Feb 18, 2025; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) fist pumps with Los Angeles Dodgers assistant pitching coach Connor McGuiness (87) during a spring training bullpen session at Camelback Ranch. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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Shohei Ohtani to Resume Pitching After His Month-Long Break From Rehab

Long-term goal for Dodgers with Shohei Ohtani pitching!

With the Tokyo Series now behind them, Shohei Ohtani is preparing to advance in his rehabilitation process for his right elbow.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed on Monday that Ohtani is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday, marking his first since February 25. The team had previously decided to pause his pitching rehab during Spring Training to prioritize his hitting. However, Ohtani has continued light-throwing drills in the meantime.

Roberts has previously suggested May as a tentative target for Ohtani’s return to the mound, but he emphasized on Monday that a clearer timeline will emerge after the bullpen session. The Dodgers are proceeding with a long-term mindset, focusing on ensuring he is available for the latter part of the season, a period when their pitching depth has often been tested in past years.

Shohei Ohtani will throw a bullpen this Saturday, per Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

It'll be Ohtani's first time throwing off a mound since February 25. pic.twitter.com/fPR9cUiBXH
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) March 25, 2025

Ohtani last pitched in an MLB game on August 23, 2023, before undergoing a second major elbow procedure in September of that year.

Los Angeles Dodgers Rotation for the Start of the Season

Blake Snell, who signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers in the offseason, will start on their domestic Opening Day against the Detroit Tigers. Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner will face off against reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.

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Here’s how the Dodgers’ rotation is shaping up:

Blake Snell, LHP
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, RHP
Tyler Glasnow, RHP
Roki Sasaki, RHP
Dustin May, RHP

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Shohei Ohtani

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Mohsin Baldiwala is a Master’s student in Journalism and freelance content producer who got hooked on baseball through Seinfeld’s hapless George Costanza. The same reason why he’s a Yankees fan. He writes about sports because he believes it can offer a brief escape from the world’s chaos. Even if that means enduring the heartbreak of the 2024 World Series.