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Los Angeles Dodger two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is not expected to pitch for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, though he jokingly left the door open to the possibility.

Shohei Ohtani returned to the mound last season after a nearly two-year hiatus from pitching, as the Japanese player recovered from elbow surgery in September 2023. The Los Angeles Dodgers gradually ...

PHOENIX – You don’t have to see Shohei Ohtani to know where he is on the Dodgers’ complex. You know where he is because of the fans stampeding towards him. You know where he is by their screams when ...

SAN DIEGO -- - Manny Machado became the career home run leader at Petco Park and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who held two-way All-Star Shohei Ohtani hitless in a three-game sweep ...

Samurai Japan is returning to the World Baseball Classic stage with many of the same players who powered its 2023 title run, ...

Ohtani will only be a DH during the WBC, but he plans to simulate live pitching sessions and throw bullpens while away from the Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES -- - Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández's two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat ...

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts explained what will be different for Shohei Ohtani pitching this season compared to ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers will get to see Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in spring training games before the duo heads off to join the Japanese team for the World Baseball Classic.