Dodgers Ticket Prices Rise With Shohei Ohtani Set to Pitch
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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani regains his two-way status Monday night. Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for the series opener against the San Diego Padres.
Read more: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Pitching Return: Everything to Know
Once the Dodgers made the highly-touted announcement, ticket prices immediately spiked by 174 percent. The get-in price for Monday's game is currently $140 compared to $51 on Friday, per MLB insider Bob Nightengale.
Just how excited are Dodgers fans to see Shohei Ohtani make his Dodgers debut tonight on the mound?
Ticket prices have spiked by 174% since the announcement that Ohtani will be opener and pitch 1 or 2 innings, per @TickPick. The get-in price is $140 compared to $51 on Friday. — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 16, 2025
TickPick revealed the site has sold three-time the amount of tickets since the Dodgers announced Ohtani would take the mound in the series opener against the Padres.
"It was announced yesterday that Shohei would make his long awaited pitching debut for the Dodgers tonight," the statement read on X. "Since the announcement, we have sold 3x the amount of tickets we had prior. The get-in price has also increased from $51 to $134."
Tickets in Los Angeles are in very high demand ahead of Shohei Ohtani's pitching debut for the Dodgers 🎟️
via @TickPick pic.twitter.com/B21hvTeI8f — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 16, 2025
The three-time MVP has not pitched since August 2023, when he was still a member of the Los Angeles Angels. The following month, Ohtani underwent surgery to repair a torn UCL and signed with the Dodgers in the offseason.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 25: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after a pitch during live batting practice before the game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 25: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after a pitch during live batting practice before the game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field on May 25, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Ohtani had ACL surgery in 2023 and hasn't pitched in a MLB game since.In 2024, Ohtani was the team's exclusive designated hitter and had arguably one of the greatest offensive performances in the history of baseball. Ohtani set career-highs in home runs, hits, runs scored, runs batted in, doubles, and stolen bases last season.
Ohtani invented the 50 home run, 50 stolen base club as he finished his inaugural campaign as a Dodgers with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases. In his first postseason appearance, Ohtani won the first World Series title of his career.
The Dodgers superstar capped off the season by unanimously winning the National League Most Valuable Player award for the 2024 season, becoming the first exclusive designated hitter to win the accolade.
Ohtani was also the first player in MLB history to unanimously win three MVPs.
In 2025, Ohtani will return to his "norm" as a two-way star beginning Monday night against the Padres. Manager Dave Roberts revealed Ohtani will likely pitch just one inning, but the excitement for his return to the pitcher's mound is evident.
Ohtani is not fully built up and the Dodgers have made it abundantly clear the two-way star will not be rushed in his return despite injuries hampering the rotation. But Monday's game marks the beginning of a new era in Los Angeles.
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