Shohei Ohtani won’t be touching the mound this autumn as the Los Angeles Dodgers get ready to start their 2024 MLB playoff run.
Ohtani’s postseason debut was left open by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts back in September. However, Brandon Gomes, general manager of the Dodgers, dismissed such notion on Wednesday.
It was said today by Brandon Gomes that he does not think Shohei Ohtani will throw in the postseason.
– October 2, 2024, Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya)
The last time Ohtani threw in an MLB game was in September of last year, following elbow surgery. August marked his first time working off a mound, but he has been on a throwing regimen for the whole of the summer.
Roberts stated on MLB Network Radio in September, “I just think like anything—you should always leave some margin, a crack in the door for any possibility.” “Great if everything fits together, there’s a necessity, the game, his body—all of these indicators tell us that it makes sense in that particular scenario. It would be like something from a storybook.”
It would be amazing if Ohtani could return to the mound, but it looks like he will have to reserve his heroics for the batter’s box during the postseason. Having became the first player to record at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season, he is coming off one of the finest offensive seasons in baseball history.
In Game 1 of the NLDS, Ohtani, who spent six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels but was never selected for the postseason, will make his postseason debut. The Dodgers will play the victor of the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres best-of-three wild-card series, which is now underway.
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