Three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani's most recent return trip the mound should strike fear in the rest of MLB. On Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, Ohtani started for the third time since taking 2024 off as a pitcher and looked stronger than ever.

Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino was the lucky batter in the box when Ohtani hurled a 101.7-mph four-seam fastball down the plate. In Pasquantino's credit, he made contact with the ball, but sent it directly to Dodgers second baseman Hyeseong Kim for a tailor-made 4-6-3 double play to get Ohtani out of the inning.

In his third start of the 2025 season against the Royals on Saturday, Ohtani fired a fastball at 101.7 mph for the fastest pitch of his MLB career. He looked sharp overall in two innings of work as he continues to build up the length of his outings.