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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani makes statement with two-way performance in win over Padres

Nypost · · 727 words · By Dylan Hernandez
Athlete Agency and Motivation Two-way player viability
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“Ohtani hit a leadoff home run and pitched five scoreless innings in the Dodgers’ 4-0 victory over the Padres on Wednesday night at Petco Park”
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Multiple independent web sources (ESPN, X/Twitter, and another news report) confirm Ohtani hit a leadoff home run and pitched five scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory over the Padres.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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“the Dodgers refrained from using him as designated hitter in each of the last three games he pitched”
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One web search result mentions Ohtani not hitting in a pitching start and that this has happened 'for the second time in three weeks', but there is no specific evidence confirming he refrained from DHing in exactly the 'last three games he pitched'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Decoy (born May 15, 2023), known in Japanese as Dekopin (デコピン), is a Kooikerhondje owned by Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani. He is a fixture in the Los Angeles Dodgers fandom and has been descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoy_(dog)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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“Twice last week, he wasn’t the Dodgers’ DH – on a day he pitched and the day after.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general biographical information or unrelated game summaries and does not mention the specific DH schedule for the previous week.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani pitches to the Giants’ designated hitter Bryce Eldridge during Wednesday night’s game at Dodger Stadium.“It seems when he’s on the mound, you expect a no-hitter, and when he’s hitting, y…
https://rafu.com/2026/05/ohtanis-solid-effort-gets-dodgers-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously played in MLB for the Los A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani did something uncharacteristic for his team in hopes to break out of the loss column.
https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi/shohei-ohtani-did-someth…
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“Pouncing on a high fastball by Padres starter Randy Vasquez, he drove the ball over Petco Park’s centerfield wall for his second home run in his last 18 games as a hitter.”
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Multiple sources confirm Ohtani hit a leadoff home run off Padres starter Randy Vasquez on a high fastball/four-seamer over the center-field wall.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Juan Soto trade was a blockbuster sports trade between the Washington Nationals, and San Diego Padres of the Major League Baseball (MLB) made on August 2, 2022. The centerpiece was Nationals outfi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto_trade
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“Ohtani was 0 for 3 with a walk in his four other plate appearances”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains only general stats and biographical info; it does not provide the specific box score for the other four plate appearances in this game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani[e][f] (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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web search NEUTRAL — Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Shohei Ohtani. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-r…
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Filled another shelf in his trophy case as NL MVP, Silver Slugger winner at DH, All-MLB First Team, Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH of the Year, National League Hank Aaron Award and AP Male Athlete of t…
https://www.mlb.com/player/shohei-ohtani-660271
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“the start was his first this season in which he failed to complete six innings”
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A web search result explicitly states: 'For the first time this season, Ohtani did not complete six innings as a pitcher.'
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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web search NEUTRAL — For the first time this season, Ohtani did not complete six innings as a pitcher. He struck out four, walked two and scattered three hits across five scoreless frames.
https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-starts-vs-padres?eId=…
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web search NEUTRAL — Greg Amsinger and Chris Young discuss the incredible start to the season for Shohei Ohtani and how it compares to 2021 and 2022.Don’t forget to subscribe! ht...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMnf7otZ0KM
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“In the fifth inning, the Padres loaded the bases against Ohtani with one out.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state that the Padres loaded the bases with one out in the fifth inning against Ohtani.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ippei Mizuhara (水原一平, Mizuhara Ippei; born December 31, 1984) is a Japanese interpreter. Mizuhara served as the interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Ohtani, translating Japanese to Eng…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ippei_Mizuhara
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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“Ohtani threw a first-pitch sweeper to Fernando Tatis Jr., who grounded into an inning-ending doubleplay.”
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Two independent web sources confirm that Fernando Tatis Jr. grounded into a double play on the pitch following the bases being loaded in the fifth, ending the inning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Guerrero Ramos (born March 16, 1999), known by fans as Vladdy, is a Dominican-Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made hi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronald José Acuña Blanco Jr. (born December 18, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). After signing with the Braves as an intern…
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