Watch Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani reach 100 mph to strike out Mets’ Francisco Lindor

For the entirety of the 2024 season and a good portion of the 2025 campaign, Ohtani was listed primarily as a designated hitter. The Los Angeles Dodgers star suffered an elbow injury towards the end of his stint with the Angels, leading to him being a full-time hitter for a while. Once he was cleared to return to the pitch, though, Ohtani once again became the two-way demon that he’s been for the last few years.

Interestingly, though, this game against the Mets was the first time since May of 2021 that Ohtani played solely as a pitcher. After getting hit by a pitch in their previous game, the Dodgers elected not to have Ohtani play both ways today. The Dodgers star is 0-7 with just a walk after that HBP, which makes resting him make a lot of sense.

“If he wouldn’t have gotten hit, he would’ve DH’d today,” Dodgers manager Roberts said. “So I just think in this one game, it just makes more sense to give him the best chance to kind of manage the shoulder and the back.”

Ohtani’s no-earned-run allowed streak ended today, unfortunately, after the Mets scored a run off him. However, that run was just one of the two scores the Mets had today. In contrast, the Dodgers scored eight runs today, with four batters scoring a home run today.