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Shohei Ohtani didn’t stand at a podium and announce it with finality. He didn’t frame it as a dramatic turning point. In fact, he didn’t even fully confirm it himself when first asked. But the message landed anyway — and it hit with the kind of quiet force that makes a crowd lean in. Ohtani will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic this March, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Ohtani’s choice ... Read more

Shohei Ohtani didn’t stand at a podium and announce it with finality. He didn’t frame it as a dramatic turning point. In fact, he didn’t even fully confirm it himself when first asked. But the message landed anyway — and it hit with the kind of quiet force that makes a crowd lean in. Ohtani will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic this March, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Ohtani’s choice ... Read more

On the surface, Blake Snell said exactly what the Los Angeles Dodgers — and their fans — wanted to hear. “That’s the plan.” Simple. Confident. Reassuring. And yet, as the Dodgers march toward the 2026 season with expectations bordering on historic, Snell’s calm optimism carries an undertone that’s impossible to ignore. Because when it comes to elite pitchers with injury histories, plans and realities rarely move ... Read more

On the surface, Blake Snell said exactly what the Los Angeles Dodgers — and their fans — wanted to hear. “That’s the plan.” Simple. Confident. Reassuring. And yet, as the Dodgers march toward the 2026 season with expectations bordering on historic, Snell’s calm optimism carries an undertone that’s impossible to ignore. Because when it comes to elite pitchers with injury histories, plans and realities rarely move ... Read more

There were no scoreboards. No stat lines. No radar guns. Yet in the middle of baseball’s quietest stretch, the San Diego Padres were busy running a very different kind of play — one that doesn’t show up in standings but may linger far longer than any spring training result. As the rest of Major League Baseball drifts through the offseason, the Padres wrapped up their annual Community Tour, spreading players, coaches, ... Read more