"I wanted to prioritize the hitting aspect as we're getting into the season, to get a little breather mentally and physically on the pitching side of things," Ohtani said via an interpreter ...

since Ohtani won’t take up a roster spot as a pitcher. “I think that we’re still a very good club with him as a DH, obviously,” Roberts said. “We still want him to pitch. He wants to ...

After originally projecting a May return for Ohtani as a pitcher, the Dodgers have now backed off that and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Ohtani will need a lot of time still ...

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are not a serious team. In a good way. The Dodgers continued their undefeated run to start the season with a walk-off homer from Shohei Ohtani ...

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani threw his first bullpen session in a month on Saturday, but the reigning National League MVP still has plenty to do before he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Hitting-pitcher Ohtani so far has two home runs and is batting .333 across those five games. He is expected to return to the pitcher's mound sometime later this season after right elbow surgery ...

since Ohtani won't take up a roster spot as a pitcher. "I think that we’re still a very good club with him as a DH, obviously," Roberts said. "We still want him to pitch. He wants to pitch ...

As Sarah Langs notes, Nelson thus became the first pitcher to get a hit in the universal DH era -- i.e., since 2022 -- not named Shohei Ohtani (and also excluding position players who pitched).

Ohtani, who spent the entire 2024 season restricting to batting, will return to the mound for the first time since 2023. More news: Dodgers World Series Winning Pitcher Signs With Yankees ...