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 …
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to.310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arraez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 on Saturday night. “It’s very unlikely but I would expect Arraez to play tomorrow,” manager Dave Roberts …
Outfielder Teoscar Hernández has 62 RBIs at the All-Star break, ranking seventh in the National League and trailing only Shohei Ohtani among Dodgers hitters. “I knew with a base hit, I could tie the ballgame.” In a 1-and-2 count, Foley finally threw the pitch Hernández was looking for, an inner-half sinker that didn’t sink quite enough. “But knowing all we …
Major League Baseball might as well cancel the home run derby. “The reason he came to the Dodgers,” manager Dave Roberts said, “was to win a championship.” All-Star week isn’t baseball’s greatest stage. Ohtani winning, or even just participating in, a home run derby could draw attention to baseball for a handful of days. “It’s not solely his responsibility to …
Shohei Ohtani steals third base in the fourth inning. “We couldn’t get to Pfaadt early,” manager Dave Roberts said, “and wound up losing the ballgame.” After the Dodgers were held hitless through the first three innings, Ohtani provided the team’s first sign of life in the fourth inning. “With the bat, with his legs, it’s really game-changing stuff.” Still, down …
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 …
