On his way back to the Dodgers' dugout during the ninth inning of the game against the San Diego Padres, Ohtani held out his hand to a Padres fan, high-fiving his heckler and patting him on the back - a gesture met with much amusement.

Teoscar Hernández had the sunflower seeds ready. Manager Dave Roberts was just off to the side, smiling broadly. The entire Dodgers dugout was waiting to receive Shohei Ohtani, who was circling the ba

Shohei Ohtani silenced a heckler with his 45th homer as Dodgers beat Padres 8-2, tying for the NL West lead with 31 games remaining.