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The Dodgers are off to the best start ever from a defending champion — and have still yet to reach their peak form.

This time around, major stars Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto all return to the team. They’ll be joined by big-ticket offseason acquisitions Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Michael Conforto. That’s not to mention their new-look bullpen which now includes closer Tanner Scott and setup man Kirby Yates.

Shohei Ohtani flipped a game-ending home run to left-center field in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season-opening win streak alive by rallying from an early five-run deficit to earn a 6-5 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

The Japanese superstar hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday. “If I didn’t get a good pitch to hit,

Large lines wrapped around Dodger Stadium Wednesday afternoon as fans eagerly awaited the first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway of the 2025 season. Carlos Saucedo reports April 2, 2025. Details:

Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday.

Dodgers fans hoping to get a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead line up outside Dodgers Stadium hours before a late-afternoon home game against the visiting Braves.

Then Max Muncy ditched his torpedo bat and Shohei Ohtani did this: "And the heartache has hit a new level for the Atlanta Braves." What a call from Braves announcer Brandon Gaudin. That's the saddest call I've heard so far this season.