The Dodgers continued their undefeated run to start the season with a walk-off homer from Shohei Ohtani, on the reigning MVP's bobblehead night, to erase a 5-0 deficit against the Atlanta Braves. In a season that has already seen more than a few comeback wins, this was the most absurd.

The Dodgers rallied from a 5-0 deficit and are off to the best start ever for a defending World Series champion at 8-0.

Shohei Ohtani is that man. With the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves tied 5–5 in the bottom of the ninth, Ohtani smashed the first pitch he saw for a 399-foot walk-off home run to win the team's eighth game of the season.

The Dodgers are off to the best start ever from a defending champion — and have still yet to reach their peak form.

No defending World Series champion has ever had a better start to the season than the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers. Wednesday night, the Dodgers improved to a perfect 8-0 thanks to Shohei Ohtani's ninth inning walk-off home run against the Atlanta Braves (LA 6,

Colin Cowherd reacts to Shohei Ohtani hitting a walk-off home run to improve the Los Angeles Dodgers' start to 8-0, then emphasizes the importance of stars playing for the big markets.

The Japanese superstar hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, as Dodgers remained unbeaten by rallying from 5-0 down to keep Atlanta winless.