Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts won't rule out a possible minor league rehabilitation start for two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who is scheduled to pitch to batters on Sunday for the first time since elbow surgery in September 2023.

Ohtani leads the NL in home runs just months after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder and is set to face hitters in a live batting practice session Sunday, his first since Tommy John revision

This weekend’s series is the Dodgers’ first at Citi Field since the NLCS, which Los Angeles won in six games. Ohtani went 4-for-11 with two home runs, four RBI, five walks and five runs in that playoff series’ three games in Queens.

LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani is throwing a bullpen session with pitching coach Mark Prior watching at Dodger Stadium on the 22nd (Korea time). On the day, Ohtani threw a maximum 95-mile fastball and used sliders and curves for the first time since his rehabilitation.

Ohtani is scheduled to face live hitters for the first time since 2023 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the New York Mets on Sunday. It is the next step in Ohtani's recovery from the right ulnar collateral ligament surgery he underwent in the fall of 2023.

The Dodgers manager spoke candidly about Ohtani’s recovery progress—and why no timeline has been set for his return to the mound.

Shohei Ohtani's rehab plan purposefully limited him to fastballs only for months, but that limiter has now been removed in his bullpen sessions.