Shohei Ohtani fell behind 0-2 while getting his first look at Brewers rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski. But the Dodgers' superstar belted the next pitch he saw a Statcast-projected 431 feet to center field,

After a long layoff, the Dodgers' two-way phenom, Shohei Ohtani, has stepped back onto the mound, and he's already lighting up the radar gun. The post Dodgers’ ‘Conservative’ Shohei Ohtani Plan Revealed as $700M Star Set to Take Mound on 31st Birthday appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Shoehi Ohtani’s debut wasn’t perfect, but it also could have gone a lot worse. After not pitching in nearly two years, the Japanese right-hander clearly showed signs of rust and lack of command in his first big league action of the season.

Clayton Kershaw told reporters that he wasn’t familiar with Brewers rookie fireballer Jacob Misiorowski going into their matchup at American Family Field. Misiorowski saw the quote. And then he did something about it.

Hard-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski strikes out 12 in six innings to help the Brewers to a 3-1 win. Shohei Ohtani’s leadoff home run is the Dodgers’ only run in the game.

Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 29th home run and also hit an RBI triple, and Freddie Freeman stretched as he fell over to complete a game-ending double play as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 for their fifth straight win.