<!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-hails-jacob-misiorowski-standout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s ‘standout’ assessment of Jacob Misiorowski');   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/2025/07/Dodgers-star-Shohei-Ohtani-tagged-out-in-game-vs-Brewers.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s ‘standout’ assessment of Jacob Misiorowski</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-09T07:33:20-07:00">July 9th, 7:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-09T13:03:34-07:00">July 9th, 1:03pm</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Shohei Ohtani praised Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski following a 3–1 loss. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-true-feelings-jacob-misiorowski-unreal-gem">Misiorowski delivered a breakout performance</a> Tuesday night. He silenced one of the league’s most dangerous lineups and earned the respect of baseball’s biggest star. After surrendering a 431-foot leadoff homer to Ohtani, the rookie quickly regrouped. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jacob-misiorowski-dodgers-career-high-12-strikeouts">Jacob Misiorowski struck out 12 Dodgers over six dominant innings</a> to secure the win.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-bonkers-record-1st-inning-brewers">Shohei Ohtani struck early for the Dodgers</a>, crushing an 0–2 curveball deep into the night. The blast marked his 31st home run of the season. However, Misiorowski didn’t flinch. Instead, he responded by striking out five straight batters after the homer. Throughout his six innings of work, he allowed just four hits and one walk. Moreover, his fastball consistently hit triple digits. That electric velocity further highlighted an arsenal that has quickly made him one of the league’s most talked-about young arms.</p><p>After the game, Ohtani praised Misiorowski’s poise and pitch selection. In particular, he noted that the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45698515/ohtani-takes-misiorowski-deep-brewers-rookie-fans-12" rel="noopener">rookie’s command and control stood out</a>. Additionally, Misiorowski mixed all four pitches with impressive precision. As a result, he kept Dodgers hitters off balance while confidently attacking the strike zone.</p><p>“Really good stuff. Aggressive in the zone,” Ohtani said of Misiorowski through an interpreter. “But what stood out most to me was his command and control.”</p><p>Milwaukee finally gave Misiorowski some run support in the fourth inning, when Andrew Vaughn and Isaac Collins each drove in a run with RBI singles. Then, in the eighth, Sal Frelick added insurance with a solo homer to stretch the lead. Meanwhile, on the other side, Dodgers veteran Clayton Kershaw allowed three earned runs and took the loss, despite delivering a solid overall outing. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-100-real-jacob-misiorowski">Kershaw called Jacob Misiorowski “unbelievable”</a> amidst the standout performance.</p><p>Misiorowski’s performance drew praise not only for the results but for how he bounced back from the early damage. Facing Ohtani again later in the game, he struck out the two-time MVP in a key moment, flashing both composure and competitiveness.</p><p>For Milwaukee, the win was a big one. For Misiorowski, it might be a turning point, the night he proved he belongs. Jose Quintana takes the mound for Brewers in the series finale against the Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s ‘standout’ assessment of Jacob Misiorowski

<!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/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jacob-misiorowski-shohei-ohtani-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jacob Misiorowski reacts to getting revenge on Shohei Ohtani after lead-off 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/2025/07/Milwaukee-boasts-2-highest-prospect-risers-in-MLB.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jacob Misiorowski reacts to getting revenge on Shohei Ohtani after lead-off HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-09T07:27:51-07:00">July 9th, 7:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-09T07:27:51-07:00">July 9th, 7:27am</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">Milwaukee Brewers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Brewers have quite the fireballer in rookie Jacob Misiorowski. On Tuesday, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jacob-misiorowski-dodgers-career-high-12-strikeouts">dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers with 12 strikeouts</a> in a 3-1 victory.</p><p>Interestingly, what fueled his fire was giving up a home run to Shohei Ohtani in the first inning.</p><p>Misiorowksi, whose fastball is clocked at 102 mph, threw Ohtani a curveball clocked at 88.2 mph on an 0-2 count. In the process, Ohtani hit his 31st career home run and his 21st lead-off homer.</p><p>Afterward, Misiorowski was virtually unstoppable. Not only did he struck out 12, he only gave up 4 hits. He also struck out Ohtani in the third inning on a curveball.</p><p>Misiorowski <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45698515/ohtani-takes-misiorowski-deep-brewers-rookie-fans-12" rel="noopener">later credited</a> Ohtani’s solo dinger as the impetus for his stirring performance, per ESPN.</p><p>“It’s Shohei Ohtani,” Misiorowski said. “You kind of expect [that]. It’s cool to see him do it in action, but it fires me up even more coming back the next at-bat and striking him out. I’m right there. I think it was a moment of like, ‘OK, now we go.'”</p><p>Also,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-true-feelings-jacob-misiorowski-unreal-gem"> Misiorowski received praise from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts</a> as he dealt them their fifth straight loss.</p><p>“Hard to find a silver lining when a guy strikes out 12 guys,” Roberts said per SportsNet LA. “Never feels good when you lose 5 in a row.”</p><p>Meanwhile, the Brewers stand at 52-40 and are 2.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central. Additionally, they have won six out of their last ten games.</p><h2><b>Jacob Misiorowski’s breakthrough rookie season with the Brewers</b></h2><p>Misiorowski is in the midst of his rookie year with the Brewers. Thus far, he has produced some solid numbers.</p><p>He is 4-1 with an 2.81 ERA and 33 strikeouts. Recently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-rookie-made-history-with-recent-award">Misiorowski was named the NL Player of the Month</a> and the first Brewers pitcher to do so since Ben Sheets in 2001.</p><p>Additionally, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jacob-misiorowski-first-125-years-insane-achievement">became the first pitcher since 1900</a> to achieve more wins than hits in his first two starts. Misiorowski threw 11 consecutive innings without giving up a hit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jacob Misiorowski reacts to getting revenge on Shohei Ohtani after lead-off 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-news-shohei-ohtani-bonkers-record-1st-inning-brewers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani sets bonkers Dodgers record in 1st inning vs. Brewers');   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/2025/07/Dodgers-two-way-player-Shohei-Ohtani-17-walks-away-from-the-batters-box.jpg"><figcaption>Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani sets bonkers Dodgers record in 1st inning vs. Brewers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-08T17:33:10-07:00">July 8th, 5:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-08T17:33:10-07:00">July 8th, 5:33pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers entered Tuesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-offers-blunt-reason-behind-ugly-skid">on the heels of a bad stretch</a>. Before the series, the reigning World Series champions were swept in a three-game set by the Houston Astros and lost the series opener against the Brewers on Monday.</p><p>But Ohtani immediately gave the Dodgers a big lift early in the second game of the Milwaukee series, as he launched a towering solo home run that went 431 feet deep of Milwaukee starter and rising rookie Jacob Misiorowski.</p><p>The reigning National League Most Valuable Player was behind the count 0-2 before Misiorowski offered him an 88 mph curveball that Ohtani sent into orbit to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. More than that, it made Ohtani the owner of a new Dodgers record for most home runs before the MLB All-Star break.</p><p>“Shohei Ohtani’s 31st home run – the most ever by a @Dodgers player prior to the All-Star break!” MLB shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei Ohtani's 31st home run – the most ever by a <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> player prior to the All-Star break! <a href="https://t.co/78zX3hxoGO">pic.twitter.com/78zX3hxoGO</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1942731982968086605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The home run was also just the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-ohtani-30th-home-run-white-sox">second of the month for Shohei Ohtani</a>, who continues to punish the Brewers. He was a bright spot for the Dodgers in Monday’s LA loss, as he went 2-for-4 while scoring his team’s only run in a 9-1 defeat.</p><p>Additionally, Ohtani moves past former Dodgers star Cody Bellinger for the third-most home runs in the <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1942734379241075048" rel="noopener">first 93 games of a season</a> with the team, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com. Bellinger had 30 such homers in 2019. Only Duke Snider (1955) and Gary Sheffield (2000) have more at the time of this writing, with 33 and 32, respectively.</p><p>Of course, Ohtani’s monster blast generated lots of reactions from baseball fans on the internet.</p><p>“Just casually making more history,” a fan <a href="https://x.com/NFLSammy/status/1942732130527695288" rel="noopener">said</a>.</p><p>“THATS WHY HES AN ALL STAR,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/justswayyXO/status/1942732149272068456" rel="noopener">mentioned</a>.</p><p>“he’s back ladies and gents,” a different social media user <a href="https://x.com/SnellisKing/status/1942732059526521321" rel="noopener">shared</a>.</p><p>From another <a href="https://x.com/CZR744/status/1942732046885085614" rel="noopener">commenter</a>: “Damn what an ALL STAR ⚡️”</p><p>“Bro loves breaking records,” <a href="https://x.com/BodogCA/status/1942732348199690283" rel="noopener">chimed in</a> another.</p><p>Shohei Ohtani still has plenty of opportunities to add to his record, with another game coming up against the Brewers on Wednesday and a three-game series versus the San Francisco Giants on the road beginning this Friday before the break.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani sets bonkers Dodgers record in 1st inning vs. Brewers

<!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', '/sneakers/shohei-ohtani-releases-new-balance-footwear-collection');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani releases New Balance footwear collection');   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/2025/07/Shohei-Ohtani-releases-New-Balance-footwear-collection.jpg"></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani releases New Balance footwear collection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-07T15:07:47-07:00">July 7th, 3:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-07T15:08:15-07:00">July 7th, 3:08pm</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers currently lead the National League with 56 wins and they’re once again the favorites to emerge with the pennant and a run at back-to-back World Series titles. Generational talent Shohei Ohtani is at the forefront of their success and with his return to the mound, the sky could be the limit for this Dodgers team. Ohtani is also serving as the face of New Balance baseball, recently releasing a new footwear collection within their lifestyle brand.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>New Balance landed Shohei Ohtani back in 2023 for a multi-year footwear and apparel deal, cashing in immediately and making him the center of their baseball campaign. He’s already released several apparel collections and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/shohei-ohtani-new-balance-reveal-newest-990v6-sneakers">collaborated on a 990v4 sneaker</a>, all clad with his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-logo-finally-gets-released-by-new-balance-ahead-of-seoul-series-vs-padres">personal logo</a>.</p><p>Just recently, Ohtani and New Balance expanded the collection in releasing his signature New Balance Ohtani 1, the Minimus Trainer v2, and a performance RCVRY slide. All models follow a similar colorway to match the recent <a href="https://www.newbalance.com/shohei-ohtani-collection/">Shohei Ohtani collection</a> of cleats and updated apparel.</p><h2>Shohei Ohtani New Balance Collection</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">New Shohei Ohtani x New Balance gear just dropped! ⚾ 👀</p><p>Available now from New Balance ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/0BodNi9bK8">pic.twitter.com/0BodNi9bK8</a></p><p>— Sneaker News (@SneakerNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/SneakerNews/status/1940781135945933137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei Ohtani pulled up to Dodger Stadium today wearing items from his New Balance Signature Collection 👀 <a href="https://t.co/T1uLjNAod1">pic.twitter.com/T1uLjNAod1</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1804282053426581724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The Ohtani 1 performance trainer will come in a clean Sail/Blue colorway with a mid-cut ankle and a specialized treaded outsole for hybrid use. The shoe is perfect for all terrains and comfortable at the same time, making for a versatile debut model from Ohtani. The Minimus Trainer v2 offers a more performance oriented model, while the slides are completely focused on recovery and made from New Balance’s newest cushioning tech.</p><p>The Shohei Ohtani Collection from New Balance is now available on <a href="https://www.newbalance.com/">New Balance platforms</a> and retailers. The Ohtani 1 comes with a retail tag of $130, with the Minimus Trainer at $135 and the RCVRY slides at an affordable $55. Other apparel items are also reasonably priced as New Balance is set to go all-in on their current superstar.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani releases New Balance footwear collection

<!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-dave-roberts-dismisses-shohei-ohtani-questions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts dismisses Shohei Ohtani offensive questions when pitching');   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.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts dismisses Shohei Ohtani offensive questions when pitching</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-06T06:25:19-07:00">July 6th, 6:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-06T06:25:19-07:00">July 6th, 6:25am</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>Following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-keeps-it-real-shohei-ohtani-pitching-future">Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made it clear he isn’t worried about Shohei Ohtani’s</a> offense on days when he takes the mound.</p><p>Ohtani, who made his fourth mound start of the season, delivered his strongest performance to date with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts on 31 pitches, 21 of them strikes, while celebrating his 31st birthday.</p><p>Ohtani started his outing by allowing a leadoff single to Isaac Paredes, but quickly erased it with a double play and a groundout to Jose Altuve, finishing the first inning in just 10 pitches. In the second, he struck out Christian Walker, Victor Caratini, and Yanier Diaz, all swinging. He topped out at 100.9 mph, slightly below his previous start’s peak of 101.7 mph.</p><p>Through four appearances this season, Ohtani has now given up just one run across six innings, good for a 1.50 ERA. It’s a promising return to the mound after missing all of 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Over his five-season tenure with the Angels, he went 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA in 86 starts.</p><p>Offensively, Shohei Ohtani batted in his usual leadoff spot but grounded out in each of his first two at-bats, both coming while he was on the mound. Although his recent performances at the plate during pitching appearances have drawn some questions, Roberts <a href="https://x.com/DodgerBlue1958/status/1941688958108541276?t=S3n_Br2VVWMFZLSJaJ_qlA&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">downplayed the concerns</a>, according to Dodger Blue.</p><p>“Dave Roberts said he thinks Shohei Ohtani is still taking good at-bats since he began pitching,” Dodger Blue wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “He also hasn’t seen much of a difference in Ohtani between days pitching and not because it’s such a small sample size.</p><p>“Ohtani said he thinks he’s just missing some pitches he normally hits.”</p><p>After Ohtani exited, left-hander Justin Wrobleski (4-3) came in and struggled, giving up five runs (four earned) on five hits over 4.2 innings. The Astros broke out in the third inning with a four-run rally that included a two-run double from Zack Short and RBI singles from Cam Smith and Christian Walker. Yainer Diaz added to the damage in the fourth with a solo home run, his 11th of the season.</p><p>Miguel Rojas hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to bring the Dodgers within one, making it 5-4. However, Los Angeles couldn’t generate further offense. The Astros added an insurance run in the eighth via a Victor Caratini sacrifice fly. Despite Ohtani singling to lead off the ninth, Houston’s Josh Hader shut the door with his MLB-leading 25th save.</p><p>The Dodgers, now 56-33, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-jose-altuve-reveals-personal-philosophy-2nd-straight-win-dodgers">lost back-to-back games</a> for the first time since June 6–7 as they look to avoid a series sweep in the finale.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.295	29	54	1.045	11

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.295	29	54	1.045	11

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