Still my ace.
Offense and defense always do him dirty... 😔

#山本由伸

Masataka Yoshida comes in to pinch hit and then walks it off for the Red Sox.

And all I can think about is how Cora and the FO continue to treat him like shit. Masa is a true baller; he's solid like "a rock" as Shohei Ohtani put it.

Just trade him already.
#吉田正尚

2026 Pitching Stats

My two ACES 🔥🔥

#YoshinobuYamamoto
#ShoheiOhtani

2008 BBM Rookie Edition card of Sho Nakata

2017 Fighters Legend Series card of Sho Nakata

2023 Calbee Series Two card of Sho Nakata

2024 BBM 2nd Version card of Sho Nakata showing one of the few times he got on base that season

Retirement post for Sho Nakata japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/04/sho-...

Roki Sasaki Shows Promise Despite Constant Traffic vs. Rangers Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki showed some improvement in LA’s series finale against the Texas Rangers. He finished the game with a final line of four innings pitched, five hits, two...

Sasaki did make progress in his outing against Jacob deGrom, giving up only 2 earned runs despite being squeezed by a couple of calls at the plate that would eventually inflate his walks today. Season ERA dropped from 7.00 to 6.23.

Yup. Game recognize game 🔥🔥

From day 1 to now, HOF pitcher CC Sabathia is still shouting from the rooftops "Ohtani is the greatest baseball player to ever play"...

Sabathia shares more thoughts on the GOAT as well as Ichiro-san and the influx of NPB talent into MLB

#大谷翔平
🎥All the Smoke podcast

😭😭Right?!

Left as the winning pitcher after 6 innings pitched only to get a no decision when the bullpen imploded.

Sadly, today's start reminded me of what it was like to watch Ohtani start for the Angels 😔

Final line: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER ( 1 R), 1 BB, 2 K

First Sasaki, then Yamamoto, and now Ohtani...

Get 'em tomorrow, Senpai 🔥

Card Of The Week April 5 Last Tuesday, Haruki Hosono of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters no-hit the Chiba Lotte Marines up in Sapporo.  He struck out 12 and threw 12...

Card Of The Week - Haruki Hosono of the Fighters threw a no-hitter last week japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/04/card...

Rōki-san, trust the process and believe in yourself.

Don't listen to the haters.

#佐々木朗希

救われた母の命…忘れぬ大谷翔平の「もちろん力になるよ」　元ドジャース右腕の尽きぬ感謝「彼は人間としても最高」 大谷翔平投手へ、恩返しの3球だった。元ドジャースでナショナルズのガス・バーランド投手は3日（日本時間4日）、本拠地でのドジャース戦の5回途中から2番手としてマウンドへ上がった。大谷とは1死満塁の絶体絶命のピンチで対戦し、フォーシーム2球で追い込む。最後は97.0マイル（約156.1マイル）のフォーシームで空振り三振に仕留めた。

"He's the best person," says Nats pitcher Gus Varland when describing former teammate Shohei Ohtani, who quietly covered his mother's cancer treatment.

Last fall when the Dodgers played the Jays, Ohtani had a brief reunion with Varland's mother, fully recovered & cheering on Gus' brother Louis. 💙💙

GOAT never left

Hey, stop it. My block finger is itchy today 😂

2011 Giants Winning Game Card of Hirokazu Sawamura

2016 BBM Fusion card of Hirokazu Sawamura

2012 Calbee Series Two card of Hirokazu Sawamura

2023 Epoch One card of Hirokazu Sawamura doing his best Randy Arozarena impression

Retirement post for Hirokazu Sawamura japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/04/hiro...

Me too, Ohtani-sama. Me too 😆

First home run of the season, and a 3-run game-tying bomb at that...

Dodgers go on to defeat the Nationals 13-6 in game 1.

I'm hoping strength coach Travis comes up with more dugout celebration/rituals for Ohtani, who did the "Totoro" while touching home plate today

Same. In fact, all my NPB boys are making me soooo proud today.

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani reacts to dominant first day on the mound in 2026 Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani said that he felt good coming into his first start of the season and that he primarily focused on his execution.

"Felt really good going into the game...I focused on execution"
- Shohei Ohtani on his first win of the 2026 Season

6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6K, 3 BB, 87 pitches

Ohtani is the Dodgers' fifth starter...FIFTH starter, lol.

The deliberate brilliance of Yoshinobu Yamamoto Baseball analyst PitchingNinja sees Yamamoto as a master of detail, whose smooth mechanics and inventive training have helped fuel his rise in MLB.

I asked PitchingNinja, Rob Friedman, about why Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is such a fascinating pitcher.

www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Cannot wait for Rōki Sasaki to shut them the hell up.

Play Ball! (2026) I'm continuing my Opening Day tradition of doing a post showing a baseball card from the last year that each of the 12 NPB teams won the Nip...

My annual NPB Opening Day post using an idea from @nightowlcardz.bsky.social japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/03/play...

same 👍

My young GOAT Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound tonight in the Dodgers' home opener against the Diamondbacks 🔥🤲...

Cy Young 🔜

Shohei Ohtani’s Jersey Just Sold for Jaw-Dropping Price — Here’s How Much

Shohei Ohtani makes history every game he plays. One of his game-worn jerseys just sold for an outrageous price.

It's spring training.
Roki Sasaki will be fine.
Mark my words.

2026 Topps Now WBC Cards With the WBC wrapping up last night, Topps has put their final Topps Now cards for the tournament up for sale.  I'm a bit surprised at how f...

Quick post about the members of Samurai Japan and Korea who had Topps Now WBC cards this year japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/03/2026...

Venezuela beats U.S. to win first World Baseball Classic title Eugenio Suarez broke a ninth-inning tie with an RBI double that sent Venezuela's fans into hysterics even before the team held on for a 3-2 win.

Venezuela beats U.S. to win first World Baseball Classic title www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

It's Little Bogie's BIRTHDAY!!!
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He is 14 years years old today!!!
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Happy Birthday to the love of my life!! 🫶
Happy Birthday Little Bogie 🎁