TOKYO – Shohei Ohtani met the moment in his return to the Tokyo Dome, because of course he did. In Saturday’s exhibition against the Yomiuri Giants, Ohtani – ever the showman – was quick to slug a home run while wearing a major league uniform in his home country for the first time for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Not that it should come to anyone’s surprise.
“I’m surprised it took two at-bats, honestly,” Dodgers catcher Will Smith said of Ohtani’s solo blast off his former World Baseball Classic teammate, Shosei Togo, in the Dodgers’ 5-1 win.
“In big moments he seems to just do what the fans want him to do,” Dodgers
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