Facing a rash of injuries to its pitching staff, baseball’s richest team is banking on the 30-year-old Japanese dual threat to resume his role as starting pitcher—and fast.

Shohei Ohtani, now in his second year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, still has yet to pitch for the team. He's recovering from a UCL repair that kept him from the mound all of 2024. Despite that, he's still been incredibly worth-it,

Ohtani has not yet pitched in a game for the Dodgers since signing a 10-year, $700 million contract ahead of the 2024 season. Despite the lack of pitching, Ohtani still made his first year worth it as he hit .310/.390/.646 with 54 home runs and 130 RBIs and won the NL MVP award.