Sitting on a 1–1 count to lead off the contest against Garrett Crochet, Ohtani received a 97 mph fastball right down the middle from the Red Sox ace—and made him pay. The Dodgers star ripped the pitch to dead center field for his 38th home run of the season, giving Los Angeles a 1–0 lead.

Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run to left field, his 34th of the season, extending the Dodgers' lead to 3-0 in the 3rd inning

Correa, eight years later still the personification of evil to Los Angeles Dodgers fans because of the Houston Astros’ trash-banging sign stealing in the 2017 World Series, hit the final pitch of the game 399 feet to Dodger Stadium’s center-field wall.

Shohei Ohtani started his sixth game of the season on Monday night, striking out three batters in three innings pitched. Ohtani surrendered a season-high four hits and allowed his first earned run since his first start back in the middle of June as he allowed a lead-off home run to Byron Buxton.

Shohei Ohtani isn't leading MLB in home runs at the All-Star break -- Who does, you ask? That would be Cal Raleigh, who is in the field -- but he is third in the majors at 32 homers. So: why isn't he in the 2025 Home Run Derby, set to start on Monday night at Truist Field in Atlanta?

The Arizona Diamondbacks host the St. Louis Cardinals in the afternoon portion of Sunday’s MLB slate. Arizona’s Eugenio Suarez returned from the All-Star break in great form, homering twice in last night’s 10-1 victory over St. Louis.

Ohtani has now homered in five straight games for the first time in his career. He has 37 for the season and has taken over the National L