Baseball: Ohtani homers in Dodgers’ exhibition win over Yomiuri

Shohei Ohtani met the expectations of a packed crowd with a two-run blast as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Yomiuri Giants 5-1 in an exhibition game Saturday. The two-way superstar, playing in his native Japan for the first time since the 2023 World Baseball Classic, homered into the right-field seats to push the Dodgers’ lead to 4-0 in a five-run third inning at Tokyo Dome. Michael Conforto and Teoscar Hernandez each hit a solo home run in the same inning. Ohtani led off the game with a walk and grounded out in his other plate appearance before being replaced by a pinch-hitter in the eighth…

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