A World Series rematch kicked off Friday night as the New York Yankees traveled to the City of Angels to face the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers—and the fireworks started early. Yankees superstar Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar DH and starting-pitcher-in-waiting Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday became the first slugger in Major League Baseball to reach 20 home runs in 2025. Here's a look at No. 20, which came off Tanner Bibee of the Cleveland Guardians:

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Shohei Ohtani is already one of baseball’s biggest stars, but Red Sox legend David Ortiz believes the Dodgers could take his game to another level. Ortiz recently suggested that Ohtani should play a hybrid role,

As the Dodgers are putting the hammer on the Yankees, Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh tied up Shohei Ohtani for the MLB home run lead.

For the second straight day, Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a home run, and in the Dodgers' 7-2 win over the Guardians on Monday, he did it on the first pitch he saw. Ohtani turned around a 96.5 mph fastball from starter Gavin Williams,

The Japanese star joined Gil Hodges (21 in 1951) and Cody Bellinger (20 in 2019) as Dodgers with at least 20 homers in the first 55 games. It is the 64th time a player in the majors did it in the same span, the first since the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso in 2023.

Sometimes it's not just baseball fans who are left to ponder the enigma that is Shohei Ohtani's greatness. Sometimes, it's opposing players too. On Tuesday, it was Cleveland Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee who was left perplexed after an Ohtani feat of strength.