Los Angeles Dodgers: 2025 First Half Highlights (Ft. Shohei, Freddie, Teoscar, Kershaw & MORE!)

Yoshobu Yamamoto in his second season with the Dodgers. The opening day starter back in his home country at the knees to get him looking. Tough strike first though as Amaya drives in Swanson. Back to the splitter to finish him off. Second K for Yamamoto. I mean, I know you can’t throw that every single pitch, but if I am throwing anything else, I I’m throwing it for a ball. Let me throw something off the plate. I don’t want to give them an opportunity to hit the fast ball or the curveball. Swing and a miss. He strikes out Swanson. Backto back Kaz to open the fourth and now sets his sights on Brown. Scorch through the right side and it’s Otani that’s provided the first hit for the Dodgers. Pah goes first to third and he delivers for these fans as he always does. 107 off of the bat of Show Otani and a one two three fifth inning. Pinpoint with the fast ball from Yoshi Nou Yamamoto. Singled in the fifth for the Dodgers first hit of the day and came in to score down the line. His second hit of the ball game. This one goes to the wall. Otani starts the ninth with a double. Otani Yamamoto. Now Sasaki, the 13th Japaneseborn Dodger making his major league debut. And 100 again fly to left field. There’s Michael Conforto for the first out. And an exhale from Sasaki who’s been dreaming of this day for a long time. Got him swinging. The first strike out of rookie Sasaki’s major league career is of Seya Suzuki. And a nice feather in his cap right there getting his countrymen. I mean, as hard as he throws as a hitter, you’re going to have to get him down in the zone. this thing up just not going to catch up to it. Especially when you’re throwing 100 miles an hour. He strikes him out with the fast. That’s how good his stuff is. You know, it becomes one of those things, too, is he’s just got to believe that he’s that good. Two away. One, two. He got him swinging. Backto back Kes to limit the damage. Trying to get their own perspective captured right here. There’s an absolute take. Right center field. It is off the wall. To second goes Otani. To home goes Otani. It was a home run. And the question is without the fans, would have it been a home run. Back to review. They’re calling the field st. Home run. Yeah, like I said, an absolute tank. bets golf one left field and turns out the lights. He rings the bell with a three-run walkoff home run. Gold. Gold that blew heaven on earth. This team, this place insane. We are watching something special. Night in night out. Highf fly ball to center field. Harris is back. Oh, Tony. Inevitable. Ladies and gentlemen, embrace this. Embrace this man. Embrace this team this season. An 8 and0 start for the defending champs. Unprecedented. Every single night they do something that makes you say, “Wow.” Edmond with a chance to win it. down the line. Base hit Tommy Edmond. Throw comes home not in time. Tommy Tanks delivers and the Dodgers win it in 10. Tommy said he didn’t know what he was going to do with a night off. Well, I’ll tell you, you’re going to get a night off for a few innings and then we’re going to need two at bats later in the game. One of those at bats, we’re going to ask you to drive in two runs and win a baseball game. That’s what we’re going to have you do tonight. And Otani turns the first pitch around down the line and gone. Shi Otani’s first fatherhood homer ties the game. Welcome to the game, Sandy. And show just ambushes him right there. Yoshino Yamamoto, who is just having so far an incredible season. And just a 1.06 RA. Yeah, it’s three. Excellent pitch right on the bottom part of the zone. Whoa. The bat goes flying and it ends up in the first base coaches box. An emphatic strike out for Yamamoto. Slow it down. Got him. Third punch out for Yamamoto. Two gone in the third inning. I think Mark react like that. Three pitches, three strikes. Back-to-back punch outs for Yamamoto. Cap third. I mean, I think that the Braves are making a conscious effort just to not swing at it. elevates and gets a swing and a miss for his fifth strike out of the game. Two gone in the fourth. That’s strike three painted perfectly in the inside corner. Six Ks in four shutout innings for Yamamoto. The one-two coming from Thompson and Otani torches one, tosses the bat and watches it fly. Show Otani breaks the tie with a three-run bomb because of course he is incredible. His 12th home run and the Dodgers with a six spot in the ninth lead it 14-1. This is why people don’t leave their seats when Otani steps onto the field on a 2- Otani launches the ball the other way headed towards the seats. It is gone. A three-run home run from Show Otani. 10 runs for the Dodgers in three innings. Change up. Just kind of floats out there. Otani just kind of flicks it out in the air and it just continues to carry. Unreal power the other way. Here’s a 3-1 pitch and Otani just hammers one to center field. It is back. It is gone. His second home run of the night. Shoi Otani getting it done with a home run to center field. It is 15-2. And for Shi Otani, he has just tied the Phillies Kyle Schwarber for the National League lead in home runs. Otani with six runs batted in tonight. That ball is smoked. He has now given up two home runs as he goes upper deck. Otani’s 18th of the year. Two pitches in, LA won, the Mets nothing. Did he know it? I mean, show Otani when he hits him, you know that he knows. And as soon as contact was made, takes three left turns, puts the dives on the board immediately on the second pitch of the game. Has one that he likes. And off we go with Otani blasting the ball. Way gone. One pitch, one swing, one run. H he is a rare player and he is not afraid to just I haven’t ever seen you but I see the ball very well through those shadows with that swing. Put the Dodgers on top. One- nothing. Lifts the first pitch the other way. Quan steps back onto the track. It is gone. Sky scraping drive the other way and Otani’s got his 20th third consecutive game with a long ball for Shi Otani and now he hits one left center field. It’s judge one Otani one. How do you not love sports, Wayne? How’s not baseball romantic? We going to be here all night. Weezy, you ain’t making that red eye. Greatness. greatness. Simple as that. It’s that MVP swagger. It’s Aaron Judge and it’s Show Otani. Three balls in a strike and Show. It’s a high fly right field. Judges all the way back. He’s at the wall. He leaps. It’s gone. Number two tonight for the spectacular show. Touch first and then touch them all. He is truly fun to watch, Wayne. And he, this is how strong he is. He did get all that baseball. That’s why the fly ball was so high because of the strength in the bat speed. Still strong enough to muscle up another home run. High fly ball left center field. Trent Gisham on the move. He’s at the track. He’s at the wall. It’s gone. It’s career home run 200 for Maxy. And it’s an early explosion for the Dodgers, leading the Yankees 7 zip. As Muny leans on one, if it stays fair, he’s got his second of the game and the 2001st of his career off the foul pole. 14 for the Dodgers over the first five innings against the Yankees. Came into the day with four on the season and he’s got two today. Crazy day so far in the game with double figures. is 2-1 is hit hard to deep right field and Max my finds it again against McIll finding the seats with a two-run home run. This is a very pretty swing to get on top of this not pop it up. Max just puts a smooth swing on it. Eighth of the year, fifth in his last seven games and the Dodgers with a four spot in the first. Dodgers led this game four to one after one inning. Offense has gone silent though. Got my PZ and Kik Hernandez coming up. My saves one to the moon. We’re tied. Second of the game. 199th in Dodger Blue. Another high fast ball that he doesn’t get under as far as popping it up, but he gets under as far as popping it out of here. First pitch. Freeman lifts one the other way. Back goes Nemo. Still back. Still back. It is over. Birdie Freeman drives in Tommy Edmond. The Dodgers come back and win it in 10. Their fifth walk-off win. This 21 is clobbered to right field. Way back and way gone. [Music] Home run 24 for Otani. His seventh leadoff blast and the Dodgers strike first. That is so good to see the top of this lineup. Needs to get going. With a missile to right field. Does it have enough carry? It sure does. Second home run of the night for Shi Oti. An emphatic end to his home run drought. This swing and the amount of effort put into it. He doesn’t hit warning track fly balls. This guy, he is so strong. This site usually inspires a lot of confidence. Clayton Kershaw walking to the mound at Dodger Stadium to take on the San Francisco Giants. Two two. Got him. First strike out for Clayton Kershaw tonight. Kershaw’s payoff pitch. Swung on and miss. Strike three. And here comes the slider. Awesome. But Kurball kisses the sky and then retires the side. Kershaw picks up another strikeout. Four strikeouts for Kershaw, but that’s strike three. Five in the game now and 12 away from 30,000. One more. One more out. Yes. On a ground ball to short. Seven shutout innings for Clayton Kershaw. [Music] Sends one the other way. This time back towards the wall. It is gone. Will Smith ends the night. A pinch hit home run. I’m sorry if I said last night was the best at bat of the year that I’ve seen. We go to right field, we go to left field, and then we’re going deep to right center, sending everybody home happy. The Prince crown him. walk-off home run. Dodgers the fifth consecutive win. Two balls, two strikes trying to put Garcia away. Yes, he did. And there’s the first Dodger strikeout for Shi Otani. Dalton rushing throws that ball in the dugout. This is one of the things that Shi as opposed to throwing against San Diego, Washington will swing the bat. They chase. They go out of the zone. Now, they don’t swing and miss a lot, but they will expand. Third start of the season for Shi Otani. A scoreless inning for Otani against the Nationals last Sunday. Skyed high into shallow center field. Kim going back from second and he calls off Pie. Has to make the catch on the ground to second. Kim has one. And there is two. Tailor made 463 double play and a scoreless first for Otani. The ravine rises ready to erupt. 3K for Carson, the 20th pitcher in baseball history, the fourth left-handed pitcher, but only the third to record 3,000 career strikeouts with one team. Clayton Edward Kershaw Freeman does jump on it, rubs it to right field. It’s down. Here comes Otani. He’s coming home. Where are we going? We’re going home. First pitch, breaking ball choked up. Gets himself a base hit. He’s going to left center with a fast ball. He gets a breaking ball and he pulls it in the air, finds some outfield grass. Freddy Freeman, a multi-hit game. The Dodgers with a W. Could be the best pitcher in baseball. And people looked at me like, I might have lost my mind. But the reality is we’re never going to see it. So it can’t be proved. But my point is he’s so talented on the mound. We’re only getting a glimpse of what he can do because he’s so good at the plate. Back-to- back strikeouts. A video game pitch right there to get Keratini. Number 21. I mean, he just again is in the right place at the right time mechanically. Throws all the pitches that you want for all the alleys to give a hitter a nightmare. Another one two to Diaz. He got him swinging and he strikes out the side. Happy birthday, Shi Otani. Infield comes in and Otani will do plenty more than that. A majestic drive. Two to one Dodgers. And a splash hit for Otani. It was a no doubter. This ball is getting wet. 32nd of the year to lead the National League for Otani. [Applause]

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in first place in the NL West headed into the second half of the 2025 season!

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