Dodgers need Shohei Ohtani to be playing like their best player
Shohei Ohtani was staring at his phone when I approached him in front of his locker in the wake of the Dodgers’ 7-3 defeat to…
Sacrifice bunts part of Dodgers’ NLCS strategy against Mets
It was exactly 36 years ago Tuesday that Kirk Gibson hit his famous walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley and hobbled around the bases in…
Dodgers dump San Diego Padres, return to L.A. for Game 5 of NLDS
SAN DIEGO — The opening statement came two batters into the game, Mookie Betts hitting a ball to Chula Vista, the stunned stadium enveloping him in…
Shohei Ohtani defying explanation with his Dodgers heroics
When Shohei Ohtani is concentrating in the batter’s box, what is that experience like for him? Does he feel as if the stadium is silent?…
Padres coy about plan for dealing with Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani
The first laugh line of this National League Division Series came on Friday afternoon, when San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt was asked how his…
How Shohei Ohtani became ‘one of the boys’ with Dodgers this season
The question was simple.The responses were strikingly alike.How well have the Dodgers gotten to know Shohei Ohtani this year?Well enough for several of his new…
Shohei Ohtani, uncertain pitching: Areas of confidence, concern for Dodgers postseason
You might have heard, but Shohei Ohtani had quite the season. And for as dominant as he was overall (.309 batting average, 54 home runs,…
Shohei Ohtani falls short of triple crown, but extends hit streak
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani didn’t win the National League batting title, or claim the NL’s first triple crown since 1937, during the Dodgers season-finale 2-1 win…
Dodgers clinch MLB’s best record, Shohei Ohtani eyes triple-crown
DENVER — The Dodgers have often remarked this year that, with all their injuries and stretches of inconsistent play, they haven’t felt like the team with…
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani joins exclusive club with 400 total bases
Total bases is not a statistic mentioned often. Accumulating 400 total bases in a season doesn’t have the panache of, say, batting .400. Leave it…
What Neal ElAttrache thinks of Shohei Ohtani pitching in the playoffs
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is throwing so well in the wake of his second Tommy John elbow surgery that his rehabilitation team is beginning to…
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani proves no moment is too big for him
Shohei Ohtani isn’t like any other baseball player. This isn’t about him being a two-way player when healthy or his combination of power and speed…
How Shohei Ohtani became a prolific base stealer for the Dodgers
It took all of three innings on opening day for Shohei Ohtani to steal his first base of the season.Then, the Dodgers waited three weeks…
Can Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani get to 60-60? ‘He could’ with 6 games left
As Major League Baseball enters the final week of its regular season, let’s identify the rarefied and the rotten, those teams, players and managers who…
Shohei Ohtani deserves MVP over Francisco Lindor after 50-50 feat
Everything about him is unanimous.He’s the best player in baseball history. He just had the best offensive day in baseball history. He’s having the best…
Shohei Ohtani reaches 52-52 mark in Dodgers’ win over Rockies
Had the Dodgers clinched the National League West title by now, like they usually do, they could have given Shohei Ohtani Friday night off to…
Letters: Shohei Ohtani reaches another level of greatness
Shohei Ohtani became only the sixth player in baseball history to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season earlier this…
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 home run ball may be worth $500,000
Ryan Wold nearly had history within his grasp.Instead it grazed off his fingertips.Wold was on hand Thursday for the Dodgers-Miami Marlins game at LoanDepot Park,…
Shohei Ohtani book chronicling his journey to Dodgers on sale now
He’s a unicorn. A once-in-a-generation talent. A two-way superstar who has never met a record he cannot break.Shohei Ohtani continuously delivers surprises and delights fans,…
Inside the unforgettable night Shohei Ohtani reached 50-50
MIAMI — On the eve of Shohei Ohtani’s greatest night in the majors, Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough made a prediction.As a key character in…