The Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for the season opener against the Chicago Cubs in Japan on March 18. And reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani already looks to be in midseason form, blasting a home run in his spring training debut and putting any concerns about his recovery from shoulder surgery to rest.

TYLER GLASNOW, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, comparing his teammate, Shohei Ohtani, to the pop star as the Major League Baseball season opens in Tokyo on Tuesday with a duel of Japanese stars on the mound, the Chicago Cubs’ ace, Shota Imanaga, and the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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