Dodgers two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani continues to rehab as a pitcher throughout video games. His basketball outing got here Saturday night in Dodger Stadium in opposition to the Astros, and he accomplished two innings along with his greatest pitch depend to this point this season.
Ohtani threw 31 pitches (21 for strikes) in his two frames, putting out three and strolling none. He allowed a leadoff single earlier than getting a double play, dealing with the minimal of six hitters in his two innings.
The fastball was on level, sitting within the 98-100 vary and his offspeed stuff was excellent, notably a heavy-breaking sweeper.
As a reminder, Ohtani is recovering from main elbow surgical procedure, which he had in September 2023. Each different pitcher in Ohtani’s scenario can be on a minor-league rehab project proper now, however given the Dodgers want Ohtani’s bat within the lineup, he is been type of rehabbing on the fly as a pitcher whereas placing up MVP-caliber numbers as an offensive participant.
This was Ohtani’s fourth begin on the mound and he is now labored six innings, posting a 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 6 strikeouts in opposition to one stroll.
The three-time MVP final pitched recurrently in 2023, when he went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA in 132 innings with the Angels.