Shohei Ohtani didn’t play in Friday’s collection opener in Chicago after leaving Thursday’s recreation in Pittsburgh with left knee inflammation. Ohtani received an MRI on his left knee with confirmed “normal wear and tear,” supervisor Dave Roberts advised reporters Friday in Chicago.
“With the travel, just to give him an extra day. My hope is that he’s in there tomorrow. But if not, he’ll need another day. It’s something we think we can manage, not an IL situation,” Roberts mentioned, as shown on SportsNet LA. “Seeing him today, he feels fine-ish. But again, just giving him the extra day is the smart thing to do.”
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Jack Harris on the California Post has more on Ohtani sitting on Friday, as does Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.
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Dusty Baker had fairly the baseball life, with over 5 many years within the sport as a participant, coach, and supervisor, together with eight seasons taking part in for the Dodgers. Baker has a brand new memoir out, and Daniel Brown at The Athletic profiled the 77-year-old in an engaging interview. This little apart actually tickled me:
“I used to hang out with Tom Selleck. We worked out together,” Baker says. “In L.A., you might run into anybody. He was a good dude.”
Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the staff doctor for the Dodgers and Los Angeles Rams, and famend surgeon who, amongst different issues, additionally carried out the current arthroscopic nano-needle surgical procedure on Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in May, discovered himself in scorching water on Thursday.
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ElAttrache wrote a letter of help for UFC star Connor McGregor to make use of performance-enhancing medicine whereas McGregor rehabbed from a damaged leg suffered in 2021, reported by Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times.
Major League Baseball is wanting into the scenario, and ElAttrache has already spoken with MLB, he said in a statement released on Friday to Matt Morte of the New York Times:
“I have spoken with MLB and I am very comfortable with the process that the league and I will complete to assure the public that I have followed every rule and regulation in my medical treatment of athletes without exception” ElAttrache mentioned in a press release. “My file is totally clear together with on this case. I’ll go away it to MLB officers to offer any additional remark as they see match.“