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Have a day! City of LA declares 'Shohei Ohtani Day,' then he crushes HR
LOS ANGELES – For as long as Shohei Ohtani plays for the Dodgers -- which will be at least for the next decade -- May 17 will be known as “Shohei Ohtani Day” in Los Angeles County. Earlier on Friday, Ohtani was honored at Los Angeles City Hall and was
Muncy lands on IL with oblique strain
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Dodgers' stingy streak ends as bats held in check
LOS ANGELES -- The playoff atmosphere was undeniable Thursday, with much of a typically late-arriving L.A. crowd in their seats well before the game began. A double dose of Shohei Ohtani made the buzz palpable. But neither Ohtani’s bat nor his bobblehead -- one given away to each of the
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Despite injuries, Dodgers' 'pen holding it down
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