One of the biggest questions for the Los Angeles Dodgers entering this season is exactly how big of a role Shohei Ohtani will play on the mound for the defending world champions.

It hasn't been determined yet whether it will be against a pitcher or a Trajekt machine, but either way it will be the first time Ohtani has gone up against live pitching this spring. Ohtani is being slow played a bit after November surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder,