Monday night at Petco Park will bring a rematch of the sport's defending champions and the challenger that came closest to ousting them.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a massive Shohei Ohtani announcement right before the game against the San Diego Padres.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and the team announced that Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for Monday's game against the San Diego Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers sparked a frenzy Sunday evening announcing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will make his long-awaited first start from the mound in Dodger blue on Monday night.

The day Los Angeles Dodgers fans have been waiting for is finally coming, as superstar Shohei Ohtani is set to return to the mound for his first pitching appearance for LA since inking a massive 10-year, $700 million contract with the franchise in December of 2023.

Manager Dave Roberts called the 2024 NLDS "the real World Series", after the Dodgers went on to beat both the Mets and the Yankees pretty handily in the next two series. The 2025 rematch begins today.

Although he won the 2024 National League MVP award and helped the Dodgers win the World Series, Shohei Ohtani had only given the Dodgers half of their expected return on investment — until now.

The top of the Padres' lineup is a formidable gauntlet, but rookie right-hander Ben Casparius handled it just fine. He opened the Dodgers' 5-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon by sending the first three batters down in order,

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn't embracing the hype surrounding the National League Division Series rematch with the San Diego Padres.