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SEATTLE — Shiatoru ni kite kudasai.

He didn't say no!

The Angels megastar is unmatched, and his pending free agency will be something the game has never seen before.

Arguably MLB's best player Shohei Ohtani responded to chants from fans of the Seattle Mariners who desperately want to see the Japanese star represent their team

Shohei Ohtani is somehow even better. The pitch timer is a huge success. Speed wins.

It’s not a skill the media likes to fawn over, but it’s useful all the same—if also a bit of a bummer.

Now, THAT is a crowd.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation lost Dustin May because of a season-ending elbow injuryin mid-May, Tony Gonsolin due to an ankle injury for all of April, Julio Urías to a hamstring strain for six weeks of May and June, Noah Syndergaard to a bruised earned-run average (7.16)…

LOS ANGELES — For all the glitz and glam found within the rosters of Southern California's successful sports teams, there is only one bit of bling that truly interests them.

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts made his fourth consecutive start in the infield Friday night, a move that Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said had more to do with second baseman Miguel Vargas’ month-long slump than Betts’ penchant for turbocharging his bat when he plays “in the dirt.”