"Not quite happy with the results overall," Ohtani said through translator Will Ireton.

It had been 663 days between pitching appearances, depriving baseball fans of the famed wicked four-seam fastball and splitter that they have marveled at from the sport’s most unique player.

Despite the precaution of limiting Ohtani to one or two innings, his unique two-way designation as an extra pitcher on the roster helps Los Angeles.