Major League Baseball

3 reasons to be excited after Ohtani's pitching return

All eyes were on Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers pitching debut on Monday night. And even though the box score is nothing worth writing home about -- a one-inning stint as an opener doesn't tell you much of anything -- every baseball fan should be excited after Ohtani's start.
FanSided

Blake Snell's concerning scratch renders Ohtani pitching debate moot

Blake Snell's return to the Dodgers' rotation was short-lived. That's reason No. 1 LA has no reason to entertain the Shohei Ohtani pitching debate. A key Dodgers starter was scratched from his Friday matchup with the Angels for reasons still unknown.
Orange County Register

Dodgers doing balancing act with Shohei Ohtani’s pitching and hitting duties

LOS ANGELES — The calculus has gotten much more complicated for the Dodgers in the third year of the Shohei Ohtani era. For the first time since 2023 with the Angels, Ohtani has entered a season fully healthy as a pitcher with a self-proclaimed goal of ...

MLB/ Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch this season after major elbow surgery, but he can still hit

PHOENIX--Shohei Ohtani is unique in Major League Baseball history, a two-way Japanese superstar who can excel as a hitter and a pitcher, sometimes in the same game.