Baseball: Ohtani allows run in one inning in return to mound
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Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani made his highly anticipated return to the mound Monday, allowing a run in one inning of work against the San Diego Padres.
Ohtani gave up singles to the first two hitters of the ballgame before Manny Machado hit a sacrifice fly to center, with Fernando Tatis Jr. barely beating the tag of catcher Will Smith at Dodger Stadium.
The right-hander then got the next two men to ground out to end the inning.
His fastball was clocked as high as 100 miles per hour.
Ohtani's Dodgers pitching debut was initially expected to be after the All-Star break, but it came sooner as the Dodgers continued to face an extensive list of injured pitchers.
He began facing hitters on May 25 and had three live batting practice sessions before Monday's start.
Ohtani's previous start was on Aug. 23, 2023, during his last season with the Los Angeles Angels. About a month later, he underwent his second right elbow surgery.
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