Shohei Ohtani has been prescribed rest after knee and biceps problems affected his season. Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman said surgery was unnecessary and that he expected Ohtani to pitch again in 2027. The club and player still need to agree how to manage his hitting and pitching workload through a long season. He had not pitched since July 3.
Los Angeles Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman said Shohei Ohtani did not need offseason surgery after doctors assessed the injuries that had affected his season. Rest was prescribed instead. Ohtani had experienced left knee pain and right biceps discomfort. Friedman said he expected the Japanese baseball player to return to pitching in 2027, as the club prepared for him to train as both a hitter and a pitcher.[1], [2]
Ohtani had not pitched since July 3. His physical discomfort also affected his batting mechanics while he attempted his first full-time two-way season in three years. After the season ended, he said through an interpreter that he was dissatisfied with how the pitching side had developed. He planned to reconsider his treatment and training programs before the next season.[1]
Friedman said the player and organization still needed to decide how to manage those duties through a long season and have Ohtani at his best in October. No pitching start date or interval between appearances had been settled. He emphasized communication with the player and said the club lacked an equivalent previous case to use as a ready-made guide for this kind of workload.[1]
