Dodgers ready for home opener as MLB investigates Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing for perhaps the most anticipated home opener in franchise history but this comes as Major League Baseball is investigating one of the team’s, and the world’s, most famous athletes. The Boys in Blue, who have already split a two-game regular season series in Seoul, South Korea against the San Diego Padres, will take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Santa Clarita native Tyler Glasnow, one of the team’s many big-name additions this off-season, will start the game for Los Angeles against Miles Mikolas of the Cardinals. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani stands as the national anthem plays before a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Los Angeles on March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani, the biggest acquisition for any team this year, will make also his Dodger Stadium regular-season debut. Ohtani, who won’t pitch this season while recovering from a second Tommy John surgery, was 3 for 10 with two RBIs in the Seoul Series. The $700 million star is trying to remain focused on the field after the firing