Shohei Ohtani made a notable return to pitching for the Dodgers against the Padres after nearly two years post-surgery, limited to one inning in his outing. Despite displaying some rust, he impressed with his velocity, reaching 100 mph on his fastball. Ohtani's performance, allowing one run on two hits, was supported by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who expressed optimism regarding the outing. However, Roberts also voiced concern about Ohtani's fastball speed in his first outing, hoping for a more controlled velocity level moving forward.
"I was aiming to sit 95-96 (mph), but the game intensity really allowed me to throw a little harder."
"I thought it was great...the stuff was really good. Much better, as far as the fastball velocity, than I think anyone anticipated."
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