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Shohei Ohtani seemed to be a bit rusty on the mound, since he made his launch debut of Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night against San Diego’s parents.
Ohtani opened the game allowing a two -hits race in the lonely entry that he released. He launched 28 launches in his appearance, which was the second most for any Dodgers pitcher throughout the game.
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Los Angeles Dodgers holder, Shohei Ohtani, #17, waves near the mound during the first entry of baseball against San Diego’s parents on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Even so, it was a massive first step to return to the mound for the action of the game live, since it spent 21 months without launching due to an elbow injury. He threw a fast ball at 100.2 mph.
“I was trying to sit 95-96,” Ohtani said through a translator after the Dodgers won the 6-3 game, “but the intensity of the game really allowed me to launch a little stronger.”
Ohtani admitted that his nerves increased a little more for the excursion. It was 2 per 4 on the plate with two ranked races, a walk and two strikeouts.
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The titular launcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, #17, launches a hitter of San Diego Padres during the first entrance of a baseball game on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
“But today I got 100 (MPH), so I want to see my body first and how it reacts,” he said. “But the expectation is that I go once a week. I hope to be a little more every time it is there so that the bullpen does not leave so taxed.”
While Ohtani was more modest about his first appearance, the third base Max Muncy thought Ohtani looked great.
“Things seemed electric, but when you haven’t launched at that time, and you really don’t have the opportunity to make any rehabilitation game, maybe the command is not going to be there and that is what we saw tonight,” he said.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star, Shohei Ohtani, #17, leads to a race with a double during the third entry of a baseball game against San Diego’s parents on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
The Dodgers improved 44-29 with victory. San Diego fell to 39-32.
