SHOHEI OHTANI NEWS

Shohei Ohtani's Bat From Historic 2024 Season Sells for $300,000 at Auction

A bat used by Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to hit five home runs during the 2024 season has sold at auction for $300,000.

NOVEMBER 23 • FOX SPORTS

"Munetaka Murakami is a better hitter than Shohei Ohtani" - Baseball analyst makes bold claim citing NPB record ahead of MLB posting There is no other Shohei Ohtani, but maybe there is. Coming from his homeland, Ohtani's hitting prowess could be challenged by Munetaka Mura...

NOVEMBER 23 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

7 free agents who should reunite with a former team One of the most exciting parts of free agency is imagining all these players in new uniforms. Sure, by now you’re used to seeing Juan Soto i...

NOVEMBER 23 • MLB.COM

Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Roki Sasaki Featured In Upcoming Release Of Tokyo Series Documentary Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are subjects of Homecoming: The Tokyo Series, a new documentary in theaters February 2026.

NOVEMBER 22 • DODGERBLUE.COM

$1.3 Billion star sends strong message on Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani | Sporting News LeBron James shared an amazed response to Shohei Ohtani's performance during the Los Angeles Dodgers' NLCS-clinching win.

NOVEMBER 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

MLB analysts highlight surprising young duo as potential threats to Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge's dominance Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani have dominated the MLB in the last five years.

NOVEMBER 22 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Longest MLB Home Runs of 2025: Which Rookie Beat Ohtani, Judge on Top-10 List?

A power-hitting rookie. Some of the game's best sluggers. Here are the top 10 longest home runs of the 2025 season.

NOVEMBER 21 • FOX SPORTS

Roberts dishes on wine on 'Over the Plate' Shohei Ohtani is often called one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His manager, Dave Roberts, would say the same. But the Dodge...

NOVEMBER 21 • MLB.COM

A comprehensive 5-tiered look at all the free agents Each year, we take a wide-angle look at the free-agent class as a whole, grouping players together in tiers rather than simply ranking them...

NOVEMBER 21 • MLB.COM

Dodgers figurehead reveals Shohei Ohtani's honorable way of paying LAD back for $700 million investment | Sporting News Shohei Ohtani is matter-of-fact with the Los Angeles Dodgers' brain trust about how he's making good on his $700 million contract.

NOVEMBER 20 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

FOCO Launches New Shohei Ohtani MVP & Dodgers Back-To-Back World Series Bobbleheads FOCO released new Shohei Ohtani bobbleheads for his unanimous MVP Awards and back-to-back Los Angeles Dodgers World Series titles.

NOVEMBER 20 • DODGERBLUE.COM

Ranking the top 10 free-agent hitters for 2026 There is an argument to be made that the past three offseasons have seen the three best hitters in baseball reach free agency: Aaron Judge i...

NOVEMBER 20 • MLB.COM

Yamamoto recruits free agent Munetaka Murakami for Dodgers caught having sushi Will the back-to-back champions also land the most coveted Japanese hitter since Shohei Ohtani? The World Series MVP appears to be making hi...

NOVEMBER 20 • SI.COM

Dodgers predicted to make blockbuster trade to reunite Shohei Ohtani with former $426 million three-time MVP teammate | Sporting News This would be a perfect reunion.

NOVEMBER 19 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

These 6 players could spark a Dodgers three-peat in 2026 As the 2025 Dodgers’ run to a repeat title showed, it takes a village to win a World Series championship. For all the heroics from star play...

NOVEMBER 19 • MLB.COM

2026 World Baseball Classic Odds: USA, Japan Top Board as Early Favorites

The World Baseball Classic is on the horizon. Here are the early odds for the upcoming tournament on FOX.

NOVEMBER 19 • FOX SPORTS

Stan Kasten: Shohei Ohtani 'Fixated' On Winning World Series Every Season During Dodgers Contract Los Angeles Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten discussed Shohei Ohtani's goal of winning a World Series every season of his contract.

NOVEMBER 18 • DODGERBLUE.COM

Beginner Guide: Valuing Your Baseball Cards Fresh off a monster season Shohei Ohtani's cards are buzzing.

NOVEMBER 18 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Dodgers writer has brutal (but fair) assessment of Shohei Ohtani's past MVP wins Shohei Ohtani means so much more to the game of baseball than his MVP awards, but his dominance won't last forever.

NOVEMBER 18 • DODGERSWAY.COM

Shohei Ohtani's $68 million loophole in Dodgers contract expected to help cause MLB lockout in 2027 | Sporting News Shohei Ohtani's contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers may help contribute to an MLB lockout starting in 2026 and affecting the 2027 season.

NOVEMBER 17 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

10 candidates to knock Ohtani and Judge from their MVP thrones That Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani keep winning MVP Awards -- 2 straight for Judge and 3 in a row for Ohtani, and seven of the 10 handed out...

NOVEMBER 17 • MLB.COM

A wrinkle of Shohei Ohtani's contract will have Dodgers under scrutiny before lockout Shohei Ohtani's massive deferrals with the Dodgers also allow him to skirt California income tax.

NOVEMBER 16 • DODGERSWAY.COM

Mookie Betts' Latest Shohei Ohtani Take Is Bad News For Barry Bonds Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts had a take on Shohei Ohtani this week that is tough to disagree with.

NOVEMBER 16 • NESN.COM

Blue Jays predicted to land $460 million four-time All-Star after missing out on Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto in past offseasons | Sporting News The Jays are predicted to finally land their white whale.

NOVEMBER 15 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Makes Insane Professional Sports History Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani won the fourth Most Valuable Player award of his career Thursday night. Ohtani earned his sec...

NOVEMBER 15 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM