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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani is "not close to optimal" after going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Wednesday night's 8-6 loss to the Cardinals.

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After repeated silence from Princeton, the Padres co-owner says her landmark donation exposed how institutions overlook quietly built success.