Shohei Ohtani won't participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking second in the majors with 27 homers for the Dodgers.
won't participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking second in the majors with 27 homers for the
"I'm in the middle of my rehab progression, so it's not going to look like I'll be participating," he said through an interpreter on Tuesday night.Ohtani is only hitting, not pitching, this season as he recovers from an injured elbow ligament. He had a procedure in September before agreeing to a $700 million, 10-year deal with the Dodgers in December.
"In any other normal situation where he wasn't rehabbing, I think he would love to participate. I know that it's weighed heavy on him, but I do think the rehab process is something that ultimately makes him feel better about bowing out," Roberts said. "It's just not his responsibility alone to carry the game of baseball," manager Dave Roberts said of Shohei Ohtani, who blasted his 27th home run in the Dodgers' 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night."He does it on a daily basis." "When you're playing every day alongside the rehab it's very regimented, so when you have an outlier situation as far as a Home Run Derby, that's something that one is prepared for," he said.
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