Baseball: Dodgers slow Ohtani’s pitching rehab to focus on DH duties

The Los Angeles Dodgers have decided to “slow down” Shohei Ohtani’s pitching rehab while the National League MVP intensifies his workload as a designated hitter heading into the Major League Baseball season, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. The two-way star, who played solely as a DH last year after right elbow surgery in the fall of 2023, is also coming off left shoulder surgery last November following his team’s World Series triumph. He has not thrown a bullpen session since Feb. 25 and is not expected to face hitters until after the Dodgers return from their season-opening series against…

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