Shohei Ohtani is finally heating up. Which Dodgers star hitter will be next?
Shohei Ohtani has shown signs of improvement at the plate with a 7-for-16 performance over six games, including a home run and two doubles, as the Dodgers look for other star hitters to follow suit. Several key Dodgers batters, including Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Kyle Tucker, and Teoscar Hernández, are off to underwhelming starts with OPS marks between .700 and .750. Justin Wrobleski emerged as a reliable starter, delivering a six-inning shutout against the Cubs and maintaining a 1.50 ERA through four starts.
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MLB Shohei Ohtani is finally heating up. Which Dodgers star hitter will be next? By Jack Harris Published May 1, 2026, 9:00 a.m. ET Welcome to The California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where baseball writers Dylan Hernández and Jack Harris review the week that was, hand out player superlatives and take stock of the state of the season. QUESTION OF THE WEEK Which Dodgers star will break out first? In this space last week, we wondered when Shohei Ohtani would get going. Then, he went 7-for-16 with a home run, two doubles and a .609 on-base-percentage in his past six games.
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