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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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.

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 sparked a frenzy Sunday evening announcing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will make his long-awaited first start from the mound in Dodger blue on Monday night.

With Ohtani listed as a two-way player, he gives the Dodgers 14 active pitchers as opposed to the limit of 13 — meaning the Dodgers can still operate with their typical pitching staff while ...

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 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 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 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) ...