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Dodgers activate Shohei Ohtani from injured list

Shohei Ohtani

LAD Designated Hitter #17

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Dodgers activated DH/SP Shohei Ohtani from the 15-day injured list.

Ohtani returns to Los Angeles’ lineup for Wednesday’s showdown against the Padres following a minimum stint on the injured list due to ongoing biceps and knee issues. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters earlier this week that Ohtani is feeling much better following the extra time off, which is an extremely positive development heading into the postseason where his formidable bat is indispensable. The 32-year-old generational talent has still managed to hit .277/.380/.522 with 89 runs scored, 30 homers, 80 RBI and 11 steals in 596 plate appearances during an injury-plagued season.

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Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-4 with an RBI double as the Dodgers’ leadoff man Thursday.

Ohtani’s two outs tonight were both barrels traveling a projected 382 and 372 feet. The RBI double was hit 106.8 mph to the gap in left center off a 102.6-mph fastball from Mason Miller in the ninth. That makes for a very encouraging night, even if he didn’t totally fill up the box score in his second game back from the IL.
Shohei Ohtani

LAD Designated Hitter #17

Shohei Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts against the Padres in his return from the injured list Wednesday.

A moderately successful first game back. Ohtani singled in the first and barreled a ball 384 feet to center for a flyout in the seventh.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed that Shohei Ohtani is likely to be activated from the injured list for Wednesday’s game against the Padres.

Ohtani will make his return to Los Angeles’ lineup following a minimum stint on the injured list due to ongoing biceps and knee issues. The 32-year-old generational talent is expected to play in each of their final five games against the Padres and Giants, respectively, to close out the regular season. He’s expected to lead off against right-handed starters with Mookie Betts getting the nod against lefties, a trend that will likely continue into the postseason.
Shohei Ohtani

LAD Designated Hitter #17

Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Sunday that Shohei Ohtani (biceps) is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday.

Roberts also noted that the plan will be for him to play in every game once he does return, as he needs the at-bats to get ready for the postseason. The superstar slugger has been hitting off of the Trajekt machine and running the bases without issue over the weekend and it looks increasingly likely that he’ll be activated from the injured list when first eligible on Wednesday.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Saturday’s game that he expects Shohei Ohtani back from the IL during the series against the Padres that begins Tuesday.

Ohtani is eligible to return Wednesday, and it looks like that’ll be the day. He’s currently on the IL with knee and biceps injuries, but he was able to hit off a Trajekt machine and run the bases on the field Saturday.
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Shohei Ohtani ran the bases on the field before Saturday’s game.

Ohtani, who is sidelined with biceps and knee issues, resumed hitting earlier this week and swung against a Trajekt machine today. He’s eligible to come off the IL on Wednesday, though Friday might be a more realistic return date.
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Dodgers’ president of baseball operations Andrew Freidman told reporters on Thursday that Shohei Ohtani (knee, biceps) is expected to return before the end of the regular season.

When pressed to see how many at-bats he’s expected to receive before the postseason, Friedman just shrugged his shoulders. It sounds like the Dodgers want to get him a handful of at-bats next weekend, if possible, but their priority is to have him healthy and ready to go for the start of the postseason.
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Shohei Ohtani (biceps) progressed to hitting in a batting cage on Tuesday.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters the hope is that Ohtani will return before the conclusion of the regular season. The 32-year-old generational talent is obviously critical to Los Angeles’ postseason aspirations as they chase their third consecutive World Series title. There should be a clearer idea of his exact return timeline as the week progresses and Ohtani starts to ramp up his hitting progression.
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Shohei Ohtani (biceps) is slated to resume swinging a bat on Tuesday.

Ohtani figures to return to Los Angeles for the final week of the regular season after hitting the shelf with ongoing knee and biceps issues last week. However, there isn’t anything close to an official timeline coming from the organization at this juncture. It’ll be top prospect Josue De Paula continuing to handle DH in his absence. There should be a definitive return timetable for Ohtani at some point later this week after he ramps up a hitting progression.
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Dodgers placed DH/P Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 8, with right biceps inflammation.

Even with the backdated stint on the injured list, the earliest that the superstar slugger will be able to return is September 23. Dodgers’ top prospect Josue De Paula was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to take Ohtani’s place on the Dodgers’ active roster on Friday.

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Andy Pages hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning as the Dodgers beat the Giants 5-1 on Sunday.

Pages had a sac fly that accounted for the Dodgers’ only run over the first nine innings. He had a chance to break the game open with two on in the eighth, but he instead grounded into an inning-ending double play. He got another chance in the 10th after an Alex Call double gave the Dodgers the lead and essentially put the game away with his 23rd homer of the year. It was his second in six games since he returned from a fractured hand. He ends up at .274/.343/.468 with 85 RBI in 134 games.
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Justin Wrobleski pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against the Giants on Sunday.

Wrobleski has allowed one run in 8 2/3 innings in his last five appearances. He’ll probably stick on the Dodgers roster as a middle relief option in the NLDS. An All-Star as a starter before spending some time on the IL and finishing the season in the pen, he’ll enter October 12-5 with a 3.66 ERA in 140 innings.
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Roki Sasaki struck out two in a perfect inning versus the Giants on Sunday.

Sasaki has struck out six over three scoreless innings since coming off the IL prior to Tuesday’s game. He averaged 99.2 mph and topped out at 100.4 mph with his seven fastballs today. Based on Evan Phllips’ improvement and the very recent results from Sasaki and Edwin Díaz, things seem to be looking up for the Dodgers pen.
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Seymour, who got moved from the rotation to the bullpen in Triple-A in June, ended up with a 4.55 ERA and a 23/16 K/BB in 31 2/3 innings over 25 appearances in the majors this year. It’s surprising that he hasn’t been able to miss more bats with his 95-99 mph fastball, cutter and slider, and he might be in some danger of landing on the waiver wire with the Giants needing to make room for a bunch of injured players returning from the 60-day IL.
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Griffin Conine hit a solo homer to help the Marlins to a win over Atlanta on Sunday.

Conine connected on his 19th homer of the season. The 29-year-old appeared in only 94 games, but he made the most of them with an .846 OPS and 43 RBI. It seems likely that Conine did enough to earn a larger role with Miami to open the 2027 season, and his power makes him someone to monitor in deeper formats.
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Ethan Pecko shut out the A’s for three innings to pick up a win in relief Sunday.

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