Shohei Ohtani's comeback as a two-way player for the Dodgers is anticipated to be in May. He will not participate in any Cactus League games or minor-league rehab assignments before returning to major league action. The Dodgers' plan to manage Ohtani's workload and his discomfort after recent surgeries remains a key point of discussion.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani throws as he warms up during a spring training workout on Wednesday in Glendale, Arizona. Ohtani is unlikely to pitch in a major-league game until May. GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani ’s road back to two-way status is going to be complicated.
The three-time MVP’s full return to being baseball’s ‘unicorn’ most likely will not come until sometime in May. He is not expected to pitch in major-league games until then. It won’t involve pitching in any Cactus League games. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that is not part of the plan to prepare Ohtani The Dodgers also do not plan to send Ohtani out on a minor-league injury rehabilitation assignment before he returns. “There’s not going to be a rehab involved because obviously we need him to be active on the roster to take at-bats ,” Roberts said. Actually, Ohtani could remain on the Dodgers’ active roster while also rehabbing in the minor leagues. MLB changed the rule for two-way players when Ohtani was returning from his first Tommy John surgery in 2020, allowing the Angels at the time to place him on the injured list as a pitcher while still playing him at DH. That would have allowed him to pitch in minor-league games on a rehab assignment, but the COVID pandemic resulted in the cancellation of the minor-league season that year and Ohtani never pitched in the minors.“It’s gonna be more about touching the slope,” he said through an interpreter. “I’m not sure what my intensity is going to be.” As a hitter, Ohtani took batting practice on the field Wednesday and seemed to be swinging freely. Afterward, though, he said he still feels “just a limited range of motion”Dodgers 2025 spring training preview: Complacency won’t derail bid to repeat “I do feel like there’s some discomfort that I have to still overcome,” Ohtani said. “It’s not really debilitating. I feel pretty good, almost getting there, to where I want it to be. “I’ve gone through it with the elbow before and with the shoulder it’s a little bit more complicated. I do believe that’s the part that I have to be patient.” Roberts said he plans to have a conversation with Ohtani about how his workload will change once he returns to pitching and hitting. The Angels often gave Ohtani days off before or after he pitched. “I do think there’s going to be more off-days, as far as on the DH side,” Roberts said. “But I think, for me, we haven’t got there yet as far as what he’s comfortable with, what he feels good about. I’m looking forward to those conversations, but it’s obviously going to be a little more complex than it was last year.”Lakers sign Alex Len, waive Christian Wood to fortify center depth1 dead, 2 injured in apparent wrong-way crash on 405 in Sherman OaksAlexander: Just imagine Lakers once Luka and LeBron have settled inAnchor Ellen Leyva announces her retirement after nearly 30 years at ABC7Crafts retailer Joann is closing 500 stores
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