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    Shohei Ohtani focused on swing after quiet, yet productive, opening week with Dodgers

    LOS ANGELES — The moment was begging for a thunderous swing. So was the 91-mph fastball that St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos had grooved down the middle of the plate. Last Saturday night, in what could have been his first signature moment as a member of the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani tried to oblige. He saw where the pitch was headed, with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th ...
    by Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times Apr 02, 2024 4 minutes
    Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a ground rule double against the St Louis Cardinals in the sixth inning on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — The moment was begging for a thunderous swing.

    So was the 91-mph fastball that St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos had grooved down the middle of the plate.

    Last Saturday night, in what could have been his first signature moment as a member of the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani tried to oblige. He saw where the pitch was headed, with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning. He tapped his front toe and uncorked his bat, feeling the ball explode off the barrel with a vicious left-handed swing.

    "I thought I hit it well," Ohtani

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