Los Angeles Dodgers followers not have to fret about Shohei Ohtani throwing out his arm through the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
That’s as a result of the world’s best participant gained’t be pitching within the WBC, as reported by multiple sources on Saturday.
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It is outwardly Ohtani’s choice to not pitch within the match.
Ohtani delivered one other extraordinary chapter in his outstanding profession through the 2025 MLB season with the Dodgers. Returning to two-way play after his pitching rehab, he made restricted however efficient begins on the mound, posting a 1-1 document with a 2.87 ERA over 47 innings, putting out 62 batters with distinctive management (simply 9 walks) and reaching career-high fastball velocities as much as 101.7 mph.
At the plate, Ohtani remained dominant, batting .282 with a .392 on-base share and .622 slugging for a 1.014 OPS throughout 158 video games and 611 at-bats. He smashed a career-high 55 residence runs (third in MLB), drove in 102 runs, scored 146 instances, and added 20 stolen bases. His power-speed mixture and elite manufacturing earned him his fourth MVP award, fourth Silver Slugger, and one other All-Star choice.
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In the postseason, Ohtani earned NLCS MVP honors with a standout efficiency in Game 4 in opposition to the Brewers, hitting three residence runs and putting out 10 over six-plus scoreless innings to clinch the sequence. The Dodgers went on to win the World Series over the Toronto Blue Jays in seven video games, marking Ohtani’s second consecutive championship. His World Series stats included a .333/.500/.778 line with a number of residence runs and key contributions.
Overall, Ohtani’s profession now options 280 residence runs, a .282 batting common, over 1,050 hits, and rising accolades as baseball’s premier two-way expertise.