What makes his rating "surprising" is the fact that he hasn't pitched since 2023 and he's rated the best pitcher in baseball. Throughout his career, Ohtani has been very good on the mound. He has made 86 career starts, compiling a 38-19 record to go along with a 3.01 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP, a 3.5 K/BB ratio, and 481.2 innings pitched.

With a crowd of 42,064 filling the Tokyo Dome, the three-time MVP delivers and goes deep in his second at-bat in the Dodgers’ 5-1 win over the Yomiuri Giants.

Highlights from the Dodgers’ first few days in Japan, including a well-received workout at the Tokyo Dome, plus reaction to Shohei Ohtani.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers took part in an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants in preparation for the upcoming 2025 MLB season. The game marked the return of superstar Shohei Ohtani to his native country of Japan,

In an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants, Shohei Ohtani blasted a 391-foot home run that gave Japanese fans a reason to shower the Los Angeles Dodgers star with applause.

From the hundreds of fans eagerly awaiting their arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Thursday to the more than 10,000 strong packed into the Tokyo Dome for their first practice, the Los Angeles Dodgers are soaking in rock star treatment in Japan.

Shohei Ohtani is so talented that it sometimes seems inevitable that he'll deliver a big moment on the baseball field whenever he wants to. In the Los Angeles Dodgers' Saturday exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome in Japan,