Ohtani, whom the Dodgers signed to a 10-year, $700 million contract in December 2023, was made the highest-paid player in baseball history at the time by virtue of his ability to pitch and hit nearly ...

Shohei Ohtani could return to a major league mound in the next two weeks but Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Roki Sasaki has paused his throwing program and is set for a lengthy layoff.

Shohei Ohtani has hit two homers against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night, emphatically ending the three-time MVP's longest homer drought since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 23-year-old right-hander has stopped throwing and there is no timetable for him to resume his throwing program, let alone return to the mound.

According to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez, Roberts said Ohtani will throw a simulated game in the coming days, and it could "potentially" be his last.

Andy Pages hit a game-turning three-run home run in the fifth inning, Shohei Ohtani had three hits and scored two runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday night.

The Giants opened the series Friday with a 6-2 win, but the Dodgers posted the 11-5 win as moderate favorites (-170) Saturday as the Over (9) cashed for the second consecutive night.

With Los Angeles leading 11-0, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent out position player Enrique Hernández to pitch the top of the ninth.

The Giants are sending Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect James Tibbs and another prospect to the Red Sox for Rafael Devers.

Alcantara, who underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2023, has fully ramped up his game again and is back in action.

Holmes had a career-high 15 strikeouts — also a Braves season-high — while allowing just two walks, three runs (two earned) and two hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Amid an ongoing, controversial push to increase immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, the woman who sang the national anthem before Saturday night's Dodgers game said she felt like she "needed" to do something different for her performance.