The Los Angeles Dodgers are ramping up three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani to make his long-awaited return to pitching and to debut on the mound in a Dodgers uniform. As fans patiently wait for Ohtani to return to his two-way star status, some new insight has been shared from the seasons he last stepped to the rubber.
Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain interviewed someone extremely familiar with the prowess of Ohtani on both sides of the ball in Los Angeles Angels beat writer Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register.
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Fletcher discussed how perfect the timing of Ohtani’s MLB arrival was, and how a potential start to his MLB career out of high school may have ruined the two-way excellence that fans are so used to.