It's always been my childhood dream to be able to be in an important situation, to play in important games,” Ohtani said.

Ohtani is getting his first chance on the October playoff stage with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who open the National League ...

Born in 1994 in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, Shohei Ohtani showed early promise as a baseball player. By age 18, he was already ...

Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been friends going back to their days playing in Japan’s top baseball league. Now, ...

Shohei Ohtani is no stranger to lofty expectations and pressure. As a teenager, Ohtani was already expected to be the next ...

Yamamoto has made just four starts since coming off the injured list, having missed nearly three months with an arm injury.

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with ...

LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar ... teammate Mike Trout for the final out that gave Japan a 3-2 victory over the U.S. team in the final. Those who see how Ohtani prepares ...

Shohei Ohtani spent the last six years going ... teammate Mike Trout for the final out that gave Japan a 3-2 victory over the U.S. team in the final. Those who see how Ohtani prepares expect ...

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani already was a superstar with his hitting ... including his then-Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out that gave Japan a 3-2 victory over the U.S. team in the final.