Shohei Ohtani played solely as a designated hitter en route to being named the 2024 National League MVP, as he was recovering from an elbow surgery that he underwent the previous year. The Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping to move him into their starting rotation at some point this season as he continues making progress towards returning to the mound.

MLB insider Jon Heyman provided an answer of sorts on Tuesday. Though the Dodgers are tied for first place in the competitive NL West, Los Angeles is a bit light on healthy starters; Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell both hit the injured list on Monday, and the Dodgers bullpen has thrown the most innings of any relief corps in baseball to this point.

Tuesday marked a milestone moment for Shohei Ohtani, who hit his first home run since becoming a father in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-2 victory over the Miami Marlins. Ohtani told reporters about the feeling of hitting that homer since his wife,