LOS ANGELES — On a mild, 76-degree Friday night at Dodger Stadium, the typical sea of white and blue apparel could be seen in the crowd. And as expected for the annual Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Angels, spots of red could be seen around the stadium as well.
However, this matchup is substantially different than it has been in recent years. Shohei Ohtani, who played the first six seasons of his MLB career with the Angels, is now a Los Angeles Dodger. He's facing his old team for the first time since signing a record-breaking 10-year, $700 million free agency deal with the Dodgers.