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The story
Shohei Ohtani wrapped up his first game back after a five-game absence on September 8, only to be unexpectedly left out of the starting lineup the very next day, the 9th. According to Sports Hochi, the concern centers on the condition of his left knee and right arm, and he reportedly plans to restart “within a range he can still play in.” On the 5ch Geinou/Sports Express+ thread, the sudden “accident” report drew mixed reactions — some worried about his health, others joking about his repeated absences, and some sharply noting that his bench players, like Edman and the pinch-hitters, have actually been performing better.
Possible accident for Shohei Ohtani? Shocking benching the day after his return from a five-game absence — he’s determined to restart “within a range he can play in,” but concerns remain over his left knee and right arm
Sports Hochi
September 9, 2026, 7:00 AM
Source: hochi.news / Original article here
What people said
Did the injury get worse again?
Nah, isn't it better if he just rests the whole rest of this season and heals up properly?
Judge's been out resting forever too, right?
Baseball's decline into irrelevance is something else 🤣
This you, perhaps?
961: Anonymous (much obliged): 2026/09/09 (Wed) 00:21:12.10 ID:GNzoSbCf0
The guy who was trashing Ohtani like crazy
ended up posting in an IP-revealing thread,
and it turned out he's a diehard fanboy of soccer's [Takefusa] Kubo
Ah, I see
Guess it's the backlash from Ohtani stans dissing on every player in every other sport
That anti's always around, huh
He's in this thread too
Full-time DH and still getting hurt, lol
Marriage and kids are totally dragging him down
Guess now that he's gotten older he probably can't sleep much more than a normal person anymore
Wish I could've seen 10 wins and 40 homers though
Pitching full-time with the occasional at-bat puts less strain on the body, but hitting full-time with the occasional start on the mound is tough
He played yesterday, so if they put him on the IL now he'd barely get to play the rest of the season — so I don't think they will?
Why do baseball bros (a mocking 5ch term for baseball otaku) always obsess over multiples of 10 for no reason, lol
And Teoscar always tosses him sunflower seeds too
Teoscar's a good one
Even when he's not hitting himself, he still tosses the sunflower seeds like always
Wonder what they'll do about his contract, lol
If they trade him, it just means the Dodgers got to use him on the cheap
Background and Talking Points
Ohtani has faced repeated reports of fatigue and injury this season while continuing his two-way workload as both pitcher and hitter, and on the thread, the headline’s very use of the word “accident” became a target of jokes. This time it’s strictly a bench start (being left out of the lineup), which is technically different from being placed on the injured list, though the reporting itself doesn’t make that distinction clear. With the postseason approaching, losing their top slugger would be no small blow for the Dodgers, and the thread’s chatter about bench players like Edman and Teoscar stepping up reflects the team’s current depth situation. Meanwhile, the back half of the thread drifted off-topic into baseball-versus-soccer fan rivalries and speculation about Ohtani’s personal life, and as of the 9th there’s been no further update on his actual physical condition.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Express+) thread “Possible accident for Shohei Ohtani? Shocking benching the day after his return from a five-game absence, determined to restart “within a range he can play in”.”
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