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Balancing two-way play with health top of mind for Ohtani, Dodgers
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Following a season where Shohei Ohtani finished as the National League Most Valuable Player runner-up behind Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Los Angeles Dodgers are reassessing how to sustain his dual-threat role ahead of 2027. Despite dominant stretches yielding a 143 OPS+ and 237 ERA+, physical setbacks involving his knee and biceps sidelined him from pitching after July and hampered his late-season batting production.
Although he avoided offseason surgery and expects full health by Spring Training, general manager Brandon Gomes indicated the club will let Ohtani direct his own throwing regimen as they search for a better blueprint to manage his workload.
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