Los Angeles Dodgers, the World Series champion, significantly strengthened their rotation this winter, signed two CY Young winners, Breaksnell and Japanese genius ROKI Sasaki.
Otani, who signed a $ 700 million contract with Dodgers in the off -season from 2023 to 24, did not throw an elbow surgery in September 2023 and pitched in the first year. He ran on the stolen 50 base and won the third career MVP award.
If Ohtani participates in the Dodgers rotation in 2025, there is a big problem because spring training will begin. At the Dodgers fan festival on Saturday, 30 -year -old Japanese stars have not been able to provide more details about when to appear in the first Big League pitching since August 2023.
“It’s difficult to identify. In general, I have a few weeks to a month’s margin,” said Otani. “It depends on how my first bullpen session goes.”
Meanwhile, Dave Roberts, the Dodgers manager, said that Otani could return to pitching in May, “it sounds right.”
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Otani suffered from a dislocation of the Dodgers World Series against the Yankees, and had surgery on his left (non -throwing) shoulder.
He started throwing a mound last August, and the team was intentionally ambiguous until October, but Dodgers did not return him in the posts season.
Otani won 3.01 ERA for 6 seasons in Los Angeles Angels from 2018 to 2023, and won 608 strikes out in 481 innings.
Los Angeles is planning to develop a rotation of six, and if everything goes as planned, the Dodgers can start the season by making staff in Snell, Sasaki, Yoshinobuyamamoto, Tyler Glasnot, Tony Gon Solin, and Dustin. Masu.
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