2 weeks Ago By Billy Heyen
Shohei Ohtani's flare for delivering when the moment calls for it even applies to his bobblehead night. With thousands of fans taking home Shohei's wobbly face on Wednesday night, Ohtani made sure they left Dodger Stadium with a big smile on their face. Batting in a 5-5 game in the bottom of the ninth, Ohtani launched a fly ball deep to left center that carried all the way out of the ballpark.
Good night, Los Angeles, Ohtani style. BALLGAME. Shohei Ohtani sends everyone home .
.. with his bobblehead! pic.
twitter.com/Js8h2qVaLw The walk-off home run means the Los Angeles Dodgers are now 8-0 on the season. They're the first World Series champion to begin the following season 8-0, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Conversely, the Atlanta Braves are now 0-7. The Dodgers trailed Wednesday night 5-0 before coming back to tie it up and set up Ohtani's magic. This was Ohtani's third home run of the season, and it certainly won't be his last.
But none after this might set in motion quite as many bobbling heads as this one did. MORE MLB NEWS: Cardinals' Ivan Herrera makes incredible home run history Rafael Devers finally wakes up from long nightmare Juan Soto wants Mets to trade for Cy Young winner Yankees' famous tradition just thrown aside Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers pitching debut is getting closer Yankees' Aaron Judge is outperforming Babe Ruth Dodgers' Roki Sasaki trashed by MLB All-Star for crying in baseball Giants' Heliot Ramos joins Willie Mays on exclusive list Giancarlo Stanton gets snippy about torpedo bats, elbow injuries Freddie Freeman shares 'great mental picture' of brutal shower injury Former Mets pennant winner is surprising slugger of MLB season.
