{"id":57188,"date":"2025-06-19T08:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57188"},"modified":"2025-06-19T08:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:31:43","slug":"dodgers-make-shohei-ohtani-announcement-after-padres-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57188","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Make Shohei Ohtani Announcement After Padres Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lzy it-large_16_9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_36\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/b\/6\/b6318aee9d758983ae2470614d62a04fde3c3c8a\/usatsi_26472143.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers Make Shohei Ohtani Announcement After Padres Game\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aph_inner\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ac_102694715\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers have continued to assert their dominance in the NL West, sitting atop the division with a 46-29 record that has expanded their lead to 4.5 games over the San Francisco Giants (41-33) and the San Diego Padres (39-34).<\/p>\n<p>A momentum shift was evident in their latest series win against San Diego, where a dramatic walk-off home run by Will Smith in the ninth inning lifted the Dodgers to a 4-3 victory, marking their third straight win over the Padres.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers currently lead MLB with 5.6 runs per game, 9.1 hits per game, a team batting average of .265, an OPS of .801, and the most home runs in the league.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_102694717\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Despite the hot streak at the plate, the Dodgers\u2019 pitching remains an area in need of a boost, with a team ERA of 4.19 that ranks 21st in MLB. However, the recent return of\u00a0Shohei Ohtani\u00a0to the mound has brought optimism that help is here.<\/p>\n<p>Pitching one inning against San Diego as an opener on Monday, Ohtani made his long awaited return to pitching after right elbow surgery in 2023. On Wednesday night, the Dodgers made an exciting announcement on X, revealing that Ohtani will again take the mound Sunday against the\u00a0Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_102694718\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1935569893241565262&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fdodgers-make-shohei-ohtani-announcement-after-series-win&amp;sessionId=89836468d509d373880ddc32a46639abb3601215&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1935569893241565262\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_102694719\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Looking back at his last full season on the mound with the\u00a0Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani posted a 10-5 record with a 3.14 ERA over 132 innings while recording 167 strikeouts. 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