<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-101-7-mph-pitch-dave-roberts-reaction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani’s 101.7 mph pitch draws Dave Roberts reaction');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dodgers-Shohei-Ohtani-takes-the-mound.jpg"><figcaption>© Peter Aiken-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani’s 101.7 mph pitch draws Dave Roberts reaction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T08:22:43-07:00">June 29th, 8:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T08:23:39-07:00">June 29th, 8:23am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-throws-hardest-pitch-career-vs-royals">Shohei Ohtani accomplished an incredible feat Saturday</a>. Ohtani threw the fastest pitch in his MLB career, when he clocked one at 101.7 miles per hour. That <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45604746/ohtani-uncorks-career-best-1017-mph-fastball-third-start" rel="noopener">throw impressed</a> Ohtani’s manager, Dave Roberts.</p><p>“I think you can’t take the competitor out of the player,” Roberts said, per ESPN. “There’s a little bit of stress, and that’s when you start to see 100s and trying to bully guys. No one knows himself better than he does, and I thought he was in control. Still good to see triple digits.”</p><p>Ohtani accomplished that achievement in just his third mound start for the club. He is finally pitching this season, after exclusively just batting last year.</p><p>Roberts is going to keep an eye out for how Ohtani feels, after going two innings Saturday.</p><p>“Getting Shohei through two innings throwing the ball the way he did is certainly a positive,” Roberts said. “I didn’t know it was 102 [mph]. I just saw 100, so no, I didn’t expect that. Now I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that he feels good coming out of today.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/2-sneaky-trades-dodgers-must-make-to-boost-world-series-chances">Dodgers are hoping to repeat as World Series champions</a>. Los Angeles is currently 52-32, and first in the National League West.</p><h2><b>Shohei Ohtani wants to keep pitching for the Dodgers</b></h2><p>Ohtani was simply on fire in his start Saturday. He threw first-pitch strikes against all the Kansas City Royals batters he faced. He finished his day on the mound with a walk and a strikeout, while allowing just one hit.</p><p>“I’m happy that I was able to attack the zone,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “There’s some little things that I still need to work on, but overall I’m pretty happy.”</p><p>Ohtani actually threw a pitch 102 mph in Japan, so this is not his total career-high in velocity. That doesn’t matter to him, though.</p><p>“It’s something I don’t think I would be able to do in a live BP setting,” Ohtani said. “It’s nice to be able to hit this velo and see how my body reacts.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-watch-shohei-ohtani-secure-first-two-strikeouts-for-dodgers-since-return-from-injury">Dodgers are likely to keep using Ohtani from time to time</a> on the mound. Los Angeles plays the Royals again on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani’s 101.7 mph pitch draws Dave Roberts reaction

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-home-run-derby-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani confirms Home Run Derby decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dodgers-DH-Shohei-Ohtani-2.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani confirms Home Run Derby decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T08:20:17-07:00">June 29th, 8:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T08:23:22-07:00">June 29th, 8:23am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MLB fans will have to wait at least one more summer to see <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-feat-last-done-1954-willie-mays">Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Shohei Ohtani</a> take on the Home Run Derby.</p><p>Ohtani recently confirmed that <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45604746/ohtani-uncorks-career-best-1017-mph-fastball-third-start" rel="noopener">he will not participate in this year’s contest,</a> despite holding a National League-best 29 home runs.</p><p>“With the current rules in place, I don’t think it’s feasible for me to be able to compete well,” said Ohtani when asked about the event, per ESPN.</p><p>The last time the Japanese slugger competed in the derby was in 2021. Although he did not make it out of the first round of the competition, Ohtani’s presence at the event drew a significant amount of attention from both fans and media members.</p><p>As far as 2025 is concerned, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-throws-hardest-pitch-career-vs-royals">Ohtani has been attempting to make a full return to pitching</a> after recovering from an elbow injury that had kept him off of the mound since the middle of 2023. Through his first three starts of the campaign, he has only surrendered one earned run and three hits across four innings.</p><p>His latest start saw him throw the fast pitch of major-league career. During the Dodgers 9-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals, Ohtani tossed a 101.7 mph fastball.</p><p>“Getting Shohei through two innings throwing the ball the way he did is certainly a positive,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I didn’t know it was 102 [mph]. I just saw 100, so no, I didn’t expect that. Now I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that he feels good coming out of today.”</p><p>Ohtani’s recently heralded return to the mound is not entirely surprising. The 30-year-old posted the first 50-50 season in MLB history a season ago, and has continually upped the ante.</p><p>“I think you can’t take the competitor out of the player,” Roberts said of Ohtani. “There’s a little bit of stress, and that’s when you start to see 100s and trying to bully guys. No one knows himself better than he does, and I thought he was in control. Still good to see triple digits.”</p><p>While Shohei Ohtani might not be participating in this year’s Home Run Derby, it would not be surprising to see such a competitor return to the event down the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani confirms Home Run Derby decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-throws-hardest-pitch-career-vs-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws hardest pitch of his career vs. Royals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Shohei-Ohtani-smiles-during-bullpen-in-spring-training.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws hardest pitch of his career vs. Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T14:24:37-07:00">June 28th, 2:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T14:24:37-07:00">June 28th, 2:24pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Unicorn. Shotime. Nito-Ryu. No matter what you call him, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-feat-last-done-1954-willie-mays">Shohei Ohtani is one of the most uniquely gifted athletes in MLB</a>, nay, the world, with a collection of tools the likes of which few could even imagine.</p><p>As a hitter, Ohtani is among the best bombers in the business, with <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1939061376854393195" rel="noopener">29 home runs and counting</a> in his second season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. While Ohtani aims for power more often than not, he’s also one of the Dodgers’ top extra-base hitters, and in 2024, he joined the 40/40 club, becoming one of the rare players who steal as many bases as they destroy dingers.</p><p>And now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-set-another-two-way-record-return-mound">as a pitcher, Ohtani is reminding fans in Los Angeles</a> and beyond just how special he is on the mound, too, with the MVP throwing his third game of the season against the Kansas City Royals in impressive fashion.</p><p>Before the game, skipper Dave Roberts noted that the Dodgers would try to get Ohtani past the first inning for the first time this year, assuming things went well for the two-way star. While Ohtani did have some struggles early on, getting two of his first three batters on base – including his first walk of the season – “Shotime” launched the fastest heater of his career, with Vinnie Pasquantino hitting the 101.7 mph fastball into a double-play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei Ohtani’s 101.7 mph pitch is the fastest of his MLB career </p><p>The man has 29 home runs!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/kuWEPIjkl3">https://t.co/kuWEPIjkl3</a></p><p>— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1939061376854393195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ohtani then pitched the second inning without as much excitement, with the No. 17 retiring the side in order on 13 pitches with Salvador Perez lining out to center, Jac Caglianone striking out, and Nick Loftin fouling out to Dalton Rushing.</p><p>Will Shohei Ohtani eventually give the Dodgers a “full game,” making it into, or even past, the fifth inning on a regular basis? Potentially so, but for now, he’s once again proving why he’s one of the most exciting players in MLB, as even in limited action, Ohtani can still do things with a baseball – both throwing and hitting it – that few others could even dream of.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws hardest pitch of his career vs. Royals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tyler-glasnow-rehab-update-dave-roberts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts provides important Tyler Glasnow update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Tyler-Glasnow-injury-update.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts provides important Tyler Glasnow update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T12:56:04-07:00">June 28th, 12:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T12:56:04-07:00">June 28th, 12:56pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers remain atop the MLB standings, but getting a fully healthy Tyler Glasnow back will be essential for their postseason push. Following his second rehab appearance with Triple-A Oklahoma City, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tyler-glasnow-blooper-rehab-start">manager Dave Roberts offered a key injury update </a>that suggests that Glasnow may still be a few outings away from returning to the big-league rotation.</p><p>In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times quote-tweeted Dodgers Daily, which included footage of Tyler Glasnow’s rehab outing. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts noted the right-hander’s “stuff looked fine,” but emphasized that his efficiency isn’t yet where the team needs it to be, <a href="https://twitter.com/ByJackHarris/status/1939030289180754002" rel="noopener">posting</a> the following.</p><p>“Dave Roberts said the report from OKC last night was that Tyler Glasnow’s stuff looked fine, but that he wasn’t efficient enough.</p><p>They were hoping to get him into the fourth, but he only managed 2.1 IP. That means he’ll likely need at least two more rehab outings before returning.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dave Roberts said the report from OKC last night was that Tyler Glasnow’s stuff looked fine, but that he wasn’t efficient enough</p><p>They were hoping to get him into the fourth, but he only managed 2.1 IP. That means he’ll likely need at least two more rehab outings before returning <a href="https://t.co/H1oCL5Xlf4">https://t.co/H1oCL5Xlf4</a></p><p>— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByJackHarris/status/1939030289180754002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Glasnow threw 66 pitches over 2.1 innings against the Sacramento River Cats, allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out three. His command remained a concern—just 37 of his pitches went for strikes—and Dodgers staff hoped he’d stretch into the fourth inning. His fastball velocity looked strong, averaging 96.6 mph, but he struggled to finish hitters, something he’ll look to clean up in his next rehab start.</p><p>This marked the second rehab outing since being placed on the 15-day injured list April 28th with right shoulder inflammation. He was later transferred to the 60-day IL on May 31st, delaying a potential return even further. Before the injury, the former Tampa Bay Ray made five starts for Los Angeles this season, recording a 4.50 ERA with 28 strikeouts over 18 innings.</p><p>With Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell still sidelined, the Dodgers’ rotation remains thin—heightening the importance of Glasnow’s return. Los Angeles is currently leaning on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin May, and Shohei Ohtani, who has begun pitching in games but remains on a limited workload.</p><p>Headed into Saturday’s action, the Dodger Blue hold a 52-31 record, the best in MLB currently, but every start matters in a crowded National League playoff race. According to Roberts’ comments, Glasnow is now targeting mid-July for his big league return, assuming there are no setbacks.</p><p>The update from the Roberts press conference signals patience. The team isn’t rushing one of its top arms back before he’s fully ready. In a season where managing workloads is more important than ever, Los Angeles is focused on the long game.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tyler-glasnow-rehab-session">If Glasnow can find his form</a> in his next couple of MLB rehab assignment outings, the Dodgers will get a much-needed reinforcement just in time for their postseason push.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts provides important Tyler Glasnow update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-roki-sasaki-injury-update-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ encouraging Roki Sasaki injury update comes with a catch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Roki-Sasaki-in-the-Dodgers-dugout-in-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ encouraging Roki Sasaki injury update comes with a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T12:52:52-07:00">June 28th, 12:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T12:52:52-07:00">June 28th, 12:52pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/hits-keep-coming-as-dodgers-roki-sasaki-lands-on-il-with-shoulder-injury">Roki Sasaki is currently dealing with a shoulder injury</a>. The Dodgers’ pitching rotation is hoping that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-roki-sasaki-injury-update">Sasaki can return sooner rather than later</a>. Although the latest update from manager Dave Roberts offers some encouragement, the pitcher’s injury timeline still <a href="https://x.com/ByJackHarris/status/1939036969973190968" rel="noopener">remains uncertain</a>, via Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.</p><p>“Roki Sasaki is ‘feeling really good,’ Roberts said, but TBD on what his next steps are,” Harris wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Sasaki, 23, is in his rookie season at the MLB level. The Japanese star was one of the top pitching free agents this past offseason. He ultimately signed in LA with the Dodgers, something that led to extremely high expectations.</p><p>However, Sasaki struggled before suffering his shoulder injury. Across eight starts, he pitched to a lackluster 4.72 ERA, striking out 24 hitters and walking an alarming amount of 22 batters in his 34.1 innings of work.</p><p>Still, anyone who has watched Sasaki pitch understands how high his ceiling is. The right-handed pitcher could become a Cy Young candidate if he develops consistency at the big league level. He certainly isn’t the first rookie with high expectations to struggle to begin a career.</p><p>For Sasaki, the primary focus at the moment is on returning to full health. He will worry about performance once he’s able to begin pitching on a big league mound once again.</p><p>As for the Dodgers, Los Angeles holds a 6.5 game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the National League West heading into Saturday afternoon’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The NL West was quite competitive to begin the ’25 campaign between the Dodgers, Giants and San Diego Padres. Los Angeles is beginning to establish dominance in the division, something that was expected following a big offseason.</p><p>The Dodgers and Royals will go head-to-head at 4:10 PM EST on Saturday in Kansas City.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ encouraging Roki Sasaki injury update comes with a catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-emmet-sheehans-potential-return-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan’s potential return gets pivotal update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Los-Angeles-Dodgers-starting-pitcher-Emmet-Sheehan-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan’s potential return gets pivotal update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T12:43:23-07:00">June 28th, 12:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T12:43:23-07:00">June 28th, 12:43pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan was effective in his his 2025 start in the major leagues. The 25-year-old threw four innings of one-run ball against the San Diego Padres in a Dodgers win. However, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tyler-glasnow-blooper-rehab-start">Tyler Glasnow’s return on the horizon after his rehab start</a> and Shohei Ohtani’s recovery from Tommy John surgery, Dave Roberts delayed Sheehan’s return to the majors.</p><p>Sheehan has a start on Saturday for Los Angeles’ Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City. While some Dodgers fans want him back in the rotation as soon as possible, Roberts has a more conservative approach. Los Angeles’ manager is spoiled for pitching options, even with Glasnow, Blake Snell, and Roki Sasaki still out with injuries.</p><p>Roberts did not close the door on Sheehan possibly rejoining the team later this season. However, he confirmed that the rookie <a href="https://x.com/billplunkettocr/status/1939035167617614279" rel="noopener">will be in the minor leagues</a> for the foreseeable future, according to Orange County Register reporter Bill Plunkett.</p><p>“Obviously he’s coming off a really good one. I’m not particularly sure when his next outing is. I know it’s not going to be with us,” Roberts said. “He’ll have another one with OKC and then at that point in time there might be some things happening.”</p><p>With Ohtani’s recovery progressing slowly but surely, Roberts could have three of his top five pitchers back at full strength. If he gets them all back, there is just no space for Sheehan to fit in. The top prospect has plenty of time to get his opportunity in Los Angeles, though. At 25 years old, Sheehan will remain ready to come back to the majors and contribute when Roberts needs him.</p><p>At some points this season, Roberts has been unable to do any wrong. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-starter-status-confirmed-prompting-questions">His strategy with Ohtani’s recovery</a> has triggered some questions, but fans are not doubting their leader’s decisions.</p><p>He has the Dodgers in the driver’s seat in the National League and could have them back in the World Series yet again. Whether or not Sheehan is a part of that run remains to be seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan’s potential return gets pivotal update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tyler-glasnow-blooper-rehab-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tyler Glasnow suffers unfortunate blooper during rehab start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tyler-Glasnow_4b9486.jpg"><figcaption>Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Tyler Glasnow suffers unfortunate blooper during rehab start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T08:12:37-07:00">June 28th, 8:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T08:12:37-07:00">June 28th, 8:12am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is in the midst of his rehab season after<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-tyler-glasnow-blake-snell-il"> sustaining a shoulder injury on April 28</a>. He is rehabbing with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets of the Pacific Coast League. </p><p>On Friday, Glasnow was on the mound when he <a href="https://x.com/msalas24/status/1938780827925831739" rel="noopener">experienced an unexpected mishap</a> with catcher Chuckie Robinson, per Dodgers Beat. </p><p>Robinson tried to pick off a runner trying to steal a second when he accidentally hit Glasnow in the thigh. Nevertheless, the Comets defeated the Sacramento River Cats 9-7. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dodgers</a> Tyler Glasnow gets hit in the thigh by OKC newly acquired catcher Chuckie Robinson. <a href="https://t.co/sMm6NgSAr0">pic.twitter.com/sMm6NgSAr0</a></p><p>— 🇺🇸 DooM_Sal (@msalas24) <a href="https://twitter.com/msalas24/status/1938780827925831739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As for Glasnow, he had a rough go of it. He gave up five earned runs on seven hits in 2 1/3 innings pitched. In addition, Glasnow walked one and struck out three. </p><p>His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tyler-glasnow-rehab-session">first rehab start was last Sunday</a> against the Round Rock Express. Glasnow threw for two scoreless innings and came away with a strikeout, three walks, and giving up no hits. </p><p>Glasnow has to do three rehab starts before he can make his way back to the Dodgers’ rotation.  So far, he has completed two. </p><p>Meanwhile, the Dodgers are 52-31 and holding onto first place in the National League West. The defending champions remain one of the best teams despite the overall health of their pitching staff. </p><h2><b>Tyler Glasnow and the hobbled Dodgers rotation </b></h2><p>Glasnow’s injury and subsequent recovery process is just one of a series of injuries affecting Dodgers pitchers. </p><p>In addition to Glasnow, Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, Tony Gonsolin, Evan Phillips, and Brusdar Graterol are on the injured list. When Glasnow got hurt, the Dodgers had to switch up the rotation. </p><p>As a result, the Dodgers have experienced inconsistency from their starters, and their bullpen has been depleted. </p><p>The hope is for Glasnow and the others to regain good standing as the second half of the season approaches. Glasgow is expected to return to the rotation in July.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tyler Glasnow suffers unfortunate blooper during rehab start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-royals-victory');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Muncy gives props to Royals after narrow victory');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Max-Muncy-supported-Ohtanis-pitching-against-the-Nationals.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Max Muncy gives props to Royals after narrow victory</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T06:47:02-07:00">June 28th, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T06:47:02-07:00">June 28th, 6:47am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy is cooking. On Friday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-hot-streak-alive-4th-hr-4-days" rel="noopener">Muncy hit his 4th home run in four days</a> as the Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-4. </p><p>But even in triumph, Muncy <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1938810459442016355?t=myDlTEXKaYloaKUgcU_S0Q&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">openly complimented</a> the Royals’ efforts in keeping it a close game despite a 38-44 record, per SportsNet LA. </p><p>“I don’t care what records say,” he said. “Any team can go out there and give you a hard time.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Muncy: "I don't care what records say.  Any team can go out there and give you a hard time."</p><p>Get closer to the action with SNLA+, with the MLB app; including pregame and postgame at no extra cost with Spectrum Internet and Mobile services. <br>🔗: <a href="https://t.co/3Pk48S45KS">https://t.co/3Pk48S45KS</a> <a href="https://t.co/0ODupqNYJv">pic.twitter.com/0ODupqNYJv</a></p><p>— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsNetLA/status/1938810459442016355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The defending champion Dodgers are in the midst of a three-game series against the Royals, who are experiencing offensive struggles. They are now 52-31 and 6.5 games over the San Francisco Giants in the National League West. </p><p>Meanwhile, Muncy is batting .251 with 61 hits, 13 home runs, and 53 RBIs. Not only has he been hitting the ball out of the park, he’s been doing himself one better. </p><p>On Wednesday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-dazzles-2nd-grand-slam-3-games" rel="noopener">Muncy hit his second grand slam in three games</a> against the Colorado Rockies. Furthermore, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-replicates-bonkers-mlb-feat-last-done-in-1951" rel="noopener">Muncy achieved a feat not seen since 1951</a>. </p><p>Last Sunday, he drove in seven runners against the Washington Nationals. The last MLB player to do that was Ralph Kiner in 1951. Despite on-and-off injury battles, the Dodgers are still one of the best teams in the league. </p><p>As for Muncy, his greatness continues to blossom. Along the way, evoking comparisons to another dynamic hitter. </p><h2><b>The comparison of the Dodgers’ Max Muncy to Jimmie Foxx</b></h2><p>Muncy’s historic pace is <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/news/dodgers-max-muncy-makes-history-not-done-hall-famer-jimmie-foxx-1938/38e97497b91704a4a6eba20a#:~:text=According%20to%20OptaSTATS%2C%20Muncy%20has,the%20Dodgers%20as%20a%20whole." rel="noopener">putting him on par</a> with MLB legend Jimmie Foxx. Since late May, Muncy equaled Foxx’s 1938 season numbers in specific categories.</p><p>He has three multi-home run games, two games with seven or more RBIs, two games with multiple three-run home runs, and two grand slams. Ultimately, Foxx finished the 1938 season batting—349, with 50 home runs and 175 RBIs. </p><p>Foxx played for the Boston Red Sox and won the AL MVP. Muncy’s consistency at the plate to hit for average hits for power and drive-in runs mirror Foxx in that regard. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Muncy gives props to Royals after narrow victory

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He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up their fifth straight win in a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals Friday. However, the Royals didn’t go quietly, loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning against closer Tanner Scott. But a slick defensive play by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-seals-win-royals-web-gem">Freddie Freeman sealed the win</a> and got Scott out of a jam.</p><p>After the victory, Scott <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1938811646673330343?t=MF5k29JrITd-UEsYyNb1vA&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">gave credit</a> to Freeman for the game-saving scoop. “Freddie’s pretty good. I mean, he’s got a Gold Glove for a reason. So, he’s a special, special player,” Scott said, per SportsNet LA.</p><p>“Baseball’s not easy. Luckily, we got a pretty good defense behind us and that was a sweet double play,” he added.</p><h2><b>Dodgers closer Tanner Scott heating up in June</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Tanner-Scott.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Dodgers handed the ball to Scott in the bottom of the ninth inning, calling on the reliever to close out a second straight game. The ninth-year veteran had an uneventful outing Thursday against the Colorado Rockies, picking up his 17th save of the season. But things didn’t go quite as smoothly Friday.</p><p>After striking out Bobby Witt Jr. looking with a 96 mph four-seamer to start the inning, Scott gave up a single to Maikel Garcia. Vinnie Pasquantino worked a walk on four straight pitches outside the zone. Then Salvador Perez singled to right on an 0-2 fastball, loading the bases with only one out.</p><p>As the Royals just needed a sacrifice fly to tie the game, Scott was thinking double play all the way. “Any time there’s a guy on and you’re trying to get outs, double plays are your best friend. You’re trying to get something put on the ground to give our defense a chance,” the Dodgers closer said after the game, via SportsNet LA.</p><p>Facing rookie right fielder Jac Caglianone, Scott started the pivotal at-bat with an 88 mph slider up in the zone. It was the only pitch he’d need as Caglianone slapped a grounder to second. Tommy Edman fielded the ball and flipped it to Mookie Betts, who recorded the out at second base before firing to first where Freeman completed the game-ending double play with a sensational pick on the short hop.</p><p>After making his first career All-Star Game in 2024, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-luxury-tax-payroll-after-tanner-scott-contract-blows-away-phillies-yankees">Dodgers signed Scott to a four-year, $72 million contract</a> during their offseason spending spree. While the 30-year-old reliever has struggled at times in his Dodgers debut, he’s pitched well in June. Scott now has a 1.37 ERA, 8 saves and 14 strikeouts in 13.1 innings this month.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tanner Scott gives props to Freddie Freeman for incredible game-winning catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-seals-win-royals-web-gem');   ga('set', 'title', 'Freddie Freeman seals win over Royals with web gem at 1st base');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Freddie-Freeman_06d174.jpg"></figure><h1>Freddie Freeman seals win over Royals with web gem at 1st base</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T22:03:33-07:00">June 27th, 10:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T22:12:55-07:00">June 27th, 10:12pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Royals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers relied on their trio of MVP winners to edge out the Kansas City Royals Friday. Reigning NL MVP <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-makes-royals-pay-leadoff-hr">Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a home run</a> – his league-high 29th bomb of the season. Ohtani later tied the game with a fifth inning RBI triple before scoring the go-ahead run on a base hit by 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts.</p><p>The score remained 5-4 when the Royals threatened in the bottom of the ninth inning. But the Dodgers <a href="https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1938796421043429534?t=ays-RrnhKGvZ50420Vd8uQ&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">got out of a jam</a> thanks to a spectacular defensive play by 2020 NL MVP Freddie Freeman.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"FREDDIE FREEMAN SAVES THE DAY!" <a href="https://t.co/GTcoxckdG7">pic.twitter.com/GTcoxckdG7</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1938796421043429534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>LA reliever Tanner Scott was facing rookie right fielder Jac Caglianone with the bases loaded and one out. Caglianone swung at the first pitch he saw, slapping a grounder to second baseman Tommy Edman. Edman flipped the ball to Betts, who stepped on second and fired over to first base where Freeman made an incredible pick on the short hop to complete the game-ending double play.</p><h2><b>Dodgers’ MVPs lead LA to victory</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Freddie-Freeman-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Freeman has cooled off at the plate this month as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-dishes-truth-quad-injury-concern">deals with a quad injury</a>. After an incredible May, during which he slashed .410/.462/.638 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI, he’s down to .182/.258/.227 with no homers and 4 RBI in 23 June games.</p><p>However, he’s still batting .305 on the season with an .867 OPS. And Freeman is one of the Dodgers’ most important veteran leaders, who always seems to come through in the clutch, evidenced by his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-reaction-world-series-mvp-award">MVP-winning World Series performance</a>.</p><p>Non-former MVP Max Muncy continued his offensive onslaught in the series opener against the Royals. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-hot-streak-alive-4th-hr-4-days">Muncy hit his fourth home run in four games</a> Friday. The Dodgers third baseman has 15 RBI during his four-game power binge.</p><p>With the victory over Kansas City, the Dodgers extended their winning streak to five straight games. LA has gone 11-2 since the San Francisco Giants moved into a first-place tie in the NL West on June 13. The Dodgers are now 21 games over .500 and have a 6.5 game lead in the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Freddie Freeman seals win over Royals with web gem at 1st base

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-teoscar-hernandez-final-decision-home-run-derby');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez makes final decision on Home Run Derby');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Teoscar-Hernandez-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez makes final decision on Home Run Derby</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T21:04:03-07:00">June 27th, 9:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T21:04:03-07:00">June 27th, 9:04pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-teoscar-hernandez-fans-bonkers-epic-home-run-derby-win">Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, the reigning Home Run Derby champion</a>, has <a href="https://x.com/AM570LASports/status/1938747497951961240" rel="noopener">officially opted out of the 2025 event</a>, choosing instead to focus on staying healthy and contributing to the team’s second-half playoff run. The decision, confirmed via AM 570 LA Sports, comes after Hernandez cited concerns related to a past groin injury that sidelined him earlier this season.</p><p>Hernandez <a href="https://dodgerblue.com/dodgers-teoscar-hernandez-skipping-home-run-derby-health/2025/06/27/" rel="noopener">talked about his decision</a> shortly after it was made, via Scott Geirman of Dodger Blue.</p><p>“I was considering it at the beginning, but not right now,” Hernandez said. “Because last year, when I finished the Home Run Derby, I was a little tired, tight. My body was a little tired, and with the injury that I had with my groin this year, I don’t want to put anything at risk.”</p><p>Hernandez made history in 2024 by becoming the first Dodgers player to win the Home Run Derby, defeating Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the finals at Globe Life Field. His victory was a highlight in a season where he also slugged 33 home runs in his debut campaign with the Dodgers and earned an All-Star selection.</p><p>This season, Hernandez again got off to a strong start. Through his first 32 games, he posted a .305 batting average with 33 RBIs before being sidelined in May with a left groin strain/adductor issue. He spent nearly two weeks on the 10-day injured list but returned quickly and has remained a central figure in the Dodgers’ lineup.</p><p>His absence from the Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta means the field will proceed without the defending champion. So far, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves and Cal Raleigh of the Mariners are the only confirmed participants. Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz also declined to participate.</p><p>Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-concerning-teoscar-hernandez-injury-update">Hernandez will not compete</a> in the Derby, he has advanced to Phase 2 of All-Star voting as a finalist among National League outfielders. Even though the fans may be disappointed by his decision, Teoscar Hernandez has remained consistent that his top priority is helping the Dodgers in their pursuit of a World Series title.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez makes final decision on Home Run Derby

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-hot-streak-alive-4th-hr-4-days');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Muncy keeps hot streak alive with 4th HR in 4 days');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Max-Muncy_913ec6.jpg"></figure><h1>Max Muncy keeps hot streak alive with 4th HR in 4 days</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T19:12:42-07:00">June 27th, 7:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T19:27:58-07:00">June 27th, 7:27pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Royals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers kept their winning streak going against the Colorado Rockies. Los Angeles swept Colorado, outscoring the team 20-9 in the three-game series. And, despite the Dodgers’ star-studded lineup, Max Muncy stole the spotlight with his recent offensive eruption. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-dazzles-2nd-grand-slam-3-games">Muncy hit his second grand slam in three games</a> on Wednesday, driving in 6 runs. In LA’s series opener against the Kansas City Royals, the veteran third baseman was <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1938759312991756745" rel="noopener">at it again</a>.</p><p>Muncy hit a home run in his first at-bat against the Royals Friday, going deep for the fourth time in his last four games, per MLB.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Muncy clubs his 4th homer in his last 4 games! <a href="https://t.co/pdHW22Rx7o">pic.twitter.com/pdHW22Rx7o</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1938759312991756745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Batting in the second inning, Muncy worked the count in his favor before hammering a 3-1 four-seamer from Royals starter Noah Cameron to deep center. The 424-foot bomb is Muncy’s 13th on the season and his fourth in four contests. He now has 15 RBI in that span as well, bringing his season total to 53.</p><h2><b>Max Muncy continues crazy power surge for Dodgers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Max-Muncy-3.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-replicates-bonkers-mlb-feat-last-done-in-1951">Muncy’s offensive production has come in bunches</a> this season. But he’s been fantastic in June. The two-time All-Star entered Friday’s matchup slashing a scorching .328/.459/.642 in 22 games this month. After his second inning fireworks against the Royals, he has 7 home runs, 22 RBI and 20 runs scored in June.</p><p>That production would put him on a 162-game pace for 45 homers, 150 RBI and 142 runs scored. And the Dodgers have Muncy batting eighth in the lineup on Friday – a testament to the ridiculous collection of talent in LA.</p><p>And speaking of ridiculous talent, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-makes-royals-pay-leadoff-hr">Shohei Ohtani started off the game with a leadoff home run</a>. Ohtani passed Aaron Judge with his National League-leading 29th dinger of the season. He also hit his seventh triple of the year, picked up two more RBI and scored two runs. And it’s only the sixth inning.</p><p>The Dodgers entered the Royals series having won 10 of their last 12 games and four straight. The hot streak allowed LA to retake control of the NL West after the San Francisco Giants tied the Dodgers for first place on June 13. Los Angeles now has a six game lead in the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Muncy keeps hot streak alive with 4th HR in 4 days

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-makes-royals-pay-leadoff-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani makes Royals pay with leadoff HR');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dodgers-designated-hitter-Shohei-Ohtani.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani makes Royals pay with leadoff HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T18:02:01-07:00">June 27th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T18:02:01-07:00">June 27th, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani did not waste any time against the Kansas City Royals. Amid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-starter-status-confirmed-prompting-questions">questions about the Dodgers two-way player’s next start</a>, it has not affected the slugger whatsoever.</p><p>He hit Noah Cameron’s fourth pitch of the game 429 feet for his <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1938754901066322055" rel="noopener">29th home run of the season</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei Ohtani gets the game started in a BIG way 🔥</p><p>Launches it 429 feet for his 29th HR of the season! <br> <a href="https://t.co/VkY7N7jBaI">pic.twitter.com/VkY7N7jBaI</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1938754901066322055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It was his eight leadoff home run of the season, giving his team a 1-0 lead out of the gate. Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy followed his lead with a two-run shot in the second inning.</p><p>Ohtani, who has already been named a 2025 National League All-Star, has 29 home runs so far this season. If Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was not having a record-breaking season, Ohtani would lead the league. Instead, he sits three bomb short of “The Big Dumper” in the home run race.</p><p>Ohtani has impressed Dodgers manager Dave Roberts all season long. He has faced criticism for how he is handling his superstar’s return to the mound, though. Despite that, Ohtani has shown faith in him and his staff. He will start against the Royals on Saturday, but will likely be on a pitch limit once again.</p><p>Even if Ohtani can’t pitch more than one inning a game this season, his production at the plate is more than enough. He leads the team in home runs, total hits, and is batting nearly .300 on the season. Ohtani’s dominance is a big reason why the Dodgers are the favorites to win the World Series.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-50-50-season-mlb-reactions">The Dodgers slugger broke records by notching the first 50-50 season</a> in Major League Baseball history. While he is not swiping bags at the same rate, he has more power than ever. If he continues on his current pace, Ohtani could hit 60 home runs this season. Only six other players in league history have hit that mark, including New York Yankees All-Star Aaron Judge.</p><p>Ohtani’s home run off of Cameron, followed by Muncy’s bomb were not enough for Dustin May to hold on to a lead against the Royals. However, it is a great sign that the Dodgers’ stars are just as dominant as ever.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani makes Royals pay with leadoff HR

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-starter-status-confirmed-prompting-questions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani starter status confirmed, prompting questions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Los-Angeles-starting-pitcher-Shohei-Ohtani.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani starter status confirmed, prompting questions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T13:39:24-07:00">June 27th, 1:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T13:39:41-07:00">June 27th, 1:39pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani is in the middle of another great season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-cruises-all-star-game">Ohtani has already been declared as a National League All-Star</a>. However, the biggest development of the season is his pitching. Dave Roberts has been cautious with his star’s workload on the mound, having Ben Casparius pitch the bulk of the innings after one-inning stints from his star.</p><p>Ohtani’s return from Tommy John surgeries is one of the biggest storylines of the season. Roberts and the Dodgers waited for more then a year for the two-way star to fully recover. Now that he is back, Los Angeles and their manager are not taking any risks. Ohtani pitched one inning each in his first two starts back. However, Roberts has promised that it is for a reason.</p><p>Because of the severity of Ohtani’s injury, the Dodgers’ staff does not want to overtax their starter. Casparius is a capable pitcher who can handle the majority of the workload. However, Roberts said that they will begin ramping up Ohtani’s workload soon.</p><p>According to MLB.com’s Sonja Chen, Ohtani’s next start will come against the Kansas City Royals <a href="https://x.com/SonjaMChen/status/1938288112469221669" rel="noopener">on Saturday</a>. Roberts confirmed that his star will start the game, but did not mention how many innings of work he will get. For now, fans expect that he will continue to pitch one inning per start until the coaching staff feels confident.</p><p>Los Angeles has dealt with injuries to their starters all season long. Roberts has navigated it well, allowing the team to ease Ohtani along. With Blake Snell and Glasnow taking steps back towards their return from the Dodgers’ injured list, things are looking up.</p><p>Ohtani will face a good test against the top of the Royals’ order on Saturday. If Kansas City is completely healthy, he will pitch against Jonathan India, Bobby Witt Jr., and Maikel Garcia in the first inning.</p><p>Ohtani is still a ways away from being completely recovered from his injury. For the time being, Roberts will lean on Casparius to guide his team through the rest of the game.</p><p>So far this season, Roberts has yet to go wrong. Behind <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-yoshinobu-yamamoto-earns-ace-declaration-dave-roberts">Los Angeles’ new ace pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto</a>, the Dodgers have one of the best records in the league.</p><p>Ohtani’s return to the mound is a great sign. However, fans might have to keep waiting before their start is back to his normal workload.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani starter status confirmed, prompting questions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-feat-last-done-1954-willie-mays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani pulls off historic MLB feat last done in 1954 by Willie Mays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shohei-Ohtani_32779d.jpg"></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani pulls off historic MLB feat last done in 1954 by Willie Mays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T21:33:48-07:00">June 26th, 9:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T21:48:35-07:00">June 26th, 9:48pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shohei Ohtani is putting together yet another MVP-caliber season in 2025 after winning the award three times in the last four years. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-hr-record-big-blast-rockies">Ohtani broke the record</a> for home runs by a leadoff hitter over the first 80 games of a season on Tuesday, surpassing Brady Anderson’s mark of 26 set in 1996. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers star made more MLB history.</p><p>Ohtani became the <a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1938421698325569625" rel="noopener">first player</a> in 71 years to have 28 home runs and six triples through the first 80 games of a season. Willie Mays was the last player to reach those heights, accomplishing the feat in 1954, per OptaSTATS.</p><h2><b>Shohei Ohtani joins exclusive company in first 80 games</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shohei-Ohtani2.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ohtani now has 28 home runs and six triples along with 52 RBI and an MLB-high 80 runs scored. He’s slashing .291/.391/.626 in 80 games with the Dodgers this season.</p><p>Mays had 30 home runs and six triples with 71 RBI and 68 runs scored while slashing .333/.402/.724 over his first 80 games in 1954. He finished the season with 41 homers, 13 triples, 110 RBI and 119 runs, winning the first of two career MVP Awards.</p><p>Ohtani has already claimed three MVPs in his career, winning his first National League MVP in his Dodgers debut last season. However, he’ll have a tough time surpassing Mays’ 24 All-Star Game appearances.</p><p>Fun fact, the Hall of Famer made 24 All-Star Games despite only playing 23 seasons in the majors. He was able to accomplish this seemingly impossible feat because MLB featured two All-Star Games per season from 1959-1962. So Mays doubled up on appearances over those four years. But even if you take away the extra four All-Star nods he’d still have 20, which is a bunch.</p><p>Ohtani was selected to the Midsummer Classic for the fifth time this season. He’s now tied with David Ortiz for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/how-dodgers-shohei-ohtani-tied-red-sox-legend-with-latest-all-star-selection">most All-Star Game starts at DH</a>. And the eighth-year veteran also made his long-awaited return to the mound on June 16. It was his Dodgers pitching debut as he last started a game in September 2023.</p><p>Just about the only thing Ohtani isn’t doing at the moment is stealing bases. In 2024, Shohei became the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-50-50-season-mlb-reactions">first player to join the 50/50 club</a> as he swiped 59 bags on the season. He has 11 steals so far in 2025 but his last stolen base came on May 20 – a span of 33 games. Ohtani had 10 steals over his first 33 games of the season. He now has one stolen base in his last 46 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani pulls off historic MLB feat last done in 1954 by Willie Mays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-fans-rip-bob-melvin-claim-after-swept-by-marlins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants fans rip Bob Melvin over claim after getting swept by Marlins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Bob-Melvin_7d6f7b.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants fans rip Bob Melvin over claim after getting swept by Marlins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T19:41:32-07:00">June 26th, 7:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T19:59:06-07:00">June 26th, 7:59pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants’ season continued to spiral as the team was swept by the Miami Marlins in a three-game series at home. The Marlins outscored the Giants 24-12 in the sweep despite entering the series with the third-worst run differential in the majors. Manager Bob Melvin didn’t help matters with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-bob-melvin-costly-decision-marlins">questionable decision making that proved costly</a>.</p><p>With Thursday’s 12-5 loss, the Giants fell to 6.5 games back in the NL West. Following the game, Melvin attempted to put an <a href="https://x.com/KNBR/status/1938374730995978587" rel="noopener">optimistic spin</a> on the team’s current situation. “We feel like we’re a lot better than we played these three games. We’re not in a horrible position, yet we feel like we’re a better team than our record is right now,” he said, per KNBR on X.</p><h2><b>The Giants reached a new low in Marlins sweep</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Giants_440cd3.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Giants managed to chase down the division-leading Dodgers and moved into a first-place tie with LA on June 13. But since then, San Francisco has gone 3-8 while the Dodgers went 10-2, retaking control of the NL West.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/3-players-san-francisco-giants-fans-are-already-fed-up-with">Giants fans have been frustrated</a> with the team this season. But San Francisco appeared poised to challenge the Dodgers after surging ahead in the standings with a seven-game winning streak earlier in the month.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-rafael-devers-blockbuster-red-sox-trade">Giants then landed Rafael Devers</a> in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, adding some much-needed firepower to the offense. However, the acquisition has so far failed to translate into wins as the team has gone 3-5 with Devers in the lineup.</p><p>Now the three-time All-Star is dealing with a groin injury. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-bob-melvin-rafael-devers-groin-injury">Melvin downplayed the severity of the strain</a> and Devers has played through the ailment, hitting his 20th home run of the season in a losing effort Thursday.</p><p>While Melvin was quick to let the Giants off the hook for an embarrassing showing against the Marlins with his postgame comments, fans were not so kind to the veteran manager.</p><p>Nothing Is Written commented:<br>“He talks more like a politician than he does a manager. I realized there’s a little bit of politician in managering, but that just sums up why this team is so mediocre.”</p><p>@SacKingSF49Gnts wrote:<br>“Isn’t it the manager job to make the team actually play better than they are? It seems like in this case management or coaching has not helped them actually play better!”</p><p>And @thekidofsj added:<br>“6.5 games behind a Dodgers team that is about to be healthy… this is pretty horrible.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants fans rip Bob Melvin over claim after getting swept by Marlins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-cruises-all-star-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani cruises to All-Star Game without any trouble');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dodgers-two-way-player-Shohei-Ohtani-17-reacts-after-a-hit.jpg"><figcaption>Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani cruises to All-Star Game without any trouble</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T17:30:24-07:00">June 26th, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T17:31:22-07:00">June 26th, 5:31pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-makes-history-60th-run">Shohei Ohtani has once again stamped his name in the history books</a>, earning a starting spot as the National League’s designated hitter in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. The announcement came Thursday <a href="https://x.com/ByJackHarris/status/1938376582579818828" rel="noopener">after Phase 1 of fan voting concluded</a>, with Ohtani receiving 3,967,668 votes, the highest in the National League and second-most overall behind New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who topped all players with 4,012,983 votes, via MLB and Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.</p><p>Ohtani’s selection was his fifth consecutive All-Star appearance and fifth straight start, a record for a designated hitter. Under MLB rules introduced in 2022, the top vote-getter in each league during the first phase of fan balloting is granted an automatic starting spot in the Midsummer Classic. Ohtani, alongside Judge, bypassed Phase 2 of voting and was directly named to the All-Star lineup.</p><p>While fans might have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-make-next-pitching-start">speculated about the possibility of seeing Ohtani pitch</a> in Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 16, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who will also manage the National League All-Star team, shut down the notion early in the week with a definitive “No.” Ohtani made his return to the mound for the Dodgers last week and is scheduled to make his third start on Saturday in Kansas City, but his role in the All-Star Game will remain solely as a hitter.</p><p><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-named-2025-nl-all-star-starting-designated-hitter" rel="noopener">Roberts praised</a> Ohtani’s impact, stating (via Sonja Chen of MLB.com), “The fans love him. He’s the best player. It’s going to be exciting for the fans to watch him in Atlanta for the All-Star Game.”</p><p>Ohtani’s performance in the first half of the 2025 season solidified his All-Star status. He leads the National League with 27 home runs, boasts a 1.017 OPS, and owns an OPS+ of 183. His offensive dominance is further reflected in his 79 runs scored, the highest in Major League Baseball as of Thursday.</p><p>In addition to Ohtani, the Dodgers are strongly represented among All-Star finalists at nearly every position. Will Smith (catcher), Freddie Freeman (first base), Tommy Edman (second base), Mookie Betts (shortstop), Max Muncy (third base), and outfielders Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages all advanced to Phase 2 of voting. Final lineups will be announced July 2 on ESPN at 4 p.m. PT, while pitchers and reserves will be unveiled on July 6.</p><p>The fan voting process began on June 4 and allowed one vote per individual every 24 hours. Shohei Ohtani’s continued dominance and popularity reflect both his elite production and enduring fan appeal. While he may not be on the mound, the Dodgers’ two-way phenom remains a centerpiece of the 2025 All-Star Game, and perhaps its biggest attraction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani cruises to All-Star Game without any trouble

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He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-hr-record-big-blast-rockies">Shohei Ohtani</a> of the Los Angeles Dodgers will have his spot in the National League lineup in the 2025 All-Star Game Truist Park in Atlanta July 15. Ohtani was the leading vote getter in the National League, and he is assured of being a mainstay for the Senior Circuit. While Ohtani was voted in as the National League’s leading vote getter, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees is the leading vote getter overall. He is guaranteed of his spot in the American League lineup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This will be Shohei Ohtani’s 5th All-Star start at DH, tying David Ortiz for most ASG starts at DH <a href="https://t.co/1DCOajexsQ">https://t.co/1DCOajexsQ</a></p><p>— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1938370748889886800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ohtani has recently retuned to the mound and is once again a two-way player, but he was voted into the NL starting lineup as a designated hitter. He will make his fifth start in the Midsummer Classic in that position — three with the American League and now two with the National league. That ties Boston Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer David Ortiz for the most starts in the All-Star Game as a DH, <a href="https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1938370748889886800">per MLB insider Sarah Langs</a>.</p><p>Judge led the major leagues with 4,012,983 votes, and the big outfielder was selected for the seventh time in the last last eight All-Star games. He was unable to play in the 2023 All-Star Game because of an injured big toe. Ohtani topped the National League and was second in the big leagues with 3,967,668 votes.</p><h2><b>Shohei Ohtani once again having a huge season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/David-Ortiz-made-the-Hall-of-Fame-largely-for-his-work-as-a-designated-hitter.jpg"><figcaption>Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ohtani is a 3-time MVP and a 3-time Silver Slugger winner. He is slashing .291/.391/.626 with 28 home runs and 52 runs batted in. He also leads the Major Leagues with 369 plate appearances and 79 runs scored. Ohtani belted his 28th home run Thursday afternoon in a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies.</p><p>Judge is slashing .361/.461/.719 for the Yankees. He has hammered 28 home runs and driven in 63 runs.</p><p>Both the Dodgers and Yankees are in first place in their respective divisions.</p><p>Remaining starters will be announced July 2. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed July 6.</p><p>Here’s a look at the All-Star finalists from both leagues:</p><p><b>AL finalists:</b> Catcher: Alejandro Kirk, Cal Raleigh.First base: Paul Goldschmidt, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Second Base: Jackson Holliday, Gleyber Torres. Third Base: Alex Bregman, José Ramírez. Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, Bobby Witt Jr. Designated Hitter: Ryan O’Hearn, Ben Rice. Outfield: Javier Báez, Riley Greene, Steven Kwan, Mike Trout.</p><p><b>NL finalists:</b> Catcher: Carson Kelly, Will Smith. First Base: Pete Alonso, Freddie Freeman. Second Base: Tommy Edman, Ketel Marte. Third Base: Manny Machado, Max Muncy. Shortstop: Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor. Outfield: Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Crow-Armstrong, Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages, Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani tied Red Sox legend with latest All-Star selection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-andy-pages-clayton-kershaw-perfect-career-3000-strikeouts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw gets ‘perfect career’ claim from teammate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Clayton-Kershaw-3.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw gets ‘perfect career’ claim from teammate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T16:32:06-07:00">June 26th, 4:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T16:34:07-07:00">June 26th, 4:34pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-how-many-strikeouts-is-clayton-kershaw-away-from-3000">Los Angeles Dodgers continue to ride momentum</a> behind one of their most legendary figures, as Clayton Kershaw delivered a vintage performance in Colorado—and quickly earned glowing praise from second year outfielder Andy Pages.</p><p>Kershaw tossed six sharp innings in a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, allowing just two hits and one earned run while striking out five. The win brought Los Angeles to 51-31 on the season and put Kershaw just three strikeouts away from the 3000 milestone—a number only 19 pitchers in MLB history have reached.</p><p>Following the game, Pages made a <a href="https://x.com/FabianArdaya/status/1938359795310113205" rel="noopener">headline-grabbing statement</a> in an X post (formerly known as Twitter) by The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya who translated the message in Spanish from Pages.</p><p>“He’s had a perfect career, and that’s why he’s going to the Hall of Fame,” the 24-year-old outfielder told Ardaya.</p><p>That sentiment followed a game where both veterans and young talent shined. Pages, known for his rising power at the plate, helped seal the win for the Dodgers with a ninth-inning double play—adding substance to his statement by backing it up on the field.</p><p>Facing the thin air and hitter-friendly conditions of Coors Field, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-vintage-7-scoreless-innings-giants">Kershaw was masterfully efficient</a>. He threw only 69 pitches over six innings and retired the first five batters with ease. His command was vintage, and over his last seven starts, he’s posted a 2.08 ERA—evidence of his continued dominance in Year 17.</p><p>Critics and fans debated the moment across social media, with some pushing back on the “perfect” claim. Still, few can argue Kershaw’s body of work—a three-time Cy Young winner, 2014 MVP, and owner of a 2.51 career ERA, the lowest among starters in the live-ball era with at least 1,000 innings pitched.</p><p>Off the field, Kershaw’s impact is just as meaningful. Through “Kershaw’s Challenge,” his global charity initiative, he’s become a role model off the diamond as well.</p><p>As he approaches 3000 career strikeouts, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-message-win-vs-nationals">Kershaw isn’t just chasing numbers—he’s reinforcing a legacy</a> that rookies like Pages view as flawless. His calm dominance, even in difficult venues like Coors Field, reminds fans and teammates alike that greatness endures.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is one of the most powerful hitters in Major League Baseball. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-matches-cal-raleigh-23rd-home-run-blast">Ohtani, along with Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge</a>, have been fighting for the league lead in home runs. He re-entered his name into the conversation on Thursday with a 419-foot solo shot off of Colorado Rockies pitcher Tyler Kinley that landed in Kirby Yates’ glove.</p><p>The home run, Ohtani’s 28th of the season, gave the Dodgers a 3-1 lead over the Rockies. Los Angeles entered the game looking to go up 6-0 in the regular season series and did just that, winning in dominant fashion. While Ohtani’s hit was impressive, what he did while turning the bases turned heads.</p><p>The slugger waved to Kirby Yates and the Dodgers bullpen, <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1938339963491520838" rel="noopener">admiring just how deep his home run went</a>. The video was captured by MLB and went viral on social media.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei Ohtani blasts his 28th home run of the season! 💪 <a href="https://t.co/bjNaerGq1f">pic.twitter.com/bjNaerGq1f</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1938339963491520838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ohtani has become close with Yates and the rest of the Dodgers’ pitching staff since arriving in Los Angeles. The perennial All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-los-angeles-700-million-10-years-contract-mlb-free-agency">signed a massive deal in 2024 to join the Dodgers</a>, but did not pitch until June 16. He rehabbed a Tommy John injury throughout last season, winning a World Series title along the way.</p><p>Ohtani’s home run off of Kinley is not his deepest of the season, but it keeps in the race. Raleigh is breaking records for the Seattle Mariners, giving the two-way star a run for his money.</p><p>In the three-game set against the Rockies, Ohtani hit two home runs to add to his total number this season. If he continues this pace and remains healthy, he could set a new career-high in homers.</p><p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is pleased with Ohtani’s production at the plate and on the mound. While he wants to pitch more innings, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-reveals-pitching-plans-shohei-ohtani">Los Angeles will be cautious with his workload</a>.</p><p>Regardless of his role, Ohtani gives more to his team than any other player in the league. He waved goodbye to his latest home run, but it is far from the last one he will hit in another MVP-caliber season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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