Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani may not win the MVP award this season for a specific reason, according to one MLB insider.

Shohei Ohtani’s historic return to Japan produced the most expensive pair of baseball shoes ever sold at a public auction.

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.

Nightengale thinks Shohei Ohtani will get plenty of accolades this season, even though he hasn't pitched in a game for weeks.

"The Dodgers anticipate that Shohei Ohtani will be pitching again in September, barring any setbacks, which should also clinch his fifth MVP award as he returns to being a two-way player," Nightengale writes.

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.

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has been having an MVP-caliber season. The Big Lead “Getting Really Ugly Now”: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s ‘Slump’ Highlighted By MLB Analyst Amid Down-To-The-Wire MVP Race With Shohei Ohtani MLB analyst Dan Clark highlighted Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong’s ongoing slump at the plate in recent games by sharing a stat about his offense,

Murakami, Ohtani and Okamoto are each projected for at least 30 homers, something three Japanese-born MLB players have never done together.

Join Matt Perrault on Pushing the Odds for the latest news in sports! Matt discusses Shohei Ohtani's contract structure and what it means for the lockout.

The NL MVP was all but decided ... until it wasn't. Can Shohei Ohtani repeat, or is PCA the best bet? See Will Hill's pick.

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

Colby Marchio breaks down his three favorite MLB home run picks for Monday, Aug. 17, featuring sluggers like Matt Olson and Shohei Ohtani in some of the day's best longball matchups.