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.

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Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is expected to start on the mound Wednesday as he continues his buildup from ...

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Shohei Ohtani takes the mound for the Dodgers for the first time since signing with the team. Ohtani’s pitching outing was brief, by design, lasting just one inning and 28 pitches.

And Ohtani certainly felt it. In his rehab work, Ohtani was throwing around the 95-96 mph range. In his first game, his fastball averaged 99.1 mph, and he reached 100 mph.

NEW YORK – For so long, the Los Angeles Dodgers could only imagine what it would be like to watch Shohei Ohtani pitching off a big-league mound, facing major-league hitters, while wearing the ...

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) ...

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 will be the first National League player to start a game as a pitcher and also bat in the leadoff spot since 1953 (Alvin Dark, Giants) and third overall since 1900 (Jim Jones, Giants ...

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 ...