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    Dylan Hernández: Dodgers handle first Ohtani mania test, but more challenges loom for the team

    by Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times Feb 05, 2024 4 minutes
    Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani talks with media at DodgerFest 2024, the official kickoff celebration for the coming baseball season, at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Walking up a stairway on the backside of the outfield pavilion, Shohei Ohtani was accompanied by his interpreter, a couple of Dodgers public relations officials, two police officers and seven security guards.

    The sight of Ohtani caused a commotion in the nearby concourse, screams erupting from the mass of humanity pressed against a chain of metal security barriers. Admirers in blue hooded sweatshirts and white replica jerseys pointed their camera phones in Ohtani's direction, chanting in unison, "Sho-hei! Sho-hei!"

    DodgerFest wasn't a typical preseason rally. This was a Hollywood red-carpet event. This was a Beyoncé concert.

    The $700-million home run hitter was expected to change the Dodger Stadium experience,

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