Shohei Ohtani makes 2025 pitching debut: Live updates as Dodgers star faces Padres

LOS ANGELES — It’s Shohei Ohtani day in the City of Angels.

The three-time MVP will make his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, June 16, making the start against the San Diego Padres as he takes the mound for the first time since August 2023.

Ohtani’s first game pitching came to fruition quickly as he worked his way back to the mound. After he rehabbed his arm during his 2024 MVP season as he recovered from his torn ulnar collateral ligament he suffered with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani made progress with simulated games in recent weeks. The expectation was he’d pitch after the All-Star break in July, but with the Dodgers pitching staff gashed by injuries, the team opted to give Ohtani the green light.

It won’t be a long outing, but it’ll be a must watch event with the two-way star now pitching for the home team at Dodger Stadium. USA TODAY Sports will provide the latest updates, highlights and more. Follow along:

How to watch Dodgers vs Padres

The San Diego Padres travel to Dodger Stadium to face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.

• Date: Monday, June 16
• Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
• TV: MLB Network
• Location: Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

1. Shohei Ohtani (L) P
2. Mookie Betts (R) SS
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Teoscar Hernández (R) RF
5. Will Smith (R) C
6. Max Muncy (L) 3B
7. Andy Pages (R) CF
8. Michael Conforto (L) LF
9. Tommy Edman (S) 2B

Pitcher: RH Dylan Cease – 2-5, 4.28 ERA, 96 SO

1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) RF
2. Luis Arraez (L) 1B
3. Manny Machado (R) 3B
4. Gavin Sheets (L) LF
5. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
6. Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B
7. Trenton Brooks (L) DH
8. Tyler Wade (L) CF
9. Martín Maldonado (R) C

• 2018: 4-2, 3.31 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 51 ⅔ innings pitched 
• 2019: Did not pitch (injury)
• 2020: 0-1, 37.80 ERA and three strikeouts in 1 ⅔ innings pitched
• 2021: 9-2 with 3.18 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 130.1 innings pitched
• 2022: 15-9 with 2.33 ERA and 219 strikeouts in 166 innings pitched
• 2023: 10-5 with 3.14 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings pitched
• 2024: Did not pitch (injury)

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