Ticket prices are soaring as Shohei Ohtani is set to make his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night against the San Diego Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Shohei Ohtani will return to the mound to make his first pitching appearance in nearly two years on Monday.

The day that the Dodgers have been waiting for since they signed Shohei Ohtani to a then-record contract is nearly here: Ohtani's first start as a pitcher in a Dodgers uniform is set for Monday night against the Padres.