The response to Shohei Ohtani at the Tokyo Dome on Friday reestablished a longstanding truth about the Dodgers: In Japan’s view, there is Ohtani and then there is everyone else.

Shohei Ohtani’s every step, swing and smile were intensely followed this week during his homecoming at the Tokyo Dome, an event that would make most mortals wilt under the pressure.

The entire week was a buildup to this. Whether the ball struck by Shohei Ohtani would have cleared the right-field wall at the Tokyo Dome if some fans hadn’t reached over the railing is ...

TOKYO — The entire week was a buildup to this. Whether the ball struck by Shohei Ohtani would have cleared the right-field wall at the Tokyo Dome if some fans hadn’t reached over the railing ...

TOKYO – Shohei Ohtani met the moment in his return to the Tokyo Dome, because of course he did. In Saturday’s exhibition against the Yomiuri Giants, Ohtani – ever the showman ...

Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, who lined up 10 deep and hoped to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived on Thursday, saw nothing of the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar.

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s every step, swing and smile were intensely followed this week during his homecoming at the Tokyo Dome, an event that would make most mortals wilt under the ...

TOKYO, JAPAN – MARCH 18: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday, ...

He said that when Ohtani hit three home runs in one game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 19, they almost ran out of sake. “The people in Little Tokyo obviously have a lot of pride in Shohei ...