A heckler next to the Los Angeles Dodgers' dugout spent his entire Sunday giving an earful to visitors, including a nonstop barrage of digs and chirps at Shohei Ohtani for his hitless performance in a portentous weekend series against the San Diego Padres.

Shohei Ohtani had a little fun with a heckler during Sunday’s 8-2 win over the Padres. A fan sitting near the Dodgers’ dugout had been giving the star a hard time during the course of the game at Petco Park. So when Ohtani hit a ninth-inning solo home run to extend Los Angeles’ lead to six, he made sure to let the fan have it right back.

A heckler next to the Los Angeles dugout spent his entire Sunday giving an earful to the visitors, including a nonstop barrage of digs and chirps at Shohei Ohtani, before the Dodgers star crushed his 45th homer in an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers face the San Diego Padres in a regular season MLB game on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 (8/23/25) at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif.