MLB Announces Shohei Ohtani Update Before Return to Mound originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Shohei Ohtani looked rusty on his return to the mound for the Dodgers but still managed to pitch a 100 mph ball.

Shohei Ohtani made his highly anticipated return to the mound, and his first-ever appearance for the Dodgers on Monday against the Padres.

Hours before Shohei Ohtani’s first MLB pitching appearance in nearly two years, his scandal-scarred former interpreter reported to federal prison.

Ahead of his return to the mound, and Dodgers pitching debut, the two-way sensation continues to showcase his unique greatness.

Shohei Ohtani makes his grand return to the pitching mound on Monday night, as the Los Angeles Dodgers open a four game-series with the San Diego Padres.

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,

After enduring a 10-game stretch without a home run dating back to June 2, Shohei Ohtani ended the long ball drought in a big way, belting two round-trippers in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. But getting back into the home run column is far from the only thing Ohtani achieved in Los Angeles's win.