Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's surgically repaired shoulder withstood its biggest test yet, as he crushed a fastball over the left-field fence in his first spring at-bat against the Angels.
Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (Los Angeles Angels) was hit by a home run from his high school junior Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers). Kikuchi started on the mound on the 1st (Korean time) in a spring training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and ...
All it took was one swing for Shohei Ohtani to quell any early concerns about his surgically repaired left shoulder. Making his highly anticipated Cactus League debut on Friday against his former team in an eventual 6-5 Dodgers win,
With the reigning NL MVP's expected return to the mound in May, his plate appearances should decrease from last season.
Shohei Ohtani hits a home run to left field off of Yusei Kikuchi in his first Spring Training at-bat of 2025