There have been 2,555 major league pitchers who had Tommy John surgery. Of those, 162 had a second procedure, and fewer still achieved their previous level of success.

Even with a surgically-repaired shoulder and amid a second rehab from a major elbow ligament reconstruction, Shohei Ohtani looks just fine. It took just one at-bat this spring for the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar and reigning National League MVP to show he’s doing just fine,

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Friday night hit a solo home run in his first spring at-bat following offseason shoulder surgery.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's surgically repaired shoulder withstood its biggest test yet, as he crushed a fastball over the left-field fence in his first spring at-bat against the Angels.

Shohei Ohtani is back. And maybe better than ever. The MVP wasted no time in his first spring training game, homering in his first at-bat.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani turned heads Friday ... Sasaki will make his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs on his home soil. “I think that this is kind of where we expected ...