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It has emerged that Shohei Ohtani told the team he wants to keep playing despite ongoing issues with his left knee and right biceps. The discomfort — which began in his left knee in early June and his right biceps in early July — has persisted on and off for nearly three months, and swing irregularities reportedly began appearing after the August 30 game against the Tigers. Manager Dave Roberts said, “He wants to be out there, but ultimately we’ll decide based on whether it’s good for the team,” signaling a shift toward team-led management of his playing time — a call that had previously been left to Ohtani’s own feel. On 5ch, reactions split between those seeing a sense of déjà vu from his Angels days and those saying he should rest instead of pushing through it.
On the possibility of a 10-day injured list (IL) stint, Roberts would only say, “We’ll judge it day by day based on how he’s feeling.” The day before, Ohtani struck out swinging and was seen shaking out his right arm afterward; Roberts revealed the discomfort extends up into his neck, saying, “It feels like something from the biceps up through the neck isn’t working the way it should. He wasn’t getting the response he wanted and was wincing.”
Ohtani first reported trouble with his left knee in early June and his right biceps in early July. Up until now, decisions on whether he’d keep hitting or how his pitching rehab would go had respected his own feel and input. But after nearly three months of ups and downs, a “warning sign” appeared when swing irregularities showed up following the August 30 game against the Tigers. With the season heading into its final stretch, Roberts explained that his playing time will now be managed by the team going forward. “We’ll decide whether to put him in the lineup based on what’s ultimately best for the team. Last night was the turning point. He wants to play. But we’re not going to put him out there just because of the name on the back of his jersey,” he said, indicating the team will carefully assess his condition from here.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
But since they can actually bench him, doesn't that mean he's not really untouchable?
Though maybe you could call it "untouchable" in the sense that they can't keep him benched
Saying "not just because of the name on his back" now is way too late
Once he's back to full health, get back to mashing home runs
It's hopeless already
Injuries aside, his numbers have been terrible for the past few years
He might turn into an absolute inescapable dead-weight contract (lit. "death-row inmate")
The fact that he's starting to get called a "part-time pitcher" in America is genuinely such a clever nickname lol
Seriously, you should stop forcibly glorifying this and defending him
Any normal working adult would get marked down the moment they start causing trouble for people around them
Are you the type who still goes to work even with the flu? 😅
Why hasn't anything changed at all since his Angels days
Exactly
In the end it's all just for show
I want Ohtani to do the two-way thing again at the next WBC too 😭
A 36-year-old guy doing that would just be a hindrance to the team
I feel like just having a guy like this on the bench is a huge minus
Funny how despite being a "baseball machine," it got leaked that he's been showing up late recently lol
Honestly this is exactly right
He should take it slow and get back in shape down in the minors
He can still play baseball there
His contract doesn't allow them to send him down to the minors
In the end, only guys who've actually started games can really understand how brutal two-way play is
If Ohtani doesn't play after all this, the disappointment will be huge
>The cost of a Los Angeles tour package to watch Shohei Ohtani play generally runs from about ¥380,000 to over ¥1,000,000 for standard packages, and can range from ¥200,000 to over ¥2,000,000 when including individually arranged or luxury options.
Come back home to the Dragons
At least wait until you're an actual baseball team before you try to recruit him
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Ohtani reported discomfort in his left knee in early June and his right biceps in early July, and the condition went back and forth for roughly three months. Decisions on whether to keep swinging or how to proceed with rehab had previously been left to his own judgment, but after swing irregularities became noticeable following the August 30 game against the Tigers, manager Dave Roberts made clear the team was shifting to team-led management, saying he wouldn’t play Ohtani “based on the name alone” even if Ohtani wanted to be out there. On the thread, opinions split between those seeing a sense of déjà vu — “same pattern as his Angels days” — and those arguing he should rest up and prepare for next season. It’s also easy to overlook that whether Ohtani plays is tied directly to the business side of things too, such as the contractual restriction preventing a minor-league send-down and the fact that the Dodgers have apologized to tourists over his absences.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Shohei Ohtani Still Demanding to Play, Team Says lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol.”
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