The two-way Japanese star, who did not pitch in all of 2024, was also the team’s designated hitter and hit in the leadoff. He grounded out in his first two at-bats and then struck out twice.

Ohtani pitches three innings for the first time and Sheehan follows, as the Dodgers take a shutout into the eighth inning and hang on to beat the Giants, 2-1.

"You could see it … that different demeanor that he carries on days that he pitches," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Michael Conforto totalizó tres hits y anotó dos veces, Shohei Ohtani dio otro paso alentador en su regreso al montículo tras una cirugía de codo y

Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his first time pitching against the Giants as part of the rivalry. Including his time with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has allowed one run in 15 career innings (0.60 ERA) against San Francisco.

Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove beyond the right-field wall.

Two more Dodgers followed Judge with Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. New York Mets star Francisco Lindor rounds out the top five, while his teammate Juan Soto has the sixth-most popular player jersey.

Yu Darvish is on the mound for the San Diego Padres. And for the Washington Nationals, Shinnosuke Ogasawara is on the bump. Ogasawara is the newest to MLB. He came over from Japan this season, and he was also hurt early in the season.