Major League Baseball

Superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani is expected to play Monday in Game 3 of the World Series following an injury to his shoulder, according to manager Dave Roberts.

Freddie Freeman scooped up his youngest son and held him tight, planting kisses on the blond head of 3-year-old Maximus. The slugger’s wife, Chelsea, corralled their other two sons for a family photo on the Dodger Stadium field where Dad had just created an indelible moment in baseball lore.

A smiling Rod Carew raised his right hand as he took the U.S. citizenship oath Friday during a ceremony in Santa Ana for the 78-year-old Major League Baseball Hall of Famer.