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Associated Press
Jun 28, 2025, 05:24 PM ET
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shohei Ohtani threw the fastest transportation of his vocation astatine 101.7 mph and worked 2 businesslike innings successful his 3rd mound commencement for the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing 1 deed and 1 locomotion against the Kansas City Royals connected Saturday.
It was the archetypal commencement of much than 1 inning this play for the two-way superstar, who is moving arsenic an opener arsenic helium eases his mode backmost into pitching.
The three-time MVP did not transportation past season, his archetypal with the Dodgers, portion recovering from Tommy John surgery. He made 86 mound starts implicit 5 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, going 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA.
On Saturday, Ohtani threw first-pitch strikes to each 7 batters helium faced and finished with 27 pitches, 20 for strikes.
He allowed a one-out azygous to Bobby Witt Jr. successful the archetypal and walked Maikel Garcia earlier throwing the 101.7 mph fastball connected an 0-2 number to Vinnie Pasquantino, who grounded into a treble play.
Ohtani retired the broadside successful bid successful the second, fanning rookie Jac Caglianone connected an 89 mph slider.
The 30-year-old has 29 homers this play arsenic Los Angeles' superior designated hitter.
