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For the Dodgers, everything seems to orbit around Shohei Ohtani. But the Blue Jays don’t rely on just one superstar. Lately, one name keeps popping up, though. Rookie Trey Yesavage. In his very first postseason,
No one is a bigger fan of Shohei Ohtani than his parents, Kayoko and Toru Ohtani. Since welcoming their son on July 5, 1994, the couple have supported the talented pitcher throughout his baseball career. When he was a child, Shohei's father, Toru, even coached him in the sport.
Umpires had already allowed it in the first inning, when Ohtani ended the top half of the frame on third base and took the mound with just 40 seconds left on the clock. Blue Jays manager John Schneider spoke with home-plate umpire Jordan Baker after the inning and, an inning later, discussed the matter with crew chief Mark Wegner.
As the Dodgers chase another World Series title, one fan’s incredible pull is turning heads in the sports collecting world. A one-of-one Shohei Ohtani card, with its own emotional origin story, could now fetch nearly half-a-million dollars.
It is hard to escape Shohei Ohtani in Japan, even while the country was glued to its own World Series equivalent. To Japanese fans, Ohtani is just about perfect: He hits home runs, pitches great, steals bases and has a reputation for being kind and humble.
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Where Shohei Ohtani ranks alongside Barry Bonds and baseball's most feared hitters of all time
Bonds drew 688 intentional walks, averaging an intentional walk once every 18.3 times he stepped up to the plate. Nobody has ever and presumably will ever come close to that mark. However, Ohtani is quickly becoming more fearsome for pitchers.
After Shohei Ohtani’s Game 4 performance in the 2025 National League Championship Series, in which he was named MVP after a historic and unprecedented showing at the plate and on the mound,
Shohei Ohtani is not content with back-to-back World Series titles. The Los Angeles Dodgers held their victory parade on Monday, two days after winning a