{"id":471727,"date":"2025-06-17T07:09:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/ohtani-throws-100-mph-in-his-anticipated-return-to-the-mound\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:11:14","slug":"ohtani-throws-100-mph-in-his-much-anticipated-return-to-the-mound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/ohtani-throws-100-mph-in-his-much-anticipated-return-to-the-mound\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohtani throws 100 mph in his much-anticipated return to the mound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong>. The baseball &#8220;unicorn&#8221; shone again. After almost two years of absence as a pitcher in the Major Leagues, <strong>Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> returned this Monday to the mound with the <strong>Los Angeles Dodgers<\/strong>, unleashing the euphoria of the public at <strong>Dodger Stadium<\/strong> and reaffirming his status as one of the most amazing players of all time.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/shohei-ohtani-hara-su-anticipado-debut-como-lanzador-con-los-dodgers-esta-noche-ante-los-padres\/\">Shohei Ohtani will make his anticipated debut as a pitcher with the Dodgers tonight against the Padres<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nIn the <strong>6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres<\/strong>, Ohtani not only opened the game as a pitcher, but also batted first in the order. He reached <strong>100.2 miles per hour<\/strong> with his fastball, allowed one run in one inning of work, and went 2-for-4 with the bat, driving in two runs.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to see Shohei Ohtani back on the mound again! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YIhHcsHGe\">pic.twitter.com\/2YIhHcsHGe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/1934809093652521418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI am very grateful\u2026 beyond the results, I was able to enjoy and appreciate this moment,\u201d expressed Ohtani, visibly moved, through his interpreter Will Ireton.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Movie Return<\/h3>\n\n\nIt was a moment filled with symbolism and emotion. The stadium was packed before the first pitch. Jerseys with the number 17 flooded the stands. When Ohtani trotted from the bullpen to the rhythm of \u201cFeeling Good\u201d by Michael Bubl\u00e9, the ovation was thunderous.\nEven manager <strong>Dave Roberts<\/strong> acknowledged:\n\n\u201cI was like another fan, excited for half an inning.\u201d\n\nThe Japanese faced Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arr\u00e1ez in his return, giving up consecutive singles, but limited the damage to a single run after a sacrifice fly by Manny Machado. His first out came on his 18th pitch, and of his <strong>28 pitches<\/strong>, <strong>14 exceeded 98 mph<\/strong>.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;My goal was to stay between 95 and 96, but the intensity of the game led me to throw harder,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical and multifaceted<\/h3>\n\n\nWith this performance, Ohtani became the <strong>first pitcher in Dodgers history<\/strong> with at least one start and <strong>more than 79 home runs<\/strong> with the team, surpassing Don Drysdale&#8217;s record (29 HR). He is also <strong>the fourth pitcher since 1900<\/strong> to start a game and bat first in the order, along with C\u00e9sar Tovar (1968), Al Dark (1953), and Jim Jones (1901).\n\nIn the offensive, Ohtani responded after striking out in his first at-bat with a &#8220;double-RBI&#8221; that tied the score. Then he scored a run and helped the Dodgers stay on top of the National League West.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s next?<\/h3>\n\n\nIf everything goes as planned, <strong>Ohtani will pitch once a week<\/strong>, as he himself confirmed:\n\n\u201cI want to see how my body reacts, but I hope I can go a little further each time so as not to overload the bullpen.\u201d\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES. The baseball &#8220;unicorn&#8221; shone again. 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