Baseball: Ohtani crowns day in his honor with NL-leading 13th homer

Los Angeles County proclaimed May 17 “Shohei Ohtani Day” on Friday and the Dodgers’ two-way star played his part in the celebration with his National League-leading 13th home run in a 7-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. “I’m really happy to experience a day like today and it’s a special moment,” Ohtani said at Los Angeles City Hall in the morning after the council officially named the May date, after the No. 17 he wears, in honor of his athletic achievement. On the field at Dodger Stadium in the evening, the 29-year-old gave the Dodgers a 3-0 lead with an opposite-field two-run shot on a first-p…

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