Column: If you are upset Dave Roberts commented on Shohei Ohtani, relax
1 year ago

Column: If you are upset Dave Roberts commented on Shohei Ohtani, relax

LA Times  

Dave Roberts shared one of his organization’s most carefully guarded secrets Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at baseball’s winter meetings in Nashville, Roberts revealed the Dodgers met with Shohei Ohtani at Dodger Stadium last week. Roberts was the first official from any potential suitor to disobey the unofficial code of silence, which felt more like a demand from Ohtani’s agent than Ohtani. Besides, the Dodgers aren’t the only team known to have met with Ohtani, as there have been reports about the San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays also speaking to him in person. Whatever threats were intimated by Ohtani’s agent, Roberts didn’t say anything that sounded like a potential deal-breaker.

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Does Shohei Ohtani still owe his manager Dave Roberts a new Porsche?
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Does Shohei Ohtani still owe his manager Dave Roberts a new Porsche?

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Hey Shohei Ohtani, where is the fancy Porsche you hinted at giving your manager Dave Roberts if the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series? According to Roberts, Ohtani replied: “If we win the World Series, maybe we’ll talk about it.” Well, Roberts suggested he’s ready to talk, if it’s only in jest. “I think it’s just going …

Shohei Ohtani in the Dodgers’ lineup for Game 3: ‘He wasn’t going to not be in there’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani in the Dodgers’ lineup for Game 3: ‘He wasn’t going to not be in there’

LA Times  

Teammates show concern as the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani heads to the clubhouse after injuring his shoulder in Game 2 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium. We said, ‘All right, he’s got us.’ We’ll be ready for him to be in the lineup.” Ohtani was indeed in the lineup Monday night, batting leadoff in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium just …

Could Angels have kept Shohei Ohtani? Their non-offer lingers ahead of his Anaheim return
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Could Angels have kept Shohei Ohtani? Their non-offer lingers ahead of his Anaheim return

LA Times  

When Randal Grichuk was traded to the Angels last year, arriving as one of several veteran additions the club made during its all-in trade deadline buying spree, he quickly recognized his new club’s main objective. “If I had been able to contribute to the maximum, I think there are parts that would have been different.” Despite all that, however, there …

How Shohei Ohtani could snap Dodgers out of trade deadline paralysis
4 months, 4 weeks ago

How Shohei Ohtani could snap Dodgers out of trade deadline paralysis

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani has had plenty to celebrate in his first season with the Dodgers, and manager Dave Roberts said he could emerge as a clubhouse leader. Not only is Ohtani from a country in which chains of command are rarely, if ever, subverted — it’s unheard of for players to make demands of management in Nippon Professional Baseball — but …

Shohei Ohtani puts interpreter scandal behind him but extends slump in Dodgers’ loss
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani puts interpreter scandal behind him but extends slump in Dodgers’ loss

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani epitomized the Dodgers’ continued struggles by going just one for four at the plate. As a reporter noted the considerable amount of conversation dedicated to the scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cut off the query mid-sentence. “We have.” After Tuesday, Roberts, Ohtani and the entire Dodgers organization are hoping they won’t have …

Shohei Ohtani lost sleep after translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from him
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani lost sleep after translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani says he lost sleep after his translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the two-way baseball star. “I think the thing that affected me the most is just being able to sleep well,” Ohtani said through a translator on Monday before the Dodgers’ series opener at the New York Mets was rained out. …

‘Freak of nature’: Inside Shohei Ohtani’s career-best start to his first Dodgers season
7 months ago

‘Freak of nature’: Inside Shohei Ohtani’s career-best start to his first Dodgers season

LA Times  

On the first day of spring training, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts began drawing a lofty parallel. Barry Bonds, Roberts said, “was the most talented player I’ve ever played with.” Shohei Ohtani, he then predicted, “probably has a chance to be the most talented player to ever play the game of baseball.” During a trip to San Francisco last week, Roberts …

Column: Dave Roberts does his job: Protecting Shohei Ohtani from himself
7 months, 1 week ago

Column: Dave Roberts does his job: Protecting Shohei Ohtani from himself

LA Times  

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani grimaces after striking out against the Padres on Friday night in San Diego. On the morning of the Dodgers’ series finale against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, Roberts told interpreter Will Ireton that Ohtani wouldn’t be in the lineup, and that was that. The way Roberts managed Ohtani marked a promising start to one …

Shohei Ohtani continues to hand out Porsches. This time Dave Roberts gets one
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani continues to hand out Porsches. This time Dave Roberts gets one

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shows off the shiny new Porsche model car he received from Shohei Ohtani. Shohei Ohtani gifted new teammate Joe Kelly’s wife with a new Porsche Panamera, a sports car with a sticker price between $100,000 and $200,000, when the Dodgers reliever agreed to give his jersey No. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received a similar gift from …

Mizuhara’s surrender inspires Shohei Ohtani to soar for Dodgers
8 months, 1 week ago

Mizuhara’s surrender inspires Shohei Ohtani to soar for Dodgers

LA Times  

Ippei Mizuhara entered a courtroom in shackles. Before the game, through a statement, Mizuhara apologized to Ohtani, his lawyer Michael G. Freedman saying, “He wishes to apologize to Mr. Ohtani, the Dodgers, Major League Baseball and his family.” Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani gestures as he heads to first after hitting a solo home run during the first inning against the Padres …

Shohei Ohtani ‘grateful’ for investigation into ex-interpreter: ‘I’d like to focus on baseball’
8 months, 1 week ago

Shohei Ohtani ‘grateful’ for investigation into ex-interpreter: ‘I’d like to focus on baseball’

LA Times  

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani stands on the field at Dodger Stadium before a Freeway Series game against the Angels in March. At that news conference, which took place on March 25, Ohtani said he had no knowledge of the wire transfers Mizuhara made from his account, that he had never gambled on sports or used an illegal bookmaker, and that …

How the Dodgers are getting to know Shohei Ohtani, even from his baserunning mistake
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How the Dodgers are getting to know Shohei Ohtani, even from his baserunning mistake

LA Times  

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is chased down between second and third bases during the Dodgers’ home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. But for Ebel, who like many with the Dodgers is still getting to learn Ohtani, the fact the $700 million signing wanted to immediately clear up any confusion was music to the veteran coach’s ears. “He …

How the saga of Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter unfolded — and why it’s not over
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How the saga of Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter unfolded — and why it’s not over

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, right, and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, leave a news conference ahead of a baseball workout at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 16. Ohtani also said he has “never bet on anything or bet for anyone on a sporting event or asked someone to bet for me.” He also denied knowingly paying Mizuhara’s gambling debts. …

Shohei Ohtani gets warm reception in Anaheim before Dodgers lose to Angels
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani gets warm reception in Anaheim before Dodgers lose to Angels

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani strikes out in the fourth inning against the Angels on Tuesday. Ohtani went hitless in six at-bats with three strikeouts and two walks in the three games, which were sandwiched between last week’s season-opening two-game set against the San Diego Padres in South Korea and Thursday’s home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. “The last week, he’s kind …

Shohei Ohtani Categorically Denies Any Links To Gambling
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani Categorically Denies Any Links To Gambling

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Baseball star Shohei Ohtani said Monday that he never agreed to pay Ippei Mizuhara’s gambling debt and is “beyond shocked” at how his now-fired interpreter took advantage of him. Ohtani, who spoke through the Los Angeles Dodgers’ performance operations manager, Will Ireton, at a news conference, said, “Ippei has been stealing money from my account and has …

Shohei Ohtani to make first comments since illegal gambling, theft allegations against interpreter
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani to make first comments since illegal gambling, theft allegations against interpreter

Hindustan Times  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is set to make his first public comments Monday since his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Los Angeles Dodgers star. HT Image The Dodgers said Ohtani would speak at 2:45 p.m. PDT in the team's interview room, and that TV cameras and photographers would not …

Column: Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers debut feels like a breath of fresh air, for Shohei Ohtani
9 months ago

Column: Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers debut feels like a breath of fresh air, for Shohei Ohtani

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani takes the field through a shower of sparklers placed on the dugout apron prior to Wednesday’s game against the San Diego Padres in Seoul. “I wanted to acknowledge him, of course, but there wasn’t time because of the pitch clock,” Ohtani said. “I really feel that one swing where he pulled it in the air foul, …

Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling
9 months ago

Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

LA Times  

Representatives of Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday accused his interpreter of engaging in a “massive theft” of the ballplayer’s funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal bookmaker who is the target of a federal investigation. The punishment for gambling with an illegal bookmaker or their agent isn’t specified in MLB rules, but is left up to “such penalty …

Shohei Ohtani mindful that his situation on the Dodgers is unique
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani mindful that his situation on the Dodgers is unique

LA Times  

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani speaks to reporters at Camelback Ranch on Friday. While complimenting Ohtani for his modesty, Roberts also said, “There’s a lion in there.” The manager continued, “For me, that’s the perfect combo. “He does this whole pre-pitch routine between every single swing and just how intentional every single thing he does, whether it’s in the weight room, …

Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers celebration is no party for Dave Roberts
1 year ago

Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers celebration is no party for Dave Roberts

LA Times  

The stage in the center-field pavilion was brimming with Dodgers royalty. There, smiling in front of dozens of cameras was Shohei Ohtani, Mark Walter, Andrew Friedman, Ohtani’s agent Nez Balelo and Ohtani’s longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. “When I had the meeting with them, the ownership group, they said when they look back at the last 10 years, even though they’ve …

In first news conference with Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani dodges questions about Tommy John surgery
1 year ago

In first news conference with Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani dodges questions about Tommy John surgery

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. That’s why I never said what type of procedure was going to be done,” Ohtani said through a translator Thursday during his introduction after receiving a record $700 million, 10-year contract. “I figured …

Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers teammates are thrilled to welcome ‘an absolute game-changer’
1 year ago

Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers teammates are thrilled to welcome ‘an absolute game-changer’

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani watches the Dodgers’ Joe Kelly throw a pitch at Angel Stadium in June. “The deferrals are something people don’t think about,” said Buehler, who is also recovering from a second Tommy John surgery, “but for him to take a step back, to defer some money to ease the burden on the payroll, it shows what he wants out …

Shohei Ohtani breaks silence in Dodger Stadium introduction: ‘The Dodgers were my choice’
1 year ago

Shohei Ohtani breaks silence in Dodger Stadium introduction: ‘The Dodgers were my choice’

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — Even two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani was startled by his stardom. Shohei Ohtani’s intro press conference doesn’t start for 80 minutes, but the media line to get in is extremely long. “It was important that you respect and appreciate the approach that we took,” Ohtani’s agent, Nez Balelo, told reporters following the press conference. That’s at the …

Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani joining Dodgers on record $700-million deal
1 year ago

Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani joining Dodgers on record $700-million deal

LA Times  

The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes are over. The six years I spent with the Angels will remain etched in my heart forever.” Though Ohtani is expected to be limited to only designated-hitting duties next season, after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery in September, the Japanese star will now represent one of the biggest player acquisitions in the Dodgers’ storied history, …

Commentary: Are Dave Roberts and Dodgers front office experiencing a disconnect?
1 year ago

Commentary: Are Dave Roberts and Dodgers front office experiencing a disconnect?

LA Times  

Statements by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts about Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani have caught the front office by surprise. On Monday, Roberts told MLB Network that Mookie Betts will be the Dodgers’ everyday second baseman in 2024. Mookie Betts, tagging out Nolan Jones of the Colorado Rockies in a Sept. 26 game, will be the Dodgers’ everyday second baseman in …

Dodgers resolve winter meetings drama (with Brad Paisley’s help) as Shohei Ohtani decision nears
1 year ago

Dodgers resolve winter meetings drama (with Brad Paisley’s help) as Shohei Ohtani decision nears

LA Times  

Dave Roberts and the Dodgers’ front office appear to be back on the same page after the manager’s comments Tuesday about Shohei Ohtani caused some confusion. Roberts’ public confirmation that the team met with Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles last week had caught his bosses off guard, including president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. In the immediate aftermath, there was …

Shohei Ohtani met with the Dodgers in LA for 2-3 hours, manager Dave Roberts says
1 year ago

Shohei Ohtani met with the Dodgers in LA for 2-3 hours, manager Dave Roberts says

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday at the winter meetings. “So I still think that we’ve got a lot of people working on other things ultimately to be the best ballclub we can be.” Roberts said Ohtani has a “very good poker face,” …

Dodgers deem Shohei Ohtani ‘top priority’ as Dave Roberts reveals meeting
1 year ago

Dodgers deem Shohei Ohtani ‘top priority’ as Dave Roberts reveals meeting

New York Times  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shohei Ohtani’s free agency has been an exercise in evasion. Roberts was among the Dodgers brass that hosted Ohtani, his agent Nez Balelo, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and others at Dodger Stadium “a couple days ago” for close to three hours, Roberts disclosed, though he didn’t get into whether or not they had to sneak baseball’s biggest free …

Column: The Dodgers must sign Shohei Ohtani, for more than just his talent
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: The Dodgers must sign Shohei Ohtani, for more than just his talent

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani officially is a free agent and is expected to draw interest from the Dodgers and other teams. Ohtani is recovering from his second Tommy John operation and won’t be able to pitch next season, but he can also lead another transformation that is desperately required. “The teams, offensively, that are making it to the World Series,” Muncy said, …

Shohei Ohtani won't discuss his future as the Dodgers praise him
1 year, 6 months ago

Shohei Ohtani won't discuss his future as the Dodgers praise him

LA Times  

Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani reacts after walking Dodgers catcher Will Smith during the sixth inning in Anaheim on Wednesday. “Not just the Dodgers, but I’m grateful to the teams that intensely tried to recruit me when I came here,” Ohtani said. Before the game Wednesday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts came close to saying he wanted Ohtani on his …

Dave Roberts denies Dodgers cheating accusations, says MLB probe found ‘nothing’
1 year, 10 months ago

Dave Roberts denies Dodgers cheating accusations, says MLB probe found ‘nothing’

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, center, meets with players on the mound during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 14, 2022, in San Diego. Dave Roberts hasn’t yet read “Winning Fixes Everything,” Evan Drellich’s wide-ranging book released this week that detailed the Houston Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal. At another point in …

Are the Dodgers preparing to make a run at Shohei Ohtani?
2 years ago

Are the Dodgers preparing to make a run at Shohei Ohtani?

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani of the Angels waves to fans as he waits on deck to bat against the Minnesota Twins on Sept. 25 in Minneapolis. And even if the Dodgers can pursue Ohtani next winter without worrying about the penalties associated with being a repeat luxury-tax offender, there’s no guarantee they will land him. The winter meetings next year will be …

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