“I’m not very happy with the results, but I’m very grateful that I’m out here and pitching again,” Ohtani said through his interpreter after the game.

Shohei Ohtani could return to a major league mound in the next two weeks but Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Roki Sasaki has paused his throwing program and is set for a lengthy layoff.

While Ohtani won't be throwing deep into the game, just his presence on the mound figures to bolster a staff that has been decimated by injuries.

Shohei Ohtani returns to the pitching mound after a nearly two-year hiatus due to an elbow injury.

All eyes will be on the mound for LA as RHP Shohei Ohtani makes his long-awaited Dodgers pitching debut.