Shohei Ohtani’s achievements with the bat in his hands this season have been so magnificent that it’s easy to forget that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar also is a top-tier pitcher.
Recovering from a second major elbow surgery, Ohtani won’t pitch this season, but he took a big leap toward 2025 on Saturday, August 25, when he went into the Dodger Stadium bullpen and thew from the mound for the first time in one year.