Wednesday, April 2, 2025 10:32PM
Dodgers fans hoping to get a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead line up outside Dodgers Stadium hours before a late-afternoon home game against the visiting Braves.
ELYSIAN PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday.
The Dodgers improved to 8-0, the best start ever by a defending World Series champion.
Dodgers fans hoping to get a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead line up Wednesday morning outside Dodgers Stadium, hours before a late-afternoon home game against the visiting Braves.
One woman said she had gotten there at 5 a.m. just to get the opportunity for the MVP bobblehead.
“We’re like hardcore Dodgers fans and, you know, they’re the best, so here we are early. We’re gonna make sure we get our bobblehead,” Dodgers fan Araceli told Eyewitness News.
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is congratulated by third base coach Dino Ebel after hitting a walk-off solo home run against the Braves during the ninth inning, April 2, 2025, in L.A.
AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian
“I brought my camper van since we were planning on staying in line for a couple hours. My camper van has a bed, a TV, a refrigerator. I brought sandwiches, snacks, water, soda, coffee,” said Dodgers fan Marcial. “My daughter is a big Ohtani fan. She wants the Ohtani bobblehead, so I figured, we’re gonna be here real early to guarantee that we get it.”
Dodgers fans hoping to get a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead line up outside Dodgers Stadium hours before a late-afternoon home game against the visiting Braves.
A second Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway will be done later in the season, on May 15.
Max Muncy tied Wednesday’s game with a two-run double in the eighth off reliever Raisel Iglesias (0-1) after the third baseman’s two errors led to five unearned runs by the Braves early.
Trailing 5-0, the Dodgers clawed back on a two-run homer from Tommy Edman and a solo shot by Michael Conforto.
Jack Dreyer (1-0) got the win in relief.
With an 8-0 mark, the defending World Series champions are off to the club’s best start since moving to Los Angeles — an L.A. franchise record.
Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0, 2.70) starts Friday at Philadelphia to open a six-game trip.
Associated Press contributed to this report
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