Overview

• In Kansas City on June 28, Ohtani induced a ground-ball double play with a 101.7 mph fastball—the hardest pitch of his career—and completed two scoreless innings in his third ramp-up start.
• He has thrown four innings across three outings since June 16 without yielding a run, marking his first multi-inning appearance of the season.
• Manager Dave Roberts reiterated a one-outing-at-a-time approach under an opener model to protect Ohtani’s elbow after a second Tommy John surgery.
• At the plate, Ohtani leads the National League with 29 home runs, a .649 slugging percentage and a 1.045 OPS, highlighted by a 429-foot homer and a 112.4 mph triple on June 27.
• His cautious two-way resurgence fills rotation gaps created by injuries to key starters while the Dodgers manage his workload for the long term.