On a night that was as much a celebration of Japan as a festive start to the 2025 MLB season, Shohei Ohtani, a player so gifted he has bent the sport to his otherworldly will, noticed something strange.



On a night that was as much a celebration of Japan as a festive start to the 2025 MLB season, Shohei Ohtani, a player so gifted he has bent the sport to his otherworldly will, noticed something strange.