LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani made an impressive Los Angeles Dodgers debut on Tuesday, Feb. 27, smashing a two-run homer in his new club's 9-6 Major League Baseball pre-season victory over the Chicago White Sox. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers introduced prized Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Wednesday, Dec. 27, hours after confirming they had inked him to a 12-year deal worth a reported $325 million. New Los Angeles Dodger Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, speaks during his...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Coveted Japanese right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has agreed to a 12-year, $325-million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Times and other US media outlets reported on Thursday, Dec. 21. Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Team Japan pitches in the eighth inning...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani said on Thursday, Dec. 14, he was excited to join the Los Angeles Dodgers because he hungers to win a Major League Baseball title. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers speaks to the media at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, Dec. 14, in Los...
TOKYO (AFP) -- Pride and incredulity gripped Japan on Sunday, Dec. 10, after baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani signed a record-shattering $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the richest in North American sports history. Japan's Shohei Ohtani (AFP) The 10-year deal was announced after...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani confirmed on Saturday, Dec. 9, he is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers in a record-shattering 10-year, $700 million deal -- the richest contract in the history of North American sport. Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani (AFP) After weeks of...
Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves celebrates after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Six of the National League Championship Series at Truist Park on October 23, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) The Atlanta Braves punched their ticket to their first World Series in over two decades...
Chris Taylor of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run during the seventh inning of Game Five of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on October 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (AFP) Chris Taylor smashed three home runs as the Los Angeles...
Dodgers fans celebrate after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on October 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFP The Los Angeles Dodgers clung to their goal in a baseball season upended by the coronavirus pandemic, and walked away with a World...
Manager Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays makes a pitching change during the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images/AFP Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash defended his...
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with the Commissioners Trophy after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in Game 6 to win the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/AFP Corey Seager drove in the go-ahead...
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with his teammates following their 4-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 25, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Tom Pennington/Getty Images/AFP Clayton Kershaw, the three-time Cy...
