53,207 people are fascinated by Tuta! Ohtani became an LAD player. He must have thrown 100 miles because he was nervous
Jun 17, 2025
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Ohtani started the home game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on the 17th (Korea time) and pitched one inning. He went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and one walk as a batter. The Dodgers, led by Ohtani's pitching and hitting performance, won 6-3.
Ohtani gave up two hits and allowed one run against five batters in one inning. The number of pitches was 28, with four games over six pitches, including a full count, but it was a powerful pitching.
The four-seam fastball, which threw nine, showed speeds of up to 100.2 miles and an average of 99.1 miles. He properly raised his speed, which was limited to 94-96 miles in three live pitching sessions. You can say that I pitched all my strength.
Ohtani had a maximum fastball speed of 101.2 miles and an average of 96.8 miles during his 2023 Los Angeles Angels career. The turnover rate per minute of fastballs was 2,271 times, which was higher than 2,255 times in 2023. It is evidence that Tommy John Surgery in September 2023 and Ohtani, who had shoulder surgery in November last year, stood on the mound in perfect physical condition. In fact, the speed was faster than expected.
Sweeper threw 10, averaging 86.6 miles, 2.9 miles more than two years ago. In addition, he used eight sinkers and one splitter, respectively. The sinker speed was up to 98.8 miles and an average of 97.4 miles.
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Ohtani allowed a missed right-center hit in the top of the first inning to lead Fernando Tatis Jr. after throwing a 99.1-mile fastball toward his body on a full count for the sixth time. Then, a wild pitch in the first pitch came out of left-handed batter Luis Arraez's at-bat, and Tatis advanced to second base, and gave up a heavy hit to Arraez, putting him on the verge of first and third bases with no outs.
But it was no longer right. Manny Machado threw an 88.3-mile sweeper on the sixth pitch from the full count, caught him with a sacrifice fly to center field, and posted his first out count. Gavin Sheets was then grounded to second base with a 98.9-mile fastball, and Xander Bogaerts threw a 95.4-mile sinker in the middle of the third pitch to overwhelm him with a groundout to third base to end the inning.
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However, he scored a timely double in the third inning with two outs and a third base chance to tie the score 1-1. He hit a 91.5-mile slider outside Siz's second pitch on a one-ball and connected it with a double that penetrated left-center, bringing in third baseman Andy Pazs. His 12th double of the season with a batting speed of 105.2 miles and a driving distance of 338 feet.
Ohtani also hit a timely hit in the fourth inning. The Dodgers beat Siz with six hits in the fourth inning alone, trailing 1-2, scoring five points and turning the tide to 6-2.
After turning the game around 3-2 with Max Muncy's heavy hit at second and third bases with one out, Edman, Ohtani and Mookie Betts added three runs to make it 6-3. With two outs and runners on first and second, Ohtani hit a 98.3-mile-high fastball from Sizu's body, hitting a single that fell in the right-center field, bringing second baseman Farzas home.
Ohtani, who struck out swinging in the sixth inning, walked in the fifth at-bat after two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning when the 6-3 lead continued.
Ohtani, who has made multi-hitters in three consecutive games, raised his batting average to .300 (85 hits in 283 at-bats) in 24 days since the 24th of last month, and marked 25 home runs, 43 RBIs, 73 runs, 45 walks, 11 steals, 0.396 on-base percentage, 0.643 slugging percentage and 1.039 OPS. He ranked first in NL home runs, runs, slugging percentage, and OPS.
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Manager Dave Roberts said, `I saw Ohtani coming into the dugout after a practice pitch in the bullpen, and I felt like a big fan.'
"It's true that I was a little more nervous compared to playing only as a hitter," Ohtani said, adding that he threw faster-than-expected speed with 95-96 miles in mind, but as the game ran more urgently, he had to throw more forcefully" he said.
Of the 28 pitches Ohtani threw on the day, 14 were 98 miles or more. The 100.2 mph is also the second-fastest speed of any Dodgers pitcher this year. First place is Sasaki Rocky's 100.5 miles.
Otani "I hit 100 miles today, and immediately after that I wanted to know how I reacted to my physical condition. He said, "I'm expected to take the mound once a week, but I wish I could throw a longer inning to relieve the burden on the bullpen.'
It is the 12th time in his life that Ohtani took charge of the leadoff in a starting game. Of course, it's the first time in the Dodgers. And the fourth in history, after Jim Jones in 1901, Al Dark in 1953, and Cesar Toba in 1968.
MLB.com , as it put it, means that the double whammy of pitching is back to normal Ohtani. He has had a spectacular career over the course of his career. However, to Dodgers and Dodgers fans, Ohtani's return as a perfect pitching and hitting duo is quite new and novel.
With three consecutive wins, the Dodgers led the NL West with 44 wins and 29 losses.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
