Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound is inching closer. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reported that the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star is set to face batters on Saturday for the first time since undergoing his second elbow ligament reconstruction following the 2023 season.

Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters Saturday for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery. The two-way superstar will throw live batting practice at Citi Field before the Los Angeles Dodgers play the New York Mets,

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has spent the 2020s rewriting the history books, establishing himself as the face of baseball and a surefire Hall of Famer. Although Ohtani has three MVP awards and a World Series ring this decade, that isn’t enough to earn a checkmark on Jayson Stark’s latest ballot.