Shohei Ohtani takes another step toward returning to the Dodgers’ pitching rotation as he continues to recover from a left knee injury. Multiple outlets report that he throws 34 pitches off a bullpen mound as part of his rehabilitation.
The timing of the throwing session is consistent across reports: it occurs before the Dodgers’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Yahoo Sports and the Los Angeles Times describe the progress as significant within the broader process of building back to game readiness. The New York Post frames it as a major recent development “in the process” to rejoin the rotation, also emphasizing that the injury recovery is ongoing.
While the outlets agree on the core details of the latest bullpen workload, they vary mainly in emphasis—some focus on the magnitude of the step taken, while others highlight how it fits into the Dodgers’ wider effort to regain player health. None of the reports provide a confirmed return date or a finalized timeline for his rotation return.
