SEOUL —
Shohei Ohtani was in a good mood.
He collected a couple of singles on Wednesday night in his Dodgers debut, including one against countryman Yu Darvish. He stole a base. He drove in the final run of a four-run eighth inning that reversed a one-run deficit and sent his team on its way to a 5-2 opening-day victory over the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome.
When Ohtani was approached in the Dodgers clubhouse, a team official said he wasn’t talking. Ohtani told him he didn’t mind.