Alden González
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ESPN baseball reporter. Miami born, Cuban bred. Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song. I will try not to sing out of key. (email: alden.gonzalez @espn .com)
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Mike Trout wants to stay. A trade “hasn’t even crossed my mind.” Instead, he seems hellbent on not only proving he’s still elite, but that he can do what few believe he can:
Lead the Shohei Ohtani-less Angels into the playoffs.
“He’s just mad.”
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Elly De La Cruz touching Shohei Ohtani to see if he’s real and Ohtani giving him crap for where he hit a ball with an off-balance swing.
The language of baseball >
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Mexico manager Benji Gil: “Japan advances, but the world of baseball won tonight.”
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John Altobelli, a decorated JUCO baseball coach who impacted countless lives, was among those who died in this morning's helicopter crash.
"He gets overshadowed by Kobe a little bit, but he was his own Kobe of the junior college baseball world." ...
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With Yoongi in the stands, Hyun-Jin Ryu threw a Maddux, shutting out the Braves through nine innings on only 93 pitches. For the season: 2.03 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 22.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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Top of the first: Shohei Ohtani throws a ball 101 mph.
Bottom of the first: Shohei Ohtani hits a ball 115 mph.
Ridiculous.
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The Padres gave away a dog calendar for today’s game. Every month features a picture with a player and his dogs — except August. Juan Soto, who has pet allergies, instead went to a nearby pet store and took his in front of a fish tank.
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11:45 am: Angels announce Mike Trout fractured the hamate bone in his left hand.
4:40 pm: Anthony Rendon fouls a ball off his leg and leaves the game.
5:30 pm: Shohei Ohtani exits the mound with a trainer.
Oh my.
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What Javier Baéz did is an example of why you should never give up on a play. Because you never know. You might just be playing the Pirates.
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Shohei Ohtani over these last 34 days ...
Pitching: 0.45 ERA, 58 SO, 11 BB, 39 2/3 IP
Hitting: .287/.393/.604, 8 HR, 29 G
Six innings of one-run ball, with 12 strikeouts, against the Astros tonight. And a huge two-out, two-run triple.
It is continually unreal.
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Sandra Scully, the wife of Vin Scully, passed away on Sunday night due to complications from a long bout with ALS, the Dodgers announced. She was 76. She had 6 kids, 21 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. The Dodgers provided this photo ...
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the nba: ja morant dunked in somebody’s face so nasty aaaaaahhhhhh
mlb: some dude in chinos walked past the parking lot again
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Source: Shohei Ohtani has not made a decision yet.
That’s not to say it won’t ultimately be the Blue Jays; my understanding is that, at this point, that decision has not been made.
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The death of Tyler Skaggs has taken my breath away. One of the coolest, nicest, most down-to-Earth people you could ever meet; someone who was really starting to come into his own, too. Devastated for his family, especially his wife and his mom.
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Albert Pujols. No. 700. Off Phil Bickford. His second home run of the night. Amazing.
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Feel for Jared Goff. One minute you’re young, rich, good looking, with a smart coach and a cool stadium on a good team in a great city, the world in the palm of your hands. The next, you’re off to Detroit.
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Shohei Ohtani ...
* 2.10 ERA, 40 SO, 25 2/3 IP
* .931 OPS, 13 HR, 162 PA
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How Tyler Skaggs was honored today: His teammates all wore his jersey, his mother threw a strike to his best friend for the ceremonial first pitch, then the Angels scored 7 first-inning runs and pitched a combined no-hitter, from Taylor Cole and, for the final 7, Felix Peña.
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Shohei Ohtani was asked which All-Star impressed him the most.
His answer: Mookie Betts.
"He's so versatile; he can play the outfield, play the middle infield. He's very, very talented."
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Bob Nightengale is NOT in Arizona.
Nightengale is NOT on a flight to Arizona.
Nightengale is with us in Southern California.
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An amazing nugget by ESPN Stats & Info: Anibal Sanchez and Max Scherzer have put together back-to-back postseason starts of five no-hit innings. The only other time that ever happened was Games 1 and 2 of the 2013 ALCS ... with Anibal Sanchez and Max Scherzer.
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oh great, they're gonna have to negotiate jeff passan's twitter account into the cba now
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Shohei Ohtani's top of the first: Retired all three batters he faced, two on strikeouts.
Shohei Ohtani's bottom of the first: Home run, his major league-leading 27th this season and his 12th this month.
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Joe Musgrove bought a Polaroid camera, started a unique dugout celebration and sprouted a massive mural. Some day it’ll make for a good coffee-table book — but it isn’t finished.
The Padres’ season, told through their favorite photos:
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The 40/40 club …
Canseco (1988)
Bonds (1996)
A-Rod (1998)
Soriano (2006)
Acuña (2023)
The 40/50 club …
Acuña (2023)
The 40/60 club …
Acuña (2023)
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The A's announced that fans can pay to have their cutouts at home games this season, with prices ranging from $49 to $129. The most expensive gets you a baseball if a foul ball hits your cutout. Proceeds go to local charities.
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Gerrit Cole cost $1M less than Angel Stadium and the 133 acres of ripe, undeveloped land that surrounds it. Unreal.
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Dodgers’ 2020 OF is flat-out scary ...
LF: Mookie Betts
CF: Cody Bellinger
RF: Mookie Betts
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The AL Rookie of the Year field will include Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Spencer Torkelson, Adley Rutschman, Shane Baz, eventually Riley Greene, among others.
The amount of young talent in this sport is mesmerizing.
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Last time the Indians had a Cuban, home run-hitting right fielder, things went all right.
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Shohei Ohtani taking the mound with a perfect game in progress but also with his uniform dirty from running the bases. Will never get old.
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On Altuve not wanting jersey ripped: “I don’t know what human hits a walk-off HR against Aroldis Chapman to send your team to the WS,” Bellinger said, “and 1, has the thought to say, ‘Don’t rip my jersey off.’ But 2, go into the tunnel, change your shirt, and then come out ...”
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The Giants' rotation ...
Logan Webb
Carlos Rodon
Anthony DeSclafani
Alex Wood
Alex Cobb
Rodon, Wood, Cobb and DeSclafani were signed on 2- and 3-year deals totaling $125M.
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Dodger fans got to come onto the field to cheer for the Lakers advancing into the Western Conference Finals.
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Adidas has ended its partnership with Fernando Tatis Jr.
From a spokesperson for the company: “We believe that sport should be fair. We have a clear policy on doping and can confirm that our partnership with Fernando Tatis Jr. will not continue.”
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Source confirms: Albert Pujols is signing with the Cardinals. It’s a one-year, major league deal, pending physical, and a really cool potential bookend to his career.
@dgoold
and
@katiejwoo
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Sources: The Yankees are sending shortstop prospect Trey Sweeney to the Dodgers in exchange for LHRP Victor Gonzalez and 2B/3B Jorbit Vivas.
This clears two 40-man-roster spots to make room for Shohei Ohtani and Joe Kelly.
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Cody Bellinger, on the Astros: "I lost respect for those guys. I would say everyone in the Show, in the big leagues, lost respect for those guys."
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The Padres win, 5-3. They won three straight NLDS games, the last one in epic, come-from-behind fashion, and have slayed the dragon up the freeway. They’ll have home-field advantage in the unlikeliest of CS matchups vs the Phillies. The Dodgers and their 111-win season are done.
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Trevor Bauer has immersed himself into the Dodgers-Giants rivalry.
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As a Dodger, Shohei Ohtani will make $20M from 2024 to 2033 and $680M from 2034 to 2043. He is deferring more than 97% of his historic contract, made easier by the fact he makes close to $50M annually in off-the-field revenue.
More ...
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Shohei Ohtani sent one 443 feet … to the opposite field … to extend his team’s lead against the first-place Rangers … on a night when he pitched … for his sixth home run in a stretch of seven games.
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The Rams hired a 30-year-old head coach. They traded 7 first-round picks. They took chances on the likes of Suh, Peters, Beckham. They replaced their franchise quarterback. And now they’ll play in a Super Bowl that they will host. Pretty cool to see boldness rewarded like that.
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Base hit to right, and Juan Soto just completely overthrows the cutoff duck.
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Clayton Kershaw is through six perfect innings on 69 pitches in his season debut from Minnesota, with 12 strikeouts. His fastball is averaging nearly 92 mph, and he has induced whiffs on 16 of the 23 sliders that have been swung at. Amazing.
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Shohei Ohtani will not be taking questions from the media, I’m told. Instead, he will read a statement at 2:45 pm PT.
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The Dodgers have reached agreement with Clayton Kershaw on a return, a source confirms.
@JonHeyman
and
@Joelsherman1
had it first. More to come.
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Shohei Ohtani has been voted an All-Star as a hitter and a pitcher for the third straight year.
I’ll have to check my research, but I think he’s the first six-time All-Star in a three-year stretch.
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Trevor Bauer’s initial 324-game suspension under MLB’s domestic violence policy has been reduced to 194 games by an arbitrator, ending a seven-month grievance process.
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Heading into this weekend’s series …
Dodgers: 85-49
Giants: 85-49
They have split their 16 games against one another.
The total score in those games …
68-68
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Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's longtime interpreter and confidant, has been charged with bank fraud after it was discovered he transferred more than $16M from Ohtani's account to an alleged illegal sports book, federal authorities announced in L.A. court.
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Mike Trout noted that the Angels scored 7 first-inning runs and finished with 13. Tyler Skaggs' birthday is 7/13, tomorrow. "You can't make this stuff up," Trout said.
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There were no fans in the stands, and thus, no booing of the Astros at Dodger Stadium. But
@DieterRuehle
and
@djsevere
went in on them with their music choices this weekend. Their troll songs ...
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Batting second tonight for the Angels, and also pitching — Shohei Ohtani.
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Shohei Ohtani, with 6 games left:
15-8, 2.35 ERA, 213 SO, 43 BB, 161 IP
.275/.358/.529, 34 HR, 94 RBI, 11 SB
fWAR: 9.3, second only to Aaron Judge.
MVP or not, he had arguably the most uniquely impressive baseball season ever in 2021 and has taken it to another level in ‘22.
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Gabriel Moreno lofted a fly ball to right that was initially called a home run then ruled foul after a crew-chief review. On the very next pitch, he homered to left-center field -- and flipped his bat like 20 feet into the sky.
4 home runs in 6 batters -- and Lance Lynn is out.
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Edwin Diaz went down during the celebration. He seems to be grabbing at his right knee and is receiving medical attention near the mound.
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The Dodgers have added Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman in a span of 25 months.
lol
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Diamond Sports Group had until the end of today to pay the Padres their scheduled rights fee and has decided not to do so. Tonight will mark the final Padres game that airs on Bally Sports. Moving forward, MLB is expected to take control of broadcasts.
More coming ...
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Yu Darvish stole Anthony Rizzo's walk-up music when he came to bat in his first start against the Cubs today. It was his way to honor him.
"It was Rizzo who kind of took care of me when things weren't really working my way in Chicago."
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Carlos Correa, in a stunning turn of events, is joining the Mets on a 12-year, $315M deal, just one week after agreeing to join the Giants on an even larger contract. The Mets' CBT payroll projects at a stunning $380M.
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Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers are in agreement on a one-year deal, source confirms.
@Ken_Rosenthal
had it first.
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Just said this on SportsCenter: Shohei Ohtani will be with the Angels in New York, and it looks like he’ll continue to hit while he decides the next course of action with his UCL tear.
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Juan Soto! Josh Bell! Brandon Drury! Josh Hader!
The Dodgers: "Cute."
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Feel like this needs to be said today: Mike Trout takes more time to sign for kids and pose for selfies with them than practically any baseball player I've covered. Most of those interactions are not captured on video, or at least they're not shared. But they happen constantly.
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Mike Trout, on Shohei Ohtani: “I’m gonna do whatever I can to keep him here.”
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People: I can report that every Angels player will walk up to Nickleback tonight. The coaches decided it as a way to shake things up. So, if the Angels snap their losing streak tonight, you can thank Nickleback.
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Ronald Acuña Jr. approached us today leaning on his bat as if it were a cane and then cracked a big smile and started walking normally. He feels fine and wishes he could play today.
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Shohei Ohtani will not pitch in the Angels’ season finale against the Mariners on Sunday, Joe Maddon said today. He will continue to hit this week, but his season is over as a pitcher.
The final line: 9-2, 3.18 ERA, 156 SO, 44 BB, 130 1/3 IP.
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Ronald Acuña Jr. planned to get married in the offseason. But his fiancée’s visa was set to expire, keeping her and the kids away for 3 months. He wanted them here for the stretch run. An LA wedding was arranged in 24 hours.
Then Acuña made history.
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MLB announced that “earlier today” their department of investigations “began their formal process investigating the matter” involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhari.
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The Lebron-versus-Jordan debate, and any other like it, should only be about comparing resumes. To not believe LeBron James is better at basketball than Michael Jordan is to basically not believe in human evolution.
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Here’s what was said …
Part of Ronald Acuña Jr.'s Instagram Live interview.
(via r/Braves)
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Mike Trout, as he would, homers in his first at-bat as a father.
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I'm here at Angel Stadium to report that Shohei Ohtani is walking up to "Photograph" by Nickelback, a ballad for a generation.
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Shohei Ohtani.
Dodgers.
Seven-hundred million smackers.
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Mike Trout is slashing .347/.448/.776 in case you, like, forgot he was good or something
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The Angels announced that Shohei Ohtani has been placed on the injured list with his oblique injury and won’t play any more this season.
We expect to get more on him from the ballpark today.
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After Mike Trout homered off Jacob deGrom at the All-Star Game, Bryce Harper was asked, from the outfield, whether Trout should be considered the best player in the game. "If you don't," Harper said, "then you're not watching."
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Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to law enforcement this morning and is in federal custody. He is scheduled to appear in L.A. court at 1 p.m. PT. The expectation, according to what I was told yesterday, is that he will be let out on bond at that point.
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Can confirm
@Joelsherman1
’s reporting on new rules, which were agreed to by MLB/MLBPA and are expected to be ratified by owners next week. …
* 28-man rosters in April
* automatic runner on 2B in extras in 2022
* pitcher can remain DH after he’s done pitching thru life of CBA
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Juan Soto was booed upon being shown on the JumboTron in between innings, so he turned around to point to his Trea Turner jersey and pumped his fist as the crowd howled.
Juan Soto is a good vibe.
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Dan Kurtz, a 40-year-old stay-at-home dad, started a KBO site 17 years ago because he loves the league and nothing else. On opening night, it drew 27 times the traffic and crashed. Since then, he has become a sought-after expert.
“It’s blowing my mind.”
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Dustin May's season is over. He will undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday to repair his UCL.
It's the third day of May, and the Dodgers suddenly don't have enough starting pitching.
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A random list of home run totals in 2021 ...
Shohei Ohtani: 5
Mike Trout: 6
The Mets: 7
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Justin Turner joined the Dodgers 8 years ago, in his late 20s, his future uncertain. He turned himself into an All-Star and became one of the most influential players in the history of one of the most distinguished franchises, both with his play and his impact in the community.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke with Joc Pederson, who lost in arbitration and was headed to the Angels in a deal that ultimately fell through. Roberts said Pederson “absolutely” wants to remain with the team.
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A partial list of starting pitchers who won't finish the season because of injury ...
Scherzer
deGrom
Darvish
May
Gonsolin
McClanahan
Springs
Rasmussen
Ray
Gonzales
Painter
Montas
Cortes
McCullers
Garcia
Marquez
Ohtani*
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Astros manager Dusty Baker, on the hostility from fans to begin this season ...
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team met with Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles a couple days ago for two to three hours.
“Clearly,” he said, “Shohei’s our top priority.”
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Shohei Ohtani said he is “very confident” he’ll be DH’ing for the Dodgers when they open their season in South Korea. He said he’s right on scheduling on the hitting side and will start hitting velocity when he reports to Arizona.
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The reaction before Shohei Ohtani’s first at-bat from Dodger Stadium …
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At the main entrance to Dodger Stadium, in honor of Vin Scully.
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