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The major storyline dominating the 2024 Major League Baseball season revolves around the gambling scandal implicating Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. MLB’s decision to launch a formal investigation aligns with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ move to fire Ippei Mizuhara on Wednesday. Ohtani’s representatives claimed that the Japanese player had been robbed, […]

Shohei Ohtani’s Spring Training with the Los Angeles Dodgers was going well. Until Wednesday that is. When news of his interpreter’s alleged theft broke, it sent the baseball world buzzing. Now, the MLB is finally addressing the situation amid all the unrest. Releasing a statement, the league announced that a formal investigation is underway. “Major […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ games against the San Diego Padres were overshadowed by one big story. In a story that still isn’t as clear-cut as one would like, Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter/friend Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of theft. We’re still not quite sure what’s going on, seeing that the story has changed drastically from when […]

This season will be quite the weird one for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The goal remains the same: win the World Series at all costs. However, they’ll have a familiar face in quite the unfamiliar place. Mookie Betts, the superstar right fielder, is moving to shortstop for this season. It’s an interesting change, but one […]

Shohei Ohtani was the most prized free agent we’ve seen in years this past winter, with the Los Angeles Dodgers ultimately convincing the Japanese superstar to join them as he inked a mega 10-year, $700 million deal with $680 million deferred. Anyway, one other team was in the hunt for Ohtani until the very end […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, and it did not go well. In the first inning, Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up five earned runs on four hits and a walk on 43 pitches. The Dodgers trailed 5-1 after the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2024 MLB season as World Series favorites after signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, and while Mookie Betts being moved to shortstop is one of the more intriguing stories this spring training, it is a move that could be concerning for the team and overall defensive alignment […]

What a whirlwind 24 hours since Shohei Ohtani made his official Los Angeles Dodgers debut on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea. After Ohtani collected two hits and an RBI in a 5-2 Dodgers win, ESPN reported that LA fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and friend of Ohtani, amid questions surrounding wire transfers upward of $4.5 […]

A major controversy broke for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the aftermath of their Opening Day Seoul Series win over the San Diego Padres after reports came out that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was accused of theft. The Dodgers wasted no time in firing Mizuhara, relieving him of his duties to the organization just […]

Earlier in the week, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres set off on a roughly 15-and-a-half-hour flight from the U.S. to Seoul, South Korea. Both teams took a break from their spring training schedules to travel over 6,000 miles for the MLB Seoul Series, which will be considered the Opening Day of the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have just won their first game in the Shohei Ohtani era, but that’s not the biggest story related to the National League West ball club at the moment. The firing of Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been the talk of the town of late for extremely intriguing reasons. Mizuhara has reportedly […]

Shohei Ohtani signed a massive 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in MLB free agency this past offseason. The deal took the entire sports world by storm. So did Ohtani’s former team, the Los Angeles Angels, expect him to receive that much money? Ohtani, who of course spent the first portion of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reportedly fired Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara after a “theft” accusation surfaced, a team spokesperson said, per Gustavo Arellano, Nathan Fenno, Adam Elmahrek, and Paul Pringle of the Los Angeles Times. LA made the decision after Ohtani’s representatives accused Mizuhara of “massive theft” of the Dodgers superstar’s money for betting […]

With baseball right around the corner, the Seoul Series in South Korea has taken the sport by storm! The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers will go head-to-head for the second straight game overseas with a whole new audience watching. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a huge splash this past winter, signing both Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani. Yamamoto was the best pitcher on the open market and joined the organization after a standout career in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan, ultimately inking a 12-year, $325 million deal. Needless to say, the Dodgers […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off their regular season with a matchup against the San Diego Padres in the Seoul Series. It marked the first time Shohei Ohtani wore Dodgers blue for an official contest. A bomb threat before the game caused a scare, but nothing came of it. Los Angeles was able to come […]

In his first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tyler Glasnow was named the team’s Opening Day starter. While the Dodgers came away with a victory, Glasnow wasn’t necessarily pleased with his performance. Los Angeles used an four-run eighth inning to earn a 5-2 win. Glasnow pitched five innings, allowing two hits and two runs. […]

The San Diego Padres played a quality game against the talented Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Opening Day in the Seoul Series saw San Diego jump out to an early 2-1 lead. Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles utilized a four-run 8th inning to end up earning a 5-2 victory, however. A Jake Cronenworth glove malfunction […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are set to open the 2024 MLB regular season with a two-game set in South Korea, hyping up fans all over the globe with the upcoming Seoul Series. However, greater safety measures must be undertaken to ensure the protection of players, coaches, and fans alike after the […]

What if I told you that new Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow has never earned a Cy Young vote before? Surprised? Well, it is true. Despite the majority of the world considering Glasnow to be one of the best pitchers in the sport, the former Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays hurler hasn’t even […]

Major League Baseball is back! The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in Seoul, South Korea for a 2-game series for the annual MLB World Tour. Each team will get a chance to be the home team with the Padres going first. Fans will finally get a chance to see Shohei Ohtani in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in South Korea for a two-game series against the San Diego Padres. Ahead of the big week, new Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and New Balance dropped a multitude of announcements. On Monday night, March 18th, Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and New Balance revealed the new, signature logo of the two-time […]

For the first time in league history, MLB is headed to South Korea. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will kick off the 2024 season with the MLB World Tour Seoul Series 2024, where the two teams are playing a handful of exhibition games before facing each other in the first regular-season games […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pursuit of World Series championship No. 8 begins on Wednesday, as the super team collides with the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea. Expectations and excitement for the club are sky-high, which figures to be the new standard in the Shotime Era. There are other players beyond Shohei Ohtani, Mookie […]

Shohei season is in full swing! The Los Angeles Dodgers will be playing the 2024 season with arguably the best player in the MLB right now in Shohei Ohtani. After signing an extraordinary deal with LA, the reigning NL MVP is ready to tear it up and go for his first championship. However, the Dodgers […]

The fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t likely to be happy about this. Ticket prices for the team’s home opener this season are quite pricy. An average ticket for the home opener vs. St. Louis Cardinals is around $533, per USA Today. That price is what is listed on StubHub, per USA Today. The […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have taken their act to the Far East, and South Korean baseball fans and the media are going wild for the appearance of this superstar-laden team led by icon Shohei Ohtani as well as Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. The Dodgers have been a baseball powerhouse for more than a decade […]

The San Diego Padres are preparing for the Seoul Series against the loaded Los Angeles Dodgers. Both teams are already in Korea, as the first game takes place on Wednesday, March 20. With that said, it sounds like Fernando Tatis Jr. is loving the visit. Tatis was asked about what he thinks of Seoul and […]

Since there is such an enormous gap in wealth between the richest and “poorest” baseball teams, a surprise postseason berth by a club like the Miami Marlins truly feels special. Conversely, seeing a behemoth like the Los Angeles Dodgers mow their way through the rest of the competition will nauseate most fan bases. Apparently, there […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers might make even more moves following what was a huge offseason? Well, maybe. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman was asked if LA will consider making any more roster additions and he certainly left the door open, per Doug McKain of Dodgers Nation. “In our DNA we can never say […]

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to battle the San Diego Padres during the Seoul Series in Korea. Ohtani and the team have received no shortage of attention since arriving in Korea, and he is ready to “prove” that he is indeed a Dodger now, via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. “I […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers went on a shopping spree this offseason. Their two biggest signings come from Japan: former MVP Shohei Ohtani and Japanese sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Ohtani has been his usual excellent self during spring training. Yamamoto, on the other hand, hasn’t been playing that well. He has a dreadful 8.38 ERA during spring […]

Shohei Ohtani posed for a picture with a woman who is believed to be his wife before the Los Angeles Dodgers took their flight to Korea for the Seoul Series against the San Diego Padres. Image via the Dodgers: Wheels up to Seoul. pic.twitter.com/NgeQYiwgS2 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 14, 2024 Early in spring […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have just one spring training matchup left before they officially begin their 2024 regular season in a two-game series against the San Diego Padres in South Korea on March 20 and 21. Tyler Glasnow will be taking the mound on this early Opening Day, and if his latest outing is any […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto left zero doubts about which NFL team he will be rooting for in the 2024 NFL season. The first-year big-league hurler got a shoutout from the Los Angeles Rams, who posted a couple of pictures on X (formerly Twitter) showing Yamamoto wearing Rams threads. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 🤝 Rams pic.twitter.com/gOfcWMF38o […]

Recently, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts raised eyebrows across the MLB landscape when it was announced that he would be switching shortstop Gavin Lux and second basemen Mookie Betts positionally this year. This means that Betts will now be taking over shortstop duties for the Dodgers, while Lux, who had been struggling defensively in […]

Shohei Ohtani’s decision to sign a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers rocked the entire sports world. But Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are moving on despite losing one of the best players the game has ever seen. Trout addressed Ohtani’s absence and how it is impacting the Halos in spring […]

The show goes on! Unlike anything the game of baseball has seen since the days of Babe Ruth, two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has transcended Major League Baseball to an international scale. Fresh off of swatting the fourth-most home runs in baseball a year ago, Ohtani could very well be on track for another monstrous summer […]

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts and Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson are terrific baseball players but even they are in awe of the talents of 2023 MLB MVPs Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr. Betts, who is only starting to see how Ohtani operates and prepares behind the scenes, recently shared an eye-opening realization […]