra surprising storylines within the early portion of the 2026 Major League Baseball season has been the complaints from opposing managers about Los Angeles Dodgers famous person Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani, you would possibly bear in mind, began his profession with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018. While with the Angels, he was…
LOS ANGELES — Since Shohei Ohtani returned to pitching, the Dodgers have incessantly backed his begins up towards off days, giving him a day to get well following his two-way efforts. Not this week. Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned on Sunday that Ohtani will keep on flip and make his next start on Tuesday evening…
Showcasing simply how a lot he was held again final season, his first getting back from elbow surgical procedure, Shohei Ohtani might tonight in opposition to the Giants full not less than half of his innings whole in final 12 months’s common season. The back-to-back NL MVP has three begins on the 12 months, finishing…
Apr 20, 2026, 07:26 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs supervisor Craig Counsell thinks a Major League Baseball rule that permits the Los Angeles Dodgers to hold 14 pitchers due to Shohei Ohtani is “bizarre.” Major league groups are allowed to have a most of 13 pitchers on their lively 26-man roster from Opening Day via…
Shohei Ohtani prolonged his on-base streak to 50 video games in Saturday’s 4-3 defeat to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He made the achievement suspenseful by not reaching base till the ninth inning with a two-out single off Rockies reliever Victor Vodnik. However, the Japanese famous person was additionally half of a particular second…
DENVER — Happens to the very best of ‘em. Runners stranded in scoring position. Hitters chasing, squandering chances, failing to support a pitcher fighting without his best stuff. A reliever off the mark, his few mistakes a few too many. All adding up to a loss. Rare and deserved. For just the fifth time in 20 games…
Someday, Victor Vodnik can regale his three younger daughters, Ariel, Rose, and Viviana, with tales about his battles with Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. But for the right here and now, give Vodnik props for chutzpah. “That’s going to be awesome to tell them I faced Shohei Ohtani,” the Rockies’ late-game reliever mentioned. “But for me,…
Alden GonzalezApr 15, 2026, 08:22 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Multiple Authors LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was not in the beginning lineup for his begin day towards the New York Mets on Wednesday,…