Ohtani has been inching closer to a return to pitching, and the Dodgers fully expect to have him back on the mound at some point this season. He has a career earned run average of 3.01 and a 38-19 record.

Shohei Ohtani is away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for the birth of the two-way superstar's first child. Manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers' series opener Friday night in Texas that Ohtani was with his wife.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is "still a couple months away" from returning to the mound, manager Dave Roberts said on Thursday. "I know that's still vague, but we're just trying to get to the next step,