More than 14 months after he made his team debut, Shohei Ohtani will make his Dodgers pitching debut Monday, June 16, hoping to return to the elite arm Los Angeles envisioned when they signed him and...

Shohei Ohtani could return to a major league mound in the next two weeks but Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Roki Sasaki has paused his throwing program and is set for a lengthy layoff.

Ohtani will be the Dodgers' opener on Monday night and will be expected to throw for only an inning or two in his return to the mound after suffering a UCL tear in Aug. 2023.

Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giant. That wouldn’t have necessarily been stunning to see in the future if a time-traveler had visited you at the end of 2022. After all, it had been only two years since the Boston Red Sox sent superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in their most-regretted trade of the century.

Devers is in the midst of a 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension.

The Boston Red Sox dealt the designated hitter to San Francisco Giants in return for pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison and outfield prospect James Tibbs.

NL West rivals clash on Sunday as the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers (42-29) host the second-place San Francisco Giants (41-30).

Ohtani gets the call to start for the Dodgers, his first this season. It’s the season debut and his first appearance in more than a year for the 30-year-old righty.

The Dodgers have won 37, or 62.7%, of the 59 games they've played as favorites this season.