LOS ANGELES —- April 2 Shohei Ohtani bobblehead night was one for the ages, as the score of the LA Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves matchup was 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, when ShoTime himself came to the plate.
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With the crowd at Dodger stadium eager to witness a memorable moment, on the first pitch of the at-bat, Ohtani hit a deep shot walk-off home run in storybook fashion.
Shohei Ohtani aura is incredible man
Walks up to the plate, every single fan gets on their feet, first pitch and BAM, its gone
Ohtani was made for the bright lights of the LA Dodgers pic.twitter.com/Z4oysRPvIC
— LakeShow Highlights (@LSH_lakeshow) April 3, 2025
To note, this is actually the second straight year that Ohtani managed to hit a home run on his own bobblehead night.
Dodgers players to hit a home run on their bobblehead night:
Manny Ramirez
Hanley Ramirez
Yasiel Puig
Howie Kendrick
Cody Bellinger (2x)
Manny Machado
Max Muncy
Mookie Betts
Will Smith
Shohei Ohtani (2x)— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) April 3, 2025
In view of the late-game rally, the Dodgers climbed back after being down 5-0 to claim victory. That is, the Boys in Blue are now the first World Series team to start the next season 8-0.
Shohei Ohtani says there's a really good vibe with the team that's leading to these Dodgers comebacks wins:
"Just grateful as a player to just to be able to perform in an opportunity like this. There's a really good vibe within the team that's allowing us to come back to win." pic.twitter.com/BXvGE2nNoC
— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) April 3, 2025
On the other hand, the Atlanta Braves currently have a 0-7 record, and this may be alarming, considering no team has ever gone to the World Series after beginning a year with seven straight losses. In fact, since the 1969 season, no team has even made the postseason after getting off to this kind of start.
Needless to say, this is surprising for Atlanta, who came into the season with the second-best 2025 World Series odds (+800) behind the Dodgers (+275).
On his own bobblehead night, Shohei Ohtani sent the fans into a frenzy!
The @Dodgers superstar spoke with @jonmorosi after the walk-off comeback win. #MLBTonight | #MLBNShowcase pic.twitter.com/aHByo2zJ5l
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) April 3, 2025
To mention, those who were in attendance to receive a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead may be able to cash-in from the walk-off homer, as the limited memorabilia item sold for as high as $900 online (per TMZ), while others have also been bought in the range of $500-$700.
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