He’s got a LeBron James jersey, Michael Jordan jersey and a whole bunch of Clayton Kershaw mementos. But the highlight of Matthew Stafford’s sports memorabilia collection? The Rams quarterback revealed to The California Post it’s a baseball Shohei Ohtani signed for him a few months ago. Matthew Stafford told The California Post his sports memorabilia … Read more
Hikari Saito and Yuta Matsumoto weren’t going to take any chances. The two Shohei Ohtani fans bought tickets to Friday night’s Dodgers vs. Rangers game about a month ago specifically to get their hands on the superstar’s newest bobblehead, and in order to make sure they got their copies of the souvenirs, they got to … Read more
Fans not at Dodger Stadium on Friday night will still have a chance to get a coveted Shohei Ohtani “Greatest Game” bobblehead. But it won’t come cheap. Several of the trinkets, which will eventually be handed out to 54,000 people at Chavez Ravine ahead of Los Angeles’ clash with the Rangers, have already been listed … Read more
Seventy-five dollars for a cup suddenly doesn’t seem so bad. The Shohei Ohtani souvenir mug that’s been causing quite the stir at Dodger Stadium this season is now fetching some shocking numbers on the resale market. The Shohei Ohtani souvenir cup initially came with a price tag of $74.99. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post The … Read more
An iconic Shohei Ohtani home-run ball that was expected to sell for millions this month ended up netting only six figures. The baseball — which Ohtani smacked over the fences at Dodger Stadium during his legendary NLCS Game 4 performance in Los Angeles back in October — landed a mere $292,800 when bidding closed on … Read more
Shohei Ohtani‘s training partner on Wednesday had a few more legs than his usual workout pals. Decoy — Ohtani’s famous kooikerhondje pup — joined the two-way superstar for offseason exercises at Dodger Stadium, and based on some videos the four-time MVP shared, both got in quite the sweat session. Shohei Ohtani’s famous dog Decoy joined … Read more
The Dodgers fan who caught Shohei Ohtani’s third home run from his historic NLCS Game 4 in October has turned down a $2 million offer for the souvenir and is now opting to try his luck with the piece at auction instead. David Flores told The Post on Monday he made the bold decision earlier … Read more
The Dodgers WAGs were out in full force this weekend to celebrate the team’s second consecutive World Series championship — including Mamiko Tanaka, the private wife of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the wives of Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts shared a joint post featuring a group shot of the significant … Read more
Shane Gillis took a bite out of sports’ biggest names during his opening monologue at Wednesday night’s ESPY Awards. And it was a real sign of cultural health. The performance felt like an infusion of wheatgrass — cleansing out the residual crud left over from more than a decade of hyper-political correctness. The comedian went … Read more
If you were in the sports world or seemingly anywhere, for that matter, you were not safe from Shane Gillis on Wednesday night. The comedian went in on almost every topic imaginable in his no-holds-barred monologue to open up the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Gillis touched upon, among many other topics, Aaron Rodgers and … Read more
In a city filled with A-Listers, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was the main attraction on Thursday. In front of Hollywood’s biggest names and one of the city’s biggest sports icons, Ohtani sent a blast into the left field stands during the seventh inning for his second home run of the season in the Dodgers’ 5-4 … Read more
The Ohtani family’s roster is going to be a little bigger. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, are expecting their first child together, he shared on his Instagram account Saturday. “Can’t wait for the little rookie to join our family soon!” Ohtani wrote in the caption of his post, which included an … Read more
Shohei Ohtani stunned fans worldwide in February 2024 after announcing his marriage to a Japanese woman in a bombshell Instagram post. Although the Dodgers’ two-way superstar did not disclose her identity at the time, it was revealed weeks later that the 30-year-old Ohtani wed Mamiko Tanaka, an athlete in her own right. Shohei Ohtani and … Read more
A historic ball fetched a record price. Shohei Ohtani’s 50th homer that secured MLB’s first 50-50 season sold for $4,392,000 when including the buyer’s premium, the highest total ever paid for any sporting ball. Mark McGwire’s 70th homer from the 1998 season held the previous record with a $3 million price, according to ESPN. The … Read more
The real-life made-for-TV drama around the gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s former translator Ippei Mizuhara is indeed heading for the small screen. Lionsgate Television is developing a scripted series about the absurd situation that engulfed baseball’s biggest star and revealed one of his closest friends had allegedly stolen nearly $17 million from Ohtani to cover … Read more
It was a star-studded date night Thursday for Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko. The newlyweds stepped out for the Dodgers Foundation’s 2024 Blue Diamond Gala at Dodger Stadium, making their red carpet — ahem, blue carpet — debut in Los Angeles. Both dressed in black ensembles, the 29-year-old Ohtani smiled beside Mamiko before making … Read more
Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay is aghast that Shohei Ohtani has not had to answer any questions about the gambling scandal involving his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara, who was also a close friend of the Dodgers slugger, has been accused of misappropriating $4.5 million of Ohtani’s money to pay illegal gambling debts. Ohtani held a … Read more
Dodgers co-owner owner Todd Boehly appeared to let his nerves get the best of him during the 2024 MLB Seoul Series on Wednesday. The billionaire businessman appeared to pick his nose and eat it when his team was trailing the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning of Game 1 on Wednesday at the Gocheok … Read more
Shohei Ohtani has reached Korea with plenty of fanfare. The Japanese-born MLB superstar landed in South Korea on Friday along with his new Dodgers teammates and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, for Los Angeles’ season opener against the Padres, which is slated for next week. Ohtani announced on Feb. 29 that he got married, but earlier … Read more
The Shohei Ohtani wife mystery has been solved. Ohtani, who reached a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, shared a photo with his new wife on his Instagram Story Thursday, according to Fox Sports. “Shohei Ohtani and his wife, basketball player Mamiko Tanaka, are heading to the Seoul Series!” Fox … Read more