Shohei Ohtani's next pitching start is confirmed! After six days of rest, he will face the New York Mets.

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost 2-5 to the Rangers at home today and will continue their homestand with a three-game series against the New York Mets. Shohei Ohtani, who has homered in consecutive games, has now determined his next pitching appearance since his two-way start against the Blue Jays on April 9. After a six-day rest, he will start the final game of the three-game series against the Mets at home. In this game, if Ohtani pitches three innings without an earned run, he will break the record for the longest consecutive innings without an earned run by a Japanese pitcher in MLB.

According to MLB official information, the Dodgers will begin a three-game homestand against the Mets tomorrow. The first game will be started by Justin Wrobleski, the second by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the final game (on Beijing time, the 16th) will feature Shohei Ohtani as the two-way starting pitcher. This will be Ohtani's return to pitching after a six-day rest.

Shohei Ohtani has been well-prepared this season, steadily entering the Dodgers' starting rotation from the beginning. He made his first two-way start of the season on April 1 and his second start against the Blue Jays on April 9. So far, across two games, he has pitched 12 innings, recorded 8 strikeouts, maintained a perfect ERA of 0, and a WHIP of 0.75.

Shohei Ohtani has now pitched 28.2 consecutive innings without an earned run across seasons. If he pitches the first three innings of his next start without an earned run, he will break the record he currently shares with former pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma for the longest consecutive innings without an earned run by a Japanese starting pitcher in MLB (31.2 innings), setting a new record for Japanese pitchers in the league.