The Dodgers are pumping the breaks on prized two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound. After undergoing Tommy John surgery in September 2023, Ohtani still apparently isn’t ready to ...

Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said the decision to “slow play” Shohei Ohtani’s throwing program as the team is preparing to head to Japan was a pivot made in “the last 72 hours or so ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers recently named Dustin May as their fifth starter to begin the year following an injury to Tony ...

During the World Series, Ohtani picked up a shoulder injury after stealing a base. It was revealed he suffered a torn labrum, and underwent surgery to repair it after the season. With that ...

The road back to two-way player status doesn’t come with a map. Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said the decision to “slow play” Shohei Ohtani’s throwing program as the team is preparing to head to ...

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Still, given the intense anticipation for Ohtani’s return to two-way duties (and a checkered injury history ... if he wants to coach next season: 'He's earned ...

Ohtani is also scheduled to pitch this year, which is another tax on his body. Maybe it means he has more overall injury risk. Perhaps the shift back to the mound means he has to give up a less ...

However, he stopped playing the sport after a shoulder injury at 25 and went ... He was first and foremost my coach." According to People, Toru Ohtani used to note down advice for his son in ...

Hunter spent the previous two seasons in Colorado, preceded by playing one season with the Jackson State Tigers; he followed head coach ... injuries have unfortunately gotten in the way for Ohtani.