{"id":36183,"date":"2025-03-26T07:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36183"},"modified":"2025-03-26T07:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:26:45","slug":"breaking-shohei-ohtani-hosts-exclusive-dodgers-dinner-featuring-a-400-pound-tuna-%f0%9f%8d%a3%e2%9a%be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36183","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Shohei Ohtani Hosts Exclusive Dodgers Dinner, Featuring a 400-Pound Tuna \ud83c\udf63\u26be"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Ohtani warms up prior to a game. \" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4500,h_2531,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jq7bwr1njkv7kx03hr.jpg\" alt=\"Ohtani warms up prior to a game. \" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Ohtani warms up prior to a game. \" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Ohtani warms up prior to a game. \/ Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_4d8d12fz7\">The Los Angeles Dodgers had a\u00a0good time on the field\u00a0during the Tokyo Series, as the club won both of its season-opening games over the Chicago Cubs in Japan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dnbuoeu3i\">And the defending champions had a good time off the field as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hvc0dobt6\">While the Dodgers were in Tokyo, three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, as well as fellow Japanese teammates Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki,\u00a0organized a team dinner, which included crab, sea urchin, other types of sushi and one of the main courses, a giant tuna fish that weighed an estimated 400\u2013500 pounds, according to MLB.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kc6lkbrhq\">Ohtani took to his account on Instagram and\u00a0posted a picture\u00a0of the dinner, which multiple Dodgers players raved about.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_d64jdrx62\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1901234564984623305&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fshohei-ohtani-organized-dodgers-dinner-400-pound-tuna&amp;sessionId=b0b1c89df3a74bff3ddd43d5aefdfecccec78c49&amp;siteScreenName=SInow&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1901234564984623305\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b6ctu5lnp\">&#8220;Every guy that I talked to said it was the best experience they ever had,&#8221; 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