Shohei Ohtani takes last step before his pitching return

Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound is imminent. Ohtani took the last major step in his rehab on Saturday by throwing to live hitters. Ohtani threw about 30 pitches to Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Will Smith, who is also rehabbing an injury.

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