Dodgers News: 81-year-old fan declares victory, Padres sale, Nagasaki survivor meets Ohtani

A few weeks ago, NBC LA reported that 81-year-old Dodgers fan Errol Segal, a season ticket holder of half a century, had been denied physical tickets for the 2026 season for the first time. Segal, who doesn't own a smartphone, offered to pay extra for them but was refused, even after receiving physical tickets for a game at the Dodger Stadium box office.

"It makes me feel terrible," he said. "50 years I've had these tickets, and they threw me under the bus."

The Dodgers stayed mum on the issue and even offered to buy back Segal's tickets, but after the story gained traction, they capitulated to his request.

"I love everything about the Dodgers. I love coming. They made me very, very happy, and I want everyone to know that I'm happy now, I've got the paper tickets, and I hope we have a third World Series."

Dodgers News: Padres finalizing record $3.9 billion sale to José E. Feliciano

On Friday, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN reported that the Padres are finalizing a $3.9 billion sale to businessman José E. Feliciano of the private equity firm Clearlake Capital and his wife Kwanza Jones. Feliciano is also a co-owner of the Premier League's Chelsea Football Club.

If everything goes through, this deal would top the record $2.4 billion Steve Cohen paid for the Mets in 2020.

This would end the Seidler's 14-year reign, mostly spent under beloved late owner Peter Seidler, who died in 2023. He and businessman Ron Fowler bought the team for $800 million in 2012. His brothers and widow were locked in a contentious ownership battle for a little over two years until the family put the team up for sale in November.

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani meets 100-year-old survivor of Nagasaki bombing

On Saturday, the Rockies hosted 100-year-old Momoyo Kelley during batting practice at Coors Field. Kelley, now living in Salt Lake City, survived the atomic bombing of her hometown Nagasaki at 19.

She went home with photos alongside Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano and Dave Roberts, who is half-Japanese and was born in Okinawa.

But she singled out a meeting with Shohei Ohtani. And who can blame her?

As Ohtani was completing a throwing session, Dodgers announcer Stephen Nelson alerted him to Kelley's presence. Ohtani stopped, signed for Kelley, and posed for a picture. "He's the pride of Japan," she said. "I watch Dodgers games every day."

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