ドジャース 大谷おおや翔しょう平たいら “二刀流にとうりゅう”復帰ふっきへ 1番ばん・ピッチャーで先発せんぱつ

It has been announced that Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers in Major League Baseball will be the starting pitcher and leadoff hitter in the game against the Padres, which will be held at their home stadium in Los Angeles on the 17th Japan time.

He will return as a two-way player, both pitching and hitting.

Two years ago, Ohtani underwent his second surgery to repair the ligament in his right elbow. This season, while continuing to play as a designated hitter, he has also been rehabilitating as a pitcher. In a live pitching practice on the 10th, he threw 44 pitches, showing steady progress in his recovery.

According to Dodgers manager Roberts, Ohtani told him that he is ready to pitch in a Major League game, so it has been decided that he will start in the first game of the four-game series against the Padres at their home stadium in Los Angeles on the 17th Japan time.

The return to pitching on the 17th will likely be limited to one inning, and Ohtani is also scheduled to play as a batter, so he is expected to make his comeback as a two-way player for the first time in two seasons.

Ohtani is playing as a two-way player, both pitching and hitting, for the first time since the game against the Reds on August 23, two seasons ago when he was with the Angels, and its his first time doing so since joining the Dodgers.

On the mound for his first game as a pitcher in about one year and ten months, all eyes are on what kind of pitching Ohtani will show.

NHK will broadcast it live on General TV from 11:00 a.m. on the 17th.

MLB 2025 Padres vs. Dodgers Broadcast & NHK Plus Streaming: Streaming starts at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 17; available until 11:53 AM on Tuesday, June 24. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers will make his first MLB appearance in about 1 year and 10 months. It was announced that Ohtani will start as the leadoff hitter and pitcher in the game against the Padres at home in Los Angeles on the 17th Japan time.

This was announced by the Dodgers about four hours before the start of the game against the Padres.

It’s been about a year and ten months since Ohtani last played as a two-way player, both pitching and hitting, which was in the game against the Reds on August 23 two years ago.

Ohtani arrived at the stadium clubhouse about four hours before the game and calmly went about his preparations, changing into his uniform in a composed manner.

Also, he was seen smiling and chatting with his teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto, whose locker is next to his.

The announcement was a sudden turn of events. Ohtanis return as a pitcher was announced on the night of the 15th, less than 24 hours before the start of the game, and it attracted a lot of attention, being widely covered by local media. Local TV stations were broadcasting live from in front of the stadium.

Since the announcement was so sudden and unexpected, there were no articles about Ohtani’s return in the local newspapers’ morning editions, but it was widely covered on apps and the official sites of various media outlets.

Even Japanese fans who were visiting the site expressed their surprise.

A woman who was visiting the Dodgers official merchandise shop in Los Angeles with her husband from Saitama Prefecture said she had originally planned to watch a game against the Padres, and added, I was so happy to hear he would return that I was moved to tears.

Since Im from Iwate Prefecture, Ive always been cheering for you.

I think hell pitch solidly and hit home runs for us, he said happily.

Also, a man who said he came from Aichi Prefecture said, When I heard about it, I thought, No way.

Actually, I was planning to go to tomorrows game, but I hurried and bought a ticket for today.

I’ve been working hard for about a year for this match, so I feel like “God was watching over me.”

I was looking forward to seeing him strike someone out and then hit a home run in the bottom of the inning.