All eyes are on Shohei Ohtani, as he made his long-awaited return to the pitching mound and delivered his first pitches as a member of the Dodgers on Monday night time in opposition to the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani final pitched on Aug. 23, 2023, whereas with the Angels. He would bear his second Tommy John surgical procedure the next month.
Ohtani is 38-19 with 3.01 earned-run common over 86 begins in his MLB profession coming into Monday’s recreation and completed fourth within the AL Cy Younger Award voting in 2022, when he went 15-9 with a 2.33 ERA. He’s anticipated to assist bolster a depleted Dodgers beginning rotation that has been lacking Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow, amongst others, for prolonged stretches this season.
Shohei Ohtani pitches for the Dodgers in opposition to the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
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Shohei Ohtani delivers in opposition to the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
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Shohei Ohtani pitches in opposition to the San Diego Padres on Monday.
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Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani in Phoenix in February.
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Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws throughout spring coaching in Phoenix in February.
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani enters the sector on the Tokyo Dome for a exercise forward of the Tokyo Sequence in opposition to the Chicago Cubs in March.
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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani warms up throughout a baseball spring coaching exercise in Phoenix.
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Followers head up some stairs carrying Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto jerseys earlier than the sport between the Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium on March 27.
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Dodgers two-way participant Shohei Ohtani runs onto the sector throughout introductions throughout the Dodgers’ dwelling opener in March.
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The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws a stay batting apply earlier than a recreation in opposition to the New York Mets on Could 25.
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The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws within the outfield earlier than a recreation in opposition to the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on June 4.
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Dodgers coaches hold a watchful eye as Shohei Ohtani throws within the bullpen earlier than the sport in opposition to the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on June 4.
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Dodgers followers watch as Shohei Ohtani throws within the outfield earlier than the sport in opposition to the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on June 4.
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The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani performs catch earlier than the Dodgers tackle the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on June 2.
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Shohei Ohtani walks previous a throng of journalists earlier than the Dodgers play an exhibition recreation in opposition to the Yomiuri Giants on the Tokyo Dome in March.
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