Dodgers say Ohtani needs rest, not surgery, for injuries

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Shohei Ohtani requires offseason rest for knee and biceps injuries that affected his performance with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season.

Shohei Ohtani will require offseason rest to recover from knee and biceps injuries that affected his performance with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, the club announced. The injuries will not require surgery. Andrew Friedman, president of baseball operations, described the situation as 'an unfortunate game of whack-a-mole', explaining that as one injury improved, another would become problematic. 'Some of that would calm down for some period, some of that would get re-irritated. It was just a lot of different things he was trying to contend with at once,' Friedman said.

Ohtani's season was significantly affected by the injuries. He did not pitch after 3 July and recorded his worst offensive numbers since joining the Dodgers before the 2024 season, with 30 home runs—his fewest since 2019 with the Los Angeles Angels. He snapped a 25-game homerless streak with a three-run drive in game four of the National League Championship Series against Milwaukee.

Both Ohtani and the Dodgers are keen for him to return to two-way duties next season. Friedman stated the focus now is determining how to keep him healthy while both hitting and pitching into October. 'I'm not only expecting him to pitch,' Friedman said, 'we're excited about him pitching.' Ohtani, who turns 33 next July, has previously undergone two Tommy John surgeries on his right elbow during his MLB career.

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Dodgers say Shohei Ohtani's knee and biceps injuries require offseason rest, not surgeryShohei Ohtani needs offseason rest, not surgery, for knee and biceps injuries that led to his worst offensive numbers since he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 03:11
Dodgers say Shohei Ohtani's knee and biceps injuries require offseason rest, not surgeryShohei Ohtani needs offseason rest, not surgery, for knee and biceps injuries that led to his worst offensive numbers since he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 03:11

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