Shohei Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 翔平, Hepburn: Ōtani Shōhei, pronounced [oːtaɲi ɕoːheː]; born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", [1] he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham ...

Dec 10, 2023 · TOKYO (AP) — Now that Shohei Ohtani has his money — a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers — some fans in Japan are waiting for one more thing to complete the deal.

4 days ago · LOS ANGELES -- A timeline for Shohei Ohtani's long-awaited return to the mound is beginning to take shape. Ohtani is likely to resume pitching in Major League games sometime in May, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday at DodgerFest. ... He and the Dodgers have an abridged Spring Training for the second straight year due to the Tokyo ...

Oct 31, 2024 · Shohei Ohtani fans in Japan are celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series win. Special newspaper editions rolled off the presses, proclaiming Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto as world champions along with their Dodgers teammates.

Sep 20, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work on Friday morning in Japan.

Oct 31, 2024 · Japanese baseball fans celebrated along with their Los Angeles counterparts as local hero Shohei Ohtani added baseball's biggest prize to his already huge collection of trophies by winning the...

Oct 22, 2024 · U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel greets Angels baseball star Shohei Ohtani at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on March 3, 2023.

Oct 4, 2024 · In celebration of Shohei Ohtani’s momentous 2024 season, when he became the first ever player to create the “50-50 Club”, MLB and Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo are championing the achievement by showcasing all of his 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases in an epic Tokyo-wide OOH takeover.

Oct 11, 2024 · As Japan prepared to face the U.S. in last year’s World Baseball Classic final, Shohei Ohtani famously warned his teammates to stop revering their American peers.

Dec 11, 2023 · Baseball fans in Tokyo lined up on Sunday to buy special editions of the Yomiuri newspaper announcing Shohei Ohtani's move to the Dodgers.