Shohei Ohtani faced hitters for the first time in nearly two years in a live batting practice at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, a significant step in his return from a second elbow reconstruction surgery.
After a six-pitch warmup, Ohtanai threw 22 pitches over five plate appearances to three batters: Dodgers utility man Hyeseong Kim, Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing and Dodgers game-planning and communication coach J.T. Watkins, who volunteered to step into the box because Ohtani did not want to face a right-handed-hitting teammate. Dodgers bullpen catcher Hamlet Marte was behind the plate.
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