Shohei Ohtani made his long-awaited pitching debut for De La Dodgers on Monday evening after almost two years away from De Heuvel.
The two-way phenomenon had not been able to pitch in Major League Baseball since he underwent Tommy John operation in September 2023.
But after having received the green light by team medists and his surgeon, Ohtani went on some again as the starting pitchers of the Dodgers against the San Diego Padres.
He allowed two hits and a run of 12 balls and 28 throws in his first inning, took 16 strikes, but did not give a walk or did not play a batter.
Ohtani was not quite satisfied with one check-swing call during the inning, who kept Padres star Manny Machado alive before hit a pocket fly on the next ball.
Although he did not threw in an MLB match for 22 months, his top fast ball speed was clocked at an impressive 100.2 MPH.
Shohei Ohtani made his long-awaited pitching debut for De La Dodgers on Monday evening
Since September 2023, the two -way phenomenon could no longer have pitched in Major League Baseball
Nevertheless, the long -awaited return from the Japanese sensation to the hill lasted only one collection while the Dodgers continued to treat the arm of their star man with caution.
After a series of live batting -practical sessions for games, the team chose to use it as a more open in the hope of adding an inning every time he takes the hill. He is planned for the time being to pitch once a week.
His fastest pitch was 100.2 MPH to Padres No. 2 Slagman Luis Arraez. He also threw three other fastballs at 99.1 mph.
While he was the lead-off hitter of the Dodgers, he spread in the first inning before he was replaced on the hill by left-hand man Anthony Banda.
Ohtani had not thrown in a match since August 23, 2023, when he was injured during a start for city rivals De La Angels against Cincinnati.
In 86 career-pitching starts with the Angels from 2018-23, he went 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA and 608 Strikeouts in 481 2/3 innings, while in 2021 and 2023 he was named American League MVP for his battle and pitching operation.
The 30-year-old for the first time had Tommy John operation on October 1, 2018, before he underwent the second time on September 19, 2023 after he had injured himself playing for the Angels.
Ohtani allowed two hits and a point of 12 balls and 28 lines in his first and only inning
The Dodgers treat him carefully while he worked on his arm again
His second Tommy John procedure was performed by the renowned sports surgeon Dr. Neal Elattrache, who Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that the timeline of his comeback would determine in combination with the team’s training staff.
In the second season of a $ 700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers, Ohtani paused his pitching work after a hill session on 25 February to prepare on the opening day as Slagman, then Bullpen sessions started on March 29 and Batpraktijk on 25 May.
A triple MVP, it hits .297 with a NL-leading 1,035 Ops, 25 gayers and 41 RBIs after touching .290 with 54 gayers, 130 RBIs and 59 stolen bases in his first Dodgers season last year.
Roberts had said he was excited to see Ohtani -Pitch again in a big league match for Monday’s match against San Diego.
“A lot has been expected,” he said. ‘I think we have done it in the right way to our process, communicate with Shohei and feel good. It’s good for our team.
‘Our boys are enthusiastic about this potential. And it is clearly the most important thing, I am enthusiastic about Shohei. ‘
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