# Dodgers flirting with another Shohei Ohtani disaster

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dodgers-flirting-with-another-shohei-ohtani-disaster/
- Published: 2026-11-11T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T13:26:08+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/dodgers-flirting-with-another-shohei-ohtani-disaster/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The Dodgers have not ruled out Ohtani pitching from the start of 2027.
- He hit .192 in this year’s postseason.
- The article urges firmer workload management to protect his health.

## Summary

The article argues that the Dodgers risk repeating a costly mistake if they let Shohei Ohtani pitch and hit throughout the 2027 season without stronger workload limits. General manager Brandon Gomes has not announced a plan to delay Ohtani’s pitching, and suggests the club will involve him in deciding how to manage a full season.

Ohtani’s knee and arm problems worsened during this year, ending his pitching before the All-Star break and affecting his batting by mid-July. He hit .192 in the postseason, with one extra-base hit, as the Dodgers’ season ended against Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series. The article notes that 2022 was the last time he completed a full season as both hitter and pitcher, and argues the club should take greater responsibility for protecting his health.

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