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    Lakers' Rui Hachimura enjoying baseball dreams through Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers

    LOS ANGELES — Rui Hachimura took the field in front of a crowd that would grow to more than 50,000 as he soaked in more than the sunshine. The boy named by a baseball-loving grandfather stood on the pitching mound of one of the game's most iconic stadiums, his heart pumping as a wide, anxious smile hit his face. As he got ready to throw the first pitch on Japanese Heritage Day at Dodger ...
    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Jan 05, 2024 5 minutes
    Rui Hachimura of the Los Angeles Lakers throws the ceremonial first pitch on Japanese Heritage Night at Dodger Stadium on July 8, 2023, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Rui Hachimura took the field in front of a crowd that would grow to more than 50,000 as he soaked in more than the sunshine.

    The boy named by a baseball-loving grandfather stood on the pitching mound of one of the game's most iconic stadiums, his heart pumping as a wide, anxious smile hit his face.

    As he got ready to throw the first pitch on Japanese Heritage Day at Dodger Stadium, he urged the crowd to cheer. Down the first-base line, he noticed Angels star Shohei Ohtani pause his stretching routine to watch.

    With "Black Samurai" printed on the back of his brilliantly white Dodgers jersey, Hachimura went into a windup and delivered the pitch.

    "I was nervous. I didn't think it was going to be crazy, but it was A LOT of people," he

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