It was textbook, and for Dodger fans, entirely expected.

In the top of the third inning of Tuesday’s 2024 MLB All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX, 30-year-old Dodgers designated hitter and international superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a 400-foot three-run home run to right-center field to give the National League a (then) 3-0 lead over the American League All-Stars. In doing so, the Oshu, Japan native became the only player in MLB history to record a win on the mound (2021) and hit a home run during an All-Star Game.

Unfortunately, those would be the only runs the National League would score in their eventual 5-3 loss to the American League in MLB’s 94th rendition of the annual Midsummer Classic, as the All-Star Game is often called.

Fortunately, the popular spectator event has zero impact whatsoever in the MLB standings, including Ohtani’s NL West first-place Dodgers.

But still…

Play Ball!

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