According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN, one AL West pitcher, Mark Leiter Jr. of the Athletics, said that the Dodgers would not "miss a beat" if Ohtani weren't in the lineup, amid his defense of PCA as the NL MVP this season.

For all the complaints that they're ruining baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers won for only the 13th time in their last 29 games Friday night (LAD 3, MIL 1). In those 29 games, they've been outscored 115-136 and averaged under four runs scored (3.

The New Balance cleats Ohtani wore for the 2025 Tokyo Series sold for $440,055, making a new record for the highest-selling baseball cleat ever. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are the only other athletes to have a pair of shoes sell for more than $300,000.

Shohei Ohtani continues to prove he's a two-way star with a busy day for the Dodgers in Denver.

While the Dodgers have been in a bit of funk this month, the market for memorabilia belonging to their best player has still remained red hot.

Shohei Ohtani’s game-worn cleats sold for a record price, smashing Michael Jordan’s $93,000 baseball footwear record.

Shohei Ohtani's one-of-one pair of New Balance Player Exclusive "Ohtani 1" sneakers sold for $440,055 at auction on Sunday.