Ohtani Pushes Pitching Back | Sacramento Kings News

Shohei Ohtani skips his scheduled Wednesday start, opting for a bullpen game as the Dodgers manage his workload — but he’s still hitting for the DH spot. With his knee not fully recovered and a strict pitch-rest schedule in place, Ohtani’s next mound appearance is delayed, pushing him toward division rivals before the All-Star break. Already dominating both hitting and pitching, Ohtani leads All-Star voting for DH and is likely to miss the All-Star Game unless he starts — which he won’t. The Dodgers wrap up their series in West Sacramento, keeping Ohtani’s elite two-way impact alive — just not on the mound this time. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e1b5cb7e26cef172