Involved in a dispute over a Hawaiian mansion! Shohei Ohtani responds for the first time, stating he only wants to focus on the field.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani, along with his agent Nez Balelo, has been sued by Hawaiian real estate investor Kevin J. Hayes Sr. and agent Tomoko Matsumoto. Today (the 14th), Ohtani also made his first comments regarding the matter.

According to a recent report from the Associated Press, Ohtani and his agent are accused of using their fame to threaten and make unfounded claims, forcing the plaintiffs to withdraw from a $240 million (approximately 1.75 billion yuan) Hawaiian mansion development project. The plaintiffs believe that as a spokesperson, Ohtani should be held accountable for his actions.

Regarding this matter, Ohtani chose not to respond directly during an interview today, stating that he wants to focus on his performance on the field: "I want to concentrate on the game. The team has been on a losing streak recently, so we need to secure a win as soon as possible and give our all in every game."

In terms of the game, the Dodgers faced a comeback loss against the Angels today, suffering their fourth consecutive defeat. They have now endured a franchise-record seven-game losing streak against the Angels across seasons, and they have lost all six matchups in this season's "Freeway Series," thus relinquishing the top spot in the National League West to the Padres.

In this game, Ohtani started as a "two-way" player, pitching a season-long 4.1 innings, throwing 80 pitches, allowing 5 hits, giving up 4 runs, and recording 7 strikeouts. At the plate, he hit a triple to right field in his first at-bat and scored on a hit by Mookie Betts. Ultimately, he finished with 4 at-bats, 1 hit, 1 run, along with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts, missing the chance to tie his career-long streak of five consecutive games with a home run.