Japanese star Shohei Ohtani is set to return as a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 season ...

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Shohei Ohtani is back on the mound. Can it get any better for the World Series champions?

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(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) Japanese right-hander pitcher Roki Sasaki, 23, is introduced by the Los Angeles Dodgers at a news conference at Dodger Stadium Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Los Angeles.

Ohtani arrives as an MLB champion, along with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but also with a new responsibility much greater than giving the Californian team a World Series title. The Japanese baseball ...

USA v Japan: Super Round - WBSC Premier12 / Gene Wang/GettyImages The Los Angeles Dodgers have quickly become the most hated franchise in Major League Baseball over the past 12 months or so.

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Wolfe also noticed another benefit the Dodgers have that other teams can’t offer: their current status as the most popular team in Japan. “I don’t believe it was always the destination.