Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani works out ahead of Game 3 of the 2025 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays in Los Angeles.

Shohei Ohtani is lined up to take the mound for the Dodgers in Tuesday’s Game 4 against the Blue Jays , making his World Series pitching debut.

The Japanese superstar already has a World Series title – won in his first postseason, and in the first year of his record-breaking contract with the Dodgers. But Ohtani didn’t pitch during that 2024 championship run.

After developing into MLB’s premier two-way player with the Los Angeles Angels, the pitching part of Ohtani’s career was put on hold after he had right elbow surgery in 2023. He signed with the Dodgers the following off-season and spent 2024 exclusively as the club’s designated hitter. He made his re

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