The return of Shohei Ohtani to two-way superstardom hasn't left any doubt: Pitcher Ohtani is as nasty as ever … if not nastier.

He's struck out 15 batters in 8 1/3 innings over his two most recent outings on the mound, and he has 32 K's in 23 1/3 innings this season entering Wednesday's start against the Rockies.

But there's also no doubt about this: Ohtani in 2025 is not the same pitcher as before.

Ohtani as a pitcher for the Dodgers is much different than Ohtani as a pitcher for the Angels. Here are three things that stand out.

1) He's letting his fastball rip

Ohtani has always thrown hard, but never this hard. And that's even more noteworthy considering he is coming off major elbow surgery.

Ohtani's four-seamer is averaging a career-high 98.2 mph -- an increase of almost a tic

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