Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Shohei Ohtani skipped a tentatively scheduled bullpen session Saturday. Ohtani won’t throw off a mound again until his irritated left knee feels 100%.
Ohtani’s Injury
Ohtani hasn’t pitched in a game since July 3, but his knee doesn’t bother him while batting. The four-time MVP has remained in the starting lineup regularly.
The Dodgers began the day with the best record in the majors at 66-38 and an 11-game lead in the NL West over Arizona. Ohtani received a lubricant injection just before the All-Star break and Roberts said last weekend it would be “some time” before Ohtani makes his next appearance as a pitcher.
Ohtani is 8-2 with a 1.79 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings over 14 starts on the mound this season and has won his past six decisions. He entered Saturday batting .286 with 22 homers, 61 RBIs and a .920 OPS.
Other Injury Updates
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell made a second rehab start Friday night for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Sidelined since his season debut May 9 because of loose bodies in his pitching elbow, the left-hander threw 49 pitches and allowed one run and two hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Star closer Edwin Díaz (right elbow surgery) will make another rehab appearance Sunday for Oklahoma City and, if all goes well, the right-hander is expected to be activated from the injured list Wednesday. Tyler Glasnow, on the 60-day IL since May 8 because of low back spasms, threw 25 pitches in one simulated inning Friday.
Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.
