Dodgers, Giants and Ohtani
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In his longest outing on the mound since returning from injury, ace Shohei Ohtani shut down the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, allowing just one hit and recording four strikeouts across three innings.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his first career splash hit at the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park, smashing a first-pitch cutter from All-Star Logan Webb 410 feet to right field, with a 106-mph exit velocity. One of the kayakers in McCovey Cove leapt from his boat to secure the ball.
Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his first time pitching against the Giants as part of the rivalry. Including his time with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has allowed one run in 15 career innings (0.60 ERA) against San Francisco.
For the first time this season, Shohei Ohtani pitched into the third inning, and continued to show why he's still a two-way unicorn.
It marked the 65th home run into the water by an opponent in Oracle Park’s 25-year history and 171st in all — and 35 of those belong to home run king Barry Bonds.
Yu Darvish is on the mound for the San Diego Padres. And for the Washington Nationals, Shinnosuke Ogasawara is on the bump. Ogasawara is the newest to MLB. He came over from Japan this season, and he was also hurt early in the season.
Shohei Ohtani's brilliant career as a pitcher and hitter, which has cemented him as one of the most unique talents in baseball history, could be at a crossroads. A legendary pitchi
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Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has the top-selling MLB jersey for the first half of 2025 season. Teammates Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman also in top four.