Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani resumes throwing program – but slowly
- Shohei Ohtani, recovering from elbow surgery, had a 26-pitch bullpen session on Saturday in Philadelphia.
- Ohtani had surgery on Sept. 19, 2023, and paused mound visits to focus on hitting before resuming mound work.
- This was Ohtani's second bullpen session since restarting his pitching ramp-up; he also threw splitters.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said they aim to keep Ohtani on a seven-day program for his mound return.
- The Dodgers plan to use a six-man rotation when Ohtani returns; it seems unlikely he will pitch before June.
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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani resumes throwing program – but slowly
PHILADELPHIA — Shohei Ohtani’s throwing program has been taken off pause. But it’s still moving at a slow pace. Ohtani threw a light bullpen session Thursday, then took the mound in the visitor’s bullpen at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday afternoon for a more full session. He threw 26 pitches, including a couple splitters, for the first time this year. But he is not scheduled to “touch” a mound again until Thursday, according to Dodgers manager D…

Shohei Ohtani throws second bullpen since resuming mound ramp up
Shohei Ohtani threw a 26-pitch bullpen session before the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the Philadelphia Phillies, another step toward his mound return.
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