The Dodgers had too many huge highlights to count during 2025, but this one’s a good start. Kicking off Dodgers Nation’s Top 10 highlights this year is Shohei Ohtani’s walk-off home run on his bobblehead night, which gave the Dodgers an 8-0 start to the regular season.
LA got off to an electric start to the season, winning both of their games in the Tokyo Series before sweeping the Detroit Tigers in a three-game series at home. They continued on to win the first two games of their next series against the Atlanta Braves, but ran into some trouble in the final game of the series.
The Braves scored the first couple runs of the game, with Marcell Ozuna crossing the plate on an error from Max Muncy and Matt Olson scoring from a Nick Allen double in the top of the first inning.
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After a quiet bottom of the first from the Dodgers, the Braves came out in the top of the second and extended their lead to five.
Ozzie Albies doubled to make the score 3-0, and an Olson double scored two more.
After that, though, the Dodgers began their comeback.
Tommy Edman hit his fourth home run in eight games to cut the score to 5-2 in the bottom of the second, and Michael Conforto hit a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth to bring the Dodgers within two.
Blake Snell posted two shutout innings after allowing the Braves’ five runs, and a combination of Ben Casparius, Kirby Yates and Jack Dreyer kept the Braves quiet for the remainder of the game.
Max Muncy leveled the game with a double of his own in the bottom of the eighth, and with one out in the bottom of the ninth, the eventual MVP came through for LA.
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Ohtani hammered a first-pitch changeup from Raisel Iglesias to center, and the ball carried just past the outstretched glove of Michael Harris II and over the wall, giving the Dodgers a 6-5 win.
This win set the tone for the remainder of the season, and gave the Dodgers the best start by a defending champion in MLB history.
Photo Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
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