Shohei Ohtani will pitch for Dodgers
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Shohei Ohtani has already done some mind-boggling things in a Dodgers uniform. But for his first year and change in L.A., he was on a long road to recovery that prevented him from doing the thing that truly makes him a "unicorn" among big leaguers: pitch.
As the Dodgers welcome Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the first time, his former interpreter is now reporting to prison.
Andy Pages hit a game-turning three-run home run in the fifth inning, Shohei Ohtani had three hits and scored two runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday night.
After enduring a 10-game stretch without a home run dating back to June 2, Shohei Ohtani ended the long ball drought in a big way, belting two round-trippers in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. But getting back into the home run column is far from the only thing Ohtani achieved in Los Angeles' win.
Ohtani, who has amassed a MLB-best 73 runs to go with a.297 batting average, 25 homers and 11 steals, paces all National League players with 1,398,771 votes.