Lost in Ohtani’s skillset is his pranking ability. The reigning NL MVP trolled manager Dave Roberts last season, buying him a toy Porsche after Ohtani passed Roberts in making club history. Roberts previously held the Dodgers’ record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player, smashing seven from 2002-04.

Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior is impressed from what he sees from Shohei Ohtani in the two-way player's first bullpen session of the spring.

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani took another step toward a return to the pitching mound on Saturday, throwing his first official bullpen session at the Los Angeles Dodgers spring training in Arizona.