They say all is fair in love and war, and Manny Machado seems like he’d include baseball in that adage. The Padres’ 32-year-old third baseman was the target of a tactic that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has said was aimed at getting the focus off his team last fall in the NL Division Series.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night. That will be against his old team, the

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night against his old team, the Angels.

Shohei Ohtani and Dave Roberts are in an ongoing prank battle. Subscribe to MLB Morning Lineup wherever you get your podcasts

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night against his old team, the

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18), gets a pat on the back from manager Dave Roberts after pitching two and a half innings of a spring training baseball game

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night against his old team, the Los Angeles Angels.

Hitting records is one thing, but launching a full-on prank war? That’s something else entirely! Shohei Ohtani did both when he broke Dave Roberts’ home run record in 2024. To celebrate, he gifted his manager a toy Porsche.