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V of K-pop group BTS snaps photo with Shohei Ohtani, delivers Dodgers first pitch

Brianna Williams

created: Aug. 27, 2025, 10:49 a.m. | updated: Aug. 27, 2025, 4:35 p.m.

Dodger Stadium proved to be about more than just baseball Monday night when BTS star V stepped onto the field, drawing roaring cheers before throwing the ceremonial first pitch. The singer, born Kim Taehyung, bowed toward Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and delivered a left-handed strike, sparking cheers from the stands while camera phones lit up the ballpark. It featured a brief hug with two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani in the Dodgers' dugout, where the K-pop icon -- dressed in a No. 7 Dodgers jersey tucked into faded jeans -- chatted with pitcher Tyler Glasnow as photographers swarmed. The night marked another high-profile moment as BTS moves toward a full-group comeback.

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