His interpreter claims that the theft was used to pay off gambling debts, but Ohtani remains calm and scores another RBI by clobbering a long sacrifice fly.
Southern California’s two major league baseball teams launched their 2024 season this week at Seoul’s 15,900-seat Gocheok SkyDome in warmed 68-degree temps in front of sold-out fans and Korean cheerleaders wearing T-shirts with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres logos.
The cheering peaked Thursday night in a 15-11 shootout that began with the Padres scoring five runs in the first inning and stayed ahead of the Dodgers for the remainder of the game.
