For the first time in 21 months, Shohei Ohtani was able to do what makes him such an anomaly among big leaguers: pitch.

MLB Announces Shohei Ohtani Update Before Return to Mound originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Shohei Ohtani made his return to the mound on Monday night, and here are three takeaways from his performance.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres played Monday night for a fourth time since June 9, but the series opener at Dodger Stadium had extra buzz due to Shohei Ohtani starting the game as a pitcher.

Ahead of his return to the mound, and Dodgers pitching debut, the two-way sensation continues to showcase his unique greatness.

Shohei Ohtani makes his grand return to the pitching mound on Monday night, as the Los Angeles Dodgers open a four game-series with the San Diego Padres.

Even as the Dodgers are getting back Shohei Ohtani on the mound,  the banged-up Los Angeles pitching staff suffered another blow. The Dodgers announced Ohtani will start on Monday night against the Padres,

After enduring a 10-game stretch without a home run dating back to June 2, Shohei Ohtani ended the long ball drought in a big way, belting two round-trippers in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. But getting back into the home run column is far from the only thing Ohtani achieved in Los Angeles's win.