Shohei Ohtani is officially back in the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation, but LA is making special accommodations for its superstar starting pitcher as it eases him back into pitching.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are determined to play it very safe with Shohei Ohtani’s return as a pitcher. During Saturday’s game between the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia, Ken ...

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made his long-awaited return to the mound on Monday night, throwing one inning against the San Diego Padres (GameTracker).It was Ohtani's first appearance as ...

After almost two years, Shohei Ohtani made his return to the mound on Monday.Ohtani threw one inning in his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his first time pitching in a game since ...

Shohei Ohtani delivers during his pitching debut for the Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) By Jack Harris ...

Shohei Ohtani rips a single during the fifth inning of the Dodgers-Padres game on June 10, 2025 in San Diego. Getty Images “It’s tempting,” Roberts said before the Dodgers’ 11-1 blowout ...

Shohei Ohtani has won a World Series and an MVP award in his Los Angeles Dodgers career, but he has yet to throw a pitch from an MLB mound. That's about to change. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts ...

Shohei Ohtani was on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night, pitching the first inning of a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres. (Kyusung Gong/AP) ...

For Ohtani, it’s been a long road back to pitching. He signed with the Dodgers on a 10-year, $700-million contract before the 2024 season — a value representing not just his MVP-level bat, but ...

Shohei Ohtani's next pitching start is confirmed. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Ohtani will start Sunday against the Nationals in the finale of a three-game series ...

Ohtani last appeared in an MLB game in August 2023 and had a procedure the following month. During that season, per Baseball Savant , his average four-seam fastball was 96.8 miles per hour.