Dodgers Japanese star Shohei Ohtani will return to shooting twice this year, but it won't be shown again until May, which makes the Dodgers plan to make special arrangements. Pitcher Ohtani doesn't go to the minor leagues to participate in rehab games, but goes straight to the game after a live BP because hitter Shohei is too important.

Japanese media "Sports Newspaper Knowledge" interviewed Dodgers head coach Dave Roberts, Roberts said that Shohei Ohtani will not go to the minor leagues to pitch, and will first have a real shooting duel with major league hitters before returning as a pitcher.

Shohei Ohtani underwent elbow surgery in 2023 and did not complete his rehabilitation until this year. But considering that he will be pitched until the playoffs, Roberts has previously pointed out that Shohei Ohtani won't start playing in the major leagues until May.

However, in March, the Dodgers and the Cubs will play an overseas opening game in Japan, and with Shohei Ohtani hitting 54 home runs and contributing 130 RBIs last year, the team naturally hopes that Shohei will play from the opening game. If you have to pitch in the minor leagues because of the rehab game, you will miss a few major league games.

Therefore, the Dodgers' plan is different from the general pitchers who go to the minor leagues to participate in the rehabilitation game before appearing, but have Ohtani follow the actions of the major league teams and practice pitching at the same time.

Shohei Ohtani also had an autonomous training session at the Dodgers spring training base today, first warming up with a weighted ball, then making a pass and receiving the ball about 50 meters away, and then throwing about 20 balls in a catcher crouch position, each of which was recorded by the team's staff during the process.

In particular, Shohei Ohtani's pitching stance seems to be fine-tuned. Some fans found that compared to the previous arm swing action, Shohei Ohtani's elbows and shoulders are more parallel when throwing the ball, and it seems that a new adjustment is being made.