Manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers' series opener Friday night against the Rangers in Texas that Shohei Ohtani was with his wife and going on MLB's paternity list. He can miss up to three games.
In a wild affair at Wrigley, the Cubs outslugged the Diamondbacks 13-11 on Friday in the first nine-inning game in MLB history in which both teams scored 10 or more runs from the seventh inning on.
Ohtani stunned the baseball world when he revealed he was married in an Instagram post last year, with his bride eventually being identified as Japanese basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.
The Dodgers placed Shohei Ohtani on paternity leave for the birth of his first child, and called up outfielder Eddie Rosario from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Edgardo Henriquez, out with a left foot fracture, was moved to the 60-day injured list.
The Dodgers and Rangers face off in the middle game of a weekend series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, a game that will be exclusively televised by Fox.
The Twins promoted prized prospect Luke Keaschall for his major league debut and put him in the lineup as the designated hitter for their game at Atlanta on Friday.
