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Tanner Bibee has pitched like the Cleveland Guardians' ace over his last few starts, but the right-hander ran into trouble against the Los Angeles Dodgers, which is something a lot of hitters across MLB can relate to.
Seeing Ohtani atop the dinger leaderboard is nothing new, but let’s not gloss over his homer heroics too quickly — he has actually leveled up his power stroke relative to recent seasons.
Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and three total runs in Monday's 7-2 win against the Guardians.
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws to hitters for 1st time since elbow surgery with 22 pitches of live BP
Shohei Ohtani took a significant step Sunday toward making his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The two-way superstar faced hitters for the first time since elbow surgery, throwing 22 pitches at Citi Field a few hours before launching a leadoff homer for the NL West-leading Dodgers in a 3-1 loss to the New York Mets.