The Oshu City Youth Baseball Team arrived from Japan in LA on Tuesday, in time to make the Torrance Friendship Games, "a weeklong celebration of international friendship."

With Shohei Ohtani having 57 stolen bases heading into Saturday night's game in Denver against the Colorado Rockies, the Japanese sensation looked to have taken another quick step toward reaching 60 stolen bases.

Ohtani strikes out eight in four innings on the mound and hits a two-run home run – his 1,000th MLB hit – but the Dodgers’ bullpen struggles in a 5-3 loss.

Dodgers have been cautious and methodical with Ohtani’s workload as a pitcher, seeing anything beyond five innings in a regular-season start as unnecessary.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hit a milestone moment in his major league career on Wednesday afternoon, clubbing a 440-foot home run to center field against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.