MINNEAPOLIS —
When Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run as a Dodger last Wednesday, Dave Roberts had a suspicion it might spark the superstar’s bat.
“He’s very close,” the manager said then. “I expect this to continue.”
With six hits, two doubles, one triple, three RBIs and another home run from Ohtani in the three games since, Roberts is now sure of it.
“I think he’s in it,” Roberts said at the end of the Dodgers’ weekend series against the Chicago Cubs, in which Ohtani’s early season batting average catapulted by 50 points, from .