Ohtani's Two-Way Debut: Dodgers' Historic Rotation

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is MLB News today, where the game meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Shohei Otoni's finally going full two-way mode for the Dodgers this Tuesday night against the Guardians at Dodger Stadium. First pitch hits at 7.10pm Pacific time, 10.10pm Eastern. This March's pitching debut this season, and get this. It's the first time in Major League history a team starts Japanese-born pitchers three games. Great, Roki Sasaki on Monday, Otoni Tuesday, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto Wednesday. Otoni ramped up his arm fast after the World Baseball Classic, skipping most of spring training with Japan, but jumping back early. He logged two solid starts, one in Cactus League, another in Freeway series, tossing four and a third scoreless innings against the Giants and Striking, out 11 Angels before a pitch-count cap. Major Dave Roberts is pumped, but chill, eyeing around six innings from Otoni without

1:00hard limits. He stressed adapting on the fly. If Shohei's efficient in the game's tight, they keep him in to chase the win. Last year, post-elbow surgery, Otoni threw just 47 innings over 14 starts, while rehabbing at the big league level. The Dodgers plan closed monitoring this time, chatting daily with him and trainers to tweak rest days since not every pitch or inning hits the same. Although Otoni unlocked, the Dodgers rotation looks unstoppable early history in the making, as they balance his superstar load and push for that ring.