Dodgers Dugout: Note to self — Never catch an important home run ball at Dodger Stadium
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and is it too early to end the season, award the…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani hits his first home run for Dodgers
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
Watch Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run as a Dodger
The Times is tracking every Shohei Ohtani home run this season. Ohtani broke out of a minor slump to deliver his first homer, measuring 430…
Shohei Ohtani hits his first home run for Dodgers in sweep of Giants
The official folks in the yellow windbreakers scrambled into the right field pavilion — high and deep into the pavilion, following the arc of the…
How Japanese media cover the Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal
Japanese citizens recognize that baseball players betting on baseball — even if the wagers aren’t made on a bettor’s team — is taboo. Most support…
Dodgers’ Ohtani, Betts and Freeman are matching the Big Three hype
Welcome to — Boom! — Dodger Stadium — Bam! — for the — Pow! — home opener. They attacked so fast. They swung so furiously.…
Letters: With Shohei Ohtani, nobody knows the real story
This is Hollywood. $700 million, crooked interpreter, illegal gambling, innocent baseball player and large institutions investigating it all. Throw in a new bride and we…
Shohei Ohtani shows no hint he’s distracted by gambling scandal
Scandal? What scandal? Shohei Ohtani might as well have been talking about a television show he watched the night before or his commute to Dodger…
After a week of Ohtani drama, Dodgers beat Cardinals in home opener
To Dave Roberts, Thursday afternoon felt nostalgically, longingly, thankfully familiar. The afternoon start time. The red, white and blue bunting. Even the traffic clogging up…
Ohtani says he’s cooperating with investigators. Yasiel Puig offers a cautionary tale
The baseball star went into his first conversation with federal investigators assured he was “not a target.” The lead prosecutor on a sprawling sports betting…
Dodgers Dugout: Season preview — Dodgers are the team to beat in NL West again
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and here we go again: Enjoying a probable division title while…
Meet Shohei Ohtani’s new Dodgers interpreter, Will ‘the Thrill’ Ireton
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wore a grim expression while talking to reporters in Seoul last week. The team had just fired interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who…
Dodgers nearing long-term contract extension with Will Smith
In what’s been a week of uncertainty and speculation surrounding the Dodgers, the team was close to locking up some important long-term clarity Wednesday afternoon.…
Plaschke: Do you still believe in Shohei Ohtani? I’m not sure
It still doesn’t feel right. It still doesn’t make sense. No matter how much Shohei Ohtani and his advisors attempt to clean it up, something…
Dodgers Dugout: Breaking down the Shohei Ohtani situation
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and the Dodgers might want to rethink having “Betts-Ohtani” batting 1-2…
What we learned from Shohei Ohtani’s statement blaming interpreter
Shohei Ohtani’s calm, deliberate delivery Monday of his version of events surrounding the payment of his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s gambling debts leaves no doubt…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani breaks his silence
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
Amid Shohei Ohtani saga, Dodgers defeat Angels in Freeway Series
Storm clouds of the literal variety gathered above Chavez Ravine as Sunday afternoon’s Freeway Series exhibition game between the Dodgers and Angels began. But as…
Shohei Ohtani interpreter gambling scandal: What to know
Shohei Ohtani has not been accused of any crime. But the Dodgers superstar’s representatives have accused his former interpreter and right-hand man, Ippei Mizuhara, of…
MLB investigating Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter
Major League Baseball announced Friday it has opened an investigation into the allegations surrounding Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his now ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. “Major…