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Shohei Ohtani seemed to be a little rusty on the haug when he got his Los Angeles Dodgers to make his debut Monday night against San Diego Padres.
Ohtani opened the game by allowing a run on two hits in the lonely inning he broke up. He threw 28 seats in his look, which was the second most of any dodgers jug in the whole game.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Starts Pitcher Shohei Ohtani, #17, waves near the haug during the first lap of a baseball match against San Diego Padres on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Still, it was a massive first step to get back to Haugen for live-game action when he went 21 months without beating because of an elbow injury. He threw a fastball of 100.2 km / h.
“I aimed to sit 95-96,” Ohtani said through a translator after Dodgers won the game 6-3, “but the game intensity really let me throw a little harder.”
Ohtani admitted that his nerves were increasing a little more for the excursion. He went 2-for-4 on the record with two RBI, a walk and two strikes.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Starts Pitcher Shohei Ohtani, #17, throws to a San Diego Padre’s dough during the first place of a baseball match on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
“But I hit 100 (MPH) today, so I will first see where my body is feeling and how it reacts,” he said. “But the expectation is for me to go once a week. Hopefully being able to go a little longer every time I’m out there so the bullp will not be so taxed.”
While Ohtani was more modest about his first performance, third Baseman Max Muncy seemed to Ohtani looked good.
“Stuff looked electric, but when you haven’t looked up for a long time and you don’t really get a chance to do any rehabilitation game, the command may not be there, and that’s how we saw tonight,” he said.
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, #17, runs in a race with a double during the third round of a baseball match against San Diego Padres on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Dodgers improved to 44-29 with the victory. San Diego fell to 39-32.
