Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will return to the mound for the first time since 2023, with a start against the San Diego Padres on Monday in Los Angeles, the team announced.

Shohei Ohtani might be making his return to the mound when the Los Angeles Dodgers face San Diego Padres, starting Monday, June 16th.

According to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani will throw a simulated game in the coming days, and it could "potentially" be his last. Ohtani could also join the pitching rotation "sooner rather than later," possibly within the next week.

The prank saga between Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts seems to be heating up again. The post Dave Roberts Finally Gets Back at Shohei Ohtani With Hilarious Inside Joke Gift for His Newborn Daughter appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Dave Roberts gifted a toy remote-controlled Porsche to Shohei's Ohtani's 2-month-old daughter. The Dodgers star wondered why he was summoned to the manager's office.

Shohei Ohtani is having a season so strong for the Los Angeles Dodgers that manager Dave Roberts decided to buy Ohtani's daughter a car -- sort of. Roberts says in a video posted to social media by the Dodgers on Wednesday that he and his wife purchased a pink remote-controlled electronic Porsche for Ohtani's daughter,

Even as the Dodgers are getting back Shohei Ohtani on the mound, the banged-up Los Angeles pitching staff suffered another blow. The Dodgers announced Ohtani will start on Monday night against the Padres,