Well before the 2025 season started, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pointed to sometime in May as when Shohei Ohtani would make his pitching debut with the team.

Shohei Ohtani’s “Dad Strength” is finally beginning to kick in as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger hit his first home run since the birth of his daughter to jump-start a 15-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

Dodgers will be getting a lift when Shohei Ohtani returns to the lineup Sunday against the Rangers from the paternity list