Ohtani threw a bullpen session Saturday and could face live hitters before the Dodgers face the Cubs in Japan in mid-March.

Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior is impressed from what he sees from Shohei Ohtani in the two-way player's first bullpen session of the spring.

For the first time since joining the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has thrown off a mound in spring training. Ohtani is continuing to rehab from major elbow surgery he had toward the end