Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman says the team plans to take a long-term approach with Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound.

Shohei Ohtani started on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night, a decision that the team made after months of speculation about when it could happen.

Shohei Ohtani is set to pitch for the Dodgers for the first time Monday night against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.

Andrew Friedman said he never heard from them ... and the Dodgers are more than covered there by Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani. But, in the wake of the biggest trade so far this season, I thought ...

Instead of throwing another live batting practice session this week, Ohtani will pitch an inning or two on Monday, his first game action on the mound since elbow surgery 22 months ago.

Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing shared his thoughts on Shohei Ohtani's outing against the Nationals.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is making his pitching debut on Monday against the San Diego Padres, stepping on the mound for the first time in a couple of years.