Ohtani, set to star in the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game leads the majors with 33 home runs and is 4-1 with a 3.49 ERA as a pitcher.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Nightengale’s Notebook: After decades apart, LaTroy Hawkins gets to celebrate MLB success with his brother
“He never got to experience the big-league life with me,” LaTroy Hawkins said of his brother, who was released in 2020 after decades in prison,
Former Dodger Dave Stewart livid about team’s handling of Trevor Bauer case
Dave Stewart says the Dodgers should have taken action against Trevor Bauer and will not attend a celebration of the team’s 1981 World Series title.
Nightengale’s Notebook: Giants stalwarts Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford are enjoying a renaissance
“It’s always nice to prove people wrong,” Giants SS Brandon Crawford said. “I thought we were going to surprise teams.”
Bobby Bonilla Day: Mets embrace mock holiday that pays former slugger, ‘No one forgets July 1’
It’s the mock holiday that Mets’ fans love to hate: Bobby Bonilla Day. And instead of hiding from the contract albatross, the Mets embrace it.
Nightengale’s Notebook: Ex-MLB slugger says sticky substances have more ‘direct effect’ than steroids did
“Everybody and their brother were using steroids, but not everyone was breaking the home-run record,” David Segui says.
Padres’ Tommy Pham wins strip club lawsuit, working to get strength back from stabbing
Tommy Pham, who sued a strip club for security negligence, reached an out-of-court settlement that his attorneys received Thursday.
Opinion: Trevor Bauer, Dodgers are in a sticky situation after being swept by Padres
While there were no fireworks related to Trevor Bauer and foreign substances, the Padres swept the Dodgers for the first time since April 15-17, 2013.
‘He wants his son back:’ Father of Dodgers’ Andrew Toles refuses to lose son to schizophrenia
Alvin Toles, the father of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles, prays for his son who is mentally ill.
MLB will issue 10-game suspensions for pitchers found with foreign substances; pitchers face mandatory checks
Team employees can also be suspended or fined for substances found in the clubhouse or dugout.