The Sho is underway from South Korea, the place Shohei Ohtani is making his Dodgers debut in opposition to the Padres within the Seoul Sequence on the Gocheok SkyDome right now.
Within the first regular-season recreation in South Korea, Ohtani meets fellow countryman Yu Darvish. Teammates with Crew Japan throughout final yr’s run to the World Baseball Traditional title, Ohtani and Darvish had by no means confronted one another within the large leagues.
Dodgers followers can watch a stream of Ohtani’s debut within the U.S. on MLB.TV, and it is also being televised regionally on SportsNet LA in Los Angeles. A nationwide telecast is obtainable on ESPN. After the sport, an archive of the printed might be obtainable without spending a dime.
Observe all of his at-bats right here because the Ohtani period kicks off.
Third inning (vs. Darvish): Ohtani strains his first Dodgers hit, steals second
With two out, Ohtani dealt with a 2-2 fastball up within the zone from Darvish and blistered it into proper subject at 112.3 mph — his hardest-hit ball on any Opening Day. It was Ohtani’s fourth Opening Day hit, all of that are singles. The bottom hit got here two pitches after Ohtani drilled a foul ball deep down the right-field line at 119.2 mph.
Ohtani then took off for second on the primary pitch to Freddie Freeman and picked up his first stolen base with the Dodgers. The throw from Padres catcher Luis Campusano wasn’t even shut. It was Ohtani’s first steal try on Opening Day.
The Dodgers finally loaded the bases, and Ohtani was stranded on third when Darvish struck out Max Muncy to get out of the inning.
First inning (vs. Darvish): Ohtani reveals off his pace
After Mookie Betts drew a leadoff stroll, Ohtani slapped a 2-1 sinker from Darvish to Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. Ohtani bolted down the first-base line to show a possible double play right into a easy fielder’s alternative.