Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballOhtani hasn’t risen to the occasion; frozen by KershawSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Shohei Ohtani show has reached the humdrum stage here in spring training.Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballReal Ohtani emerges in third inning of “B” gamePHOENIX — It took the real Shohei Ohtani until the third inning of Friday’s “B” game against the Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park before…Mar 2, 2018Mar 2, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballNew season, fresh set of questions for Lovullo, D-backsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Last year at this time, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was just starting on this journey. New in his job, the season was…Mar 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballOhtani slated to pitch in “B” game on FridaySCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Japanese two-way phenom Shohei Otani was the Angels’ designated hitter for the second time in consecutive Cactus League…Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballOhtani on base three times in first MLB game as hitterPEORIA, Ariz. — Phase Ni (two) of the Shohei Ohtani experiment was unveiled on Monday as the two-way player who came over from Japan, took…Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballOhtani not at his best in first spring startTEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani made his first start on Saturday against Major League hitting and looked decidedly ordinary.Feb 24, 2018Feb 24, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballOhtani slated to make first start for Angels SaturdayTEMPE, Ariz. — The Shohei Ohtani era is about to open for the Angels and Major League Baseball.Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballMLB won’t travel most big leaguers this spring until March 1GLENDALE, Ariz. — Spring Training opens for Major League Baseball on Friday in Florida and Arizona. And if you’re attending the games, keep…Feb 20, 2018Feb 20, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballMLB heading in right direction with new pace of play rulesSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball, in conjunction with its Players’ Association, announced on Monday significant rule changes to…Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018
Barry M. BloominBoomskie on BaseballHill has moved beyond the 2017 World Series; Have Dodger fans?GLENDALE, Ariz. — As another spring training begins for the Dodgers in the Valley of the Sun, a defeat by the Astros in last fall’s…Feb 17, 2018Feb 17, 2018