Shohei Ohtani consistently delivers big plays for the Dodgers, offsetting the absence of other star players and making the team a title contender.

Mookie Betts Makes Announcement After Missing Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is in his 12th MLB season. A three-time World Series champion, eight-time All-Star, seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner and the 2018 AL MVP, Betts is one of the most accomplished players in baseball.

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, both of them reigning MVPs favored to take home the award again in 2025, traded home runs in the first inning of a three-game series between last year's World Series participants.

With the Angels up two runs on the Dodgers in the ninth inning and Mookie Betts stepping to the plate with Ohtani on second, Jansen intentionally committed a balk to move Ohtani to third. But Jansen was almost confused as to why Ohtani and the umpires ignored the blatant balk initially.

Shohei Ohtani homered again, and the Dodgers took down the Guardians for the second consecutive day. Here's how the game unfolded.

An opposing player doesn’t typically draw a crowd a few hours before a game, but that’s exactly what happened Sunday afternoon at Citi Field when Shohei Ohtani threw to hitters for the