Los Angeles Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes recently spoke to MLB Network about the pitching status of Shohei Ohtani and when fans can expect to see him on the mound this summer. Gomes gave an update on the process that the Dodgers are undergoing with Ohtani to get him back on the mound.

Ohtani is the second Japanese-born player to hit a home run in an MLB game played in Japan, joining Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit a two-run home run for the New York Yankees against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the Tokyo Dome on March 31, 2004.

Shohei Ohtani is preparing to take the next step in the ongoing rehab of his right elbow. That step will occur on Saturday, according to Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, when Ohtani will throw a bullpen session for the first time since Feb.