TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani’s first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers ended on a high as he helped the Major League Baseball team secure its eighth World Series title while drawing a wide range of new sponsorships from Japanese companies.
Ohtani, the two-way Japanese superstar who joined the team from the Los Angeles Angels, put aside his pitching for the season as he recovered from elbow surgery and focused on batting as the designated hitter, compiling his best offensive season in the U.S.
