Even as the Dodgers started the season 8-0, they've hardly played their best baseball. Early deficits and poor base running are concerning.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an air of invincibility around them after becoming the only reigning champions to start an MLB season 8-0 despite not yet playing their best baseball.

The Dodgers struggled early against the Braves Wednesday, but Shohei Ohtani capped an epic rally with a walk-off home run. The Dodgers are now 8-0.

The Japanese superstar hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday. “If I didn’t get a good pitch to hit,

The bobbleheads were given out to every fan in attendance for the game, which culminated in an Ohtani walk-off home run. Last season, another Ohtani bobblehead giveaway including his dog Decoy saw similar action on the secondary market.

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Then Max Muncie ditched his torpedo bat and Shohei Ohtani did this: "And the heartache has hit a new level for the Atlanta Braves." What a call from Braves announcer Brandon Gaudin. That's the saddest call I've heard so far this season.

As improbable as the Dodgers' start to their title defense has been, there was little doubt around the team that Shohei Ohtani would make something happen on his bobblehead night, the first of four planned for this season.

Field Level Media Shohei Ohtani flipped a game-ending home run to left-center field in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season-opening win streak alive by rallying from an early five-run deficit to earn a 6-5 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

The Dodgers hold the record for most wins to start a season by a defending World Series champion. How does it compare to best start ever?

With eight straight wins to begin the 2025 season (including two wins over the Cubs in Japan), the Dodgers are off to the best start by a defending World Series champion in MLB history.

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to extend their win streak Friday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies. More news: Dodgers Make Surprising Roster Move to

The Los Angeles Dodgers were expected to be the cream of the crop in the major leagues this season -- and they have not disappointed thus far.

The Dodgers will not stop winning. After their 6-5 win over the already-reeling Braves on Wednesday night, they are 8-0, their best start to a season since moving to Los Angeles in 1958, and the best ever by a defending champion.

The Los Angeles Dodgers downed the Atlanta Braves with a ninth inning homer on Wednesday, leaving them 0-7 and the only winless team in the league. It is their worst start since 2016.