Shohei Ohtani launches first homer in Dodgers spring debut

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It was far from a sellout crowd, but those who attended Shohei Ohtani's spring debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday were rewarded in his final at-bat as Ohtani launched a two-run home run into the left-field stands, earning the loudest cheers of the day.

Ohtani's blast came in the bottom of the fifth on a 3-2 pitch from Chicago White Sox right-hander Dominic Leone. He finished 1-for-3, striking out and grounding into a double play in his two other at-bats.

"I thought I hit it a little too high initially, but the Arizona weather factored in a little bit," Ohtani said afterward through his…