Shohei Ohtani left the pitching mound early during Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. His early exit drew possible injury suspicion as the team's trainer visited Ohtani on the mound. Ohtani missed the entire 2024 season as a pitcher after undergoing elbow surgery the previous year.

At the point of his removal from the mound, Ohtani had completed three innings and surrendered a run on five hits and a walk. He had struck out four of the 15 batters he had faced. According to Statcast,

Shohei Ohtani was scheduled to go four innings on a hot, humid night against the Cincinnati Reds, but he left without recording an out in the fourth after he threw six straight balls, including two consecutive wild pitches.