The greatest show in baseball is nearly upon us. For the first time this season, Shohei Ohtani will carry out his full two-way duties during Tuesday night's game against the Guardians, when he'll make his pitching debut.

The 31-year-old Ohtani saw his batting average drop from .271 to .258. He has allowed one earned run over 24 innings for an ERA of 0.38 and a 2-0 record, surrendering 15 hits with 25 strikeouts and six walks.

Brock Stewart pitched in the fourth game of his rehab assignment Friday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He allowed two hits, one walk and struck out two in a scoreless inning. Stewart threw 15 pitches with 10 of them being strikes.

On a Shohei Ohtani start day, one of the biggest spectacles comes not when he's on the mound, nor when he's at the plate, but as he's transitioning from one to the other. When Ohtani finishes an inning on the mound,

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani met Momoyo Nakamoto Kelley, a 100-year-old Nagasaki atomic bombing survivor.

When does the cost of fairness outweigh the benefit of entertainment? When it comes to Shohei Ohtani, there are no shortage of opinions.