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 San Diego Padres (39-31) and the LA Dodgers (43-29) open a 4-game series Monday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Padres vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Ticket prices for Monday's series opener skyrocketed after the announcement that Shohei Ohtani would make his Dodgers pitching debut.

Dodgers Turn Heads With Shohei Ohtani Message Before Padres Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The defending World Series champions got a major boost on Sunday night. While the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday Night Baseball, the biggest news came after the game.

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.

Once the Dodgers made the highly-touted announcement of Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound, ticket prices immediately spiked.

The Los Angeles Dodgers sparked a frenzy Sunday evening announcing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will make his long-awaited first start from the mound in Dodger blue on Monday night.

The Dodgers announced the two-way star will take the mound Monday, June 16 against the San Diego Padres. The announcement came shortly after Roberts told reporters there was a "high possibility" of him pitching during the four-game series against the division rival, adding it would occur in an opener role for a bullpen game.

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