Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
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"Just looking for a really good pitch to hit, but one of the fans were telling me it's your bobblehead night so you better get a hit, and I'm glad I was able to do that." Ohtani h
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The Dodgers are favored at home (-255) against the Braves (+209).
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The Dodgers have now matched the best start to a season by a defending World Series champion in Major League Baseball history, tying the 1933 New York Yankees.
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Atlanta remains winless through its first six games of the season after falling to the Dodgers in the first two games of the series.
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The latest win — which sunk the Braves to a worst-case scenario 0-7 — came via Shohei Ohtani's walk-off home run and the only thing more epic than the blast was the team's celebration, which seemed to mock one of Ohtani's Japanese commercials.
Shohei Ohtani is that man. With the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves tied 5–5 in the bottom of the ninth, Ohtani smashed the first pitch he saw for a 399-foot walk-off home run to win the team's eighth game of the season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have an air of invincibility around them after becoming the only reigning champions to start an MLB season 8-0 despite not yet playing their best baseball.
The Dodgers rallied from a 5-0 deficit and are off to the best start ever for a defending World Series champion at 8-0.
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The Shohei Ohtani bobbleheads handed out at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday before his walk-off home run are a hot item on eBay, with prices ranging from $150 to $1,450.
But what some people might have missed was the subtle and amusing way in which Ohtani and the Dodgers decided to celebrate said walk-off. As Ohtani rounded third base and headed for the plate, he perfectly imitated the gesture he made in a commercial for a Japanese skincare company while Dodgers teammate Miguel Rojas gave him a Gatorade shower.
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Pro Football Network on MSNShohei Ohtani-Powered Dodgers Beat 1933 Yankees in This Stat After Comeback Win vs. BravesThe Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 2024 against the New York Yankees. Many wondered what kind of start the Dodgers would have to the 2025 MLB season after that. Pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers had a 7-0 record entering the April 3 matchup against the Atlanta Braves.
Shohei Ohtani did it again on his bobblehead night. The Japanese superstar hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday.