Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani looked a little rusty for a moment on Friday night at Camelback Ranch, producing just one awkward swing and miss while working a full count against Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning.

Ohtani worked a full count against Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi before driving a fastball to the opposite field.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani finished last season by winning his first World Series. He led the National League with 54 home runs and created the 50/50 club by becoming the first player in baseball history to have 50-plus home runs and 50-plus stolen bases.

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani looked a little rusty for a moment on Friday night at Camelback Ranch, producing just one awkward swing and miss while working a full count against Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning.

Ohtani hit a 3-2 four-seam fastball from Yusei Kikuchi over the left field fence into the Dodger bullpen leading off the bottom of the first

It was a one-off faceoff between Shohei Ohtani and Yusei Kikuchi in the spring training game yesterday. The post Angels' Ace Hits Back At Reporters for Ridiculing His Pitching Against Ohtani As Being "Unthinkable" appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The Los Angeles Angels faced a familiar foe in the Los Angeles Dodgers during Cactus League play Friday evening.

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a solo home run in his first spring training plate appearance following offseason shoulder surgery

All it took was one swing for Shohei Ohtani to quell any early concerns about his surgically repaired left shoulder. Making his highly anticipated Cactus League debut on Friday against his former team in an eventual 6-5 Dodgers win,

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's surgically repaired shoulder withstood its biggest test yet, as he crushed a fastball over the left-field fence in his first spring at-bat against the Angels.

Even with a surgically-repaired shoulder and amid a second rehab from a major elbow ligament reconstruction, Shohei Ohtani looks just fine. It took just one at-bat this spring for the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar and reigning National League MVP to show he’s doing just fine,

Despite undergoing shoulder surgery over the offseason, it appears it is much the same Shohei Ohtani that won an NL MVP award in 2024 that has turned up for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Spring Training ca