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07/03 20:43 CDT Shohei Ohtani unlikely to pitch in the All-Star Game after the
Dodgers adjust his schedule
Shohei Ohtani unlikely to pitch in the All-Star Game after the Dodgers adjust
his schedule
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Shohei Ohtani is unlikely to pitch in the All-Star Game on
July 14 after the Los Angeles Dodgers adjusted his schedule.
The two-way superstar has primarily been starting on the mound every Wednesday,
but the team pushed him back to Friday this week to manage his workload.
Asked if that meant Ohtani was unlikely to pitch in the All-Star Game, manager
Dave Roberts said Friday: "I haven't formally said it, but if you just kind of
do the math, it would be hard to imagine. But I don't have to make that
decision quite yet."
Roberts will manage the National League All-Stars in Philadelphia.
Ohtani is already penciled into the starting lineup as the designated hitter
because he was the overall leader with 3,341,257 votes after the first phase of
fan balloting.
The right-hander is a strong candidate to be selected to the NL pitching staff
as well, but Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Snchez seems most likely to
start in his home ballpark. Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski leads the majors
with a 1.45 ERA but is on turn to pitch for the Brewers two days before the
All-Star Game, which would make him unavailable against the American League.
Ohtani was second with a 1.58 ERA going into Friday night's start against San
Diego.
The Dodgers wanted Ohtani to get additional rest during a stretch of 13 games
in 13 days. After his outing Friday, he's scheduled to make one more start
before the All-Star Game on July 10 against Arizona at home. That would give
his arm only three days of rest prior to the Midsummer Showcase.
"Shohei hasn't had his best stuff recently and that's the truth," Roberts said.
"The fastball command hasn't been what it was earlier in the season, the
sweeper hasn't been the same."
Ohtani has been bothered by left knee soreness and has a blister on the middle
finger of his right hand.
"He feels good, the body feels good," Roberts said before Friday's game. "The
knee feels as good as it's felt in quite some time, so that's encouraging."
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