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Kyodo News
Kyodo News
His performance solely as a designated hitter was good enough to earn him the 2024 National League MVP award, but Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has a strong desire to remain a two-way player as long as he can. In an online press conference Monday, Ohtani also revealed his ambition to resume pitching by the start of the new season following surgery on his non-throwing left shoulder, which he dislocated in October during Game 2 of the World Series. The Dodgers will open the 2025 season against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 18, and while manager Dave Roberts said a mound appearance …