One day after he made history with a wild walk-off grand slam, Shohei Ohtani returned to the mound.
Ohtani threw 10 pitches in a bullpen session at Dodger Stadium ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-8 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon. While the session was brief, it marked Ohtani’s first from the mound since his elbow surgery last fall.
Shohei Ohtani last night, 40/40.
Today, throwing off a mound for the first time since elbow surgery ud83dudc40 pic.twitter.com/jjQtSCqZkF— MLB (@MLB) August 25, 2024
Ohtani underwent surgery to repair the torn UCL in his pitching elbow in September 2023, and he’s not expected to pitch again until next season.