The last time Shohei Ohtani was pitching in a game on an MLB mound was in August 2023. Fast forward nearly 20 months, and the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar remains a one-way player without a firm timeline for a return to the team's rotation.

Shohei Ohtani laid out both he and the Los Angeles Dodgers' mindset regarding his return to the pitching mound: Better safe than sorry.

Shohei Ohtani is the best all-around player in the game of baseball. His ability to pitch at a Cy Young caliber and hit like an MVP (which he won last year) leaves him without peer. Unfortunately, we’ve yet to see Ohtani do both while wearing Dodgers jersey.