{"id":25626,"date":"2025-02-13T03:23:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T03:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25626"},"modified":"2025-02-13T03:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T03:23:58","slug":"stunning-news-shohei-ohtani-unleashes-game-changing-announcement-ahead-of-dodgers-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25626","title":{"rendered":"STUNNING NEWS: Shohei Ohtani Unleashes Game-Changing Announcement Ahead of Dodgers&#8217; Spring Training!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181624063.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181624063.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181624063.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181624063.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Shohei Ohtani\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-img-load-time=\"1353\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1429\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>\u00a0star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/pitcher-shohei-ohtani-playoff-plans\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>\u00a0just dropped a bombshell on the baseball world, though it\u2019s one everyone perhaps should have seen coming.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani captured his third MVP in four years and won his first World Series ring last season, while becoming the first-ever 50-50 player (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ohtansh01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">54 home runs and 59 steals<\/a>) in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">MLB<\/a>\u00a0history.\u00a0That type of success over such a protracted a time period can numb fans to the accomplishments, but Ohtani snapped open the eyes of anyone made drowsy by his greatness on Wednesday, when he announced his expected timeline to return to pitching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShohei Ohtani says he\u2019s still not fully recovered from his shoulder surgery but should be ready to DH this spring and pitch in May,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BNightengale\/status\/1889779100866548072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1889779100866548072%7Ctwgr%5E23b01dac027a9e79d7caa3d4ff9c2e8896cf1bf3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fshohei-ohtani-reveals-injury-timeline-return-pitching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported<\/a> via X on February 12.<\/p>\n<h2>Dodgers Considered Bringing Shohei Ohtani Back to Rotation for Last Year\u2019s Playoff Run<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5181849\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5181849 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178802729-e1729879889659.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Shohei Ohtani\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5181849\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178802729-e1729879889659.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5181849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Star designated hitter and starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ohtani served as a designated hitter for the Dodgers in 2024, as he took a break from pulling double-duty as a starting pitcher for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>For his career, Ohtani has a 38-19 record across 86 MLB starts. He has an earned run average (ERA) of 3.01, 608 strikeouts and a career WHIP of 1.082.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 starting staff struggled to stay healthy throughout the postseason and manager\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/bobby-miller-demoted-pitcher\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Dave Roberts<\/a>\u00a0mused openly about Los Angeles potentially risking pitching Ohtani in relief across the 2024 playoff run before it actually began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think like anything, I think that you should always leave some margin, a crack in the door, for any possibility. If things line up and there\u2019s a need \u2014 and the game, his body, everything is telling us that it makes sense in that situation, great. And it would be storybook,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLBNetworkRadio\/status\/1834669634454536610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1834669634454536610%7Ctwgr%5E0852d5083105dd064a90c8055bb846a025693df3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10135283-shohei-ohtani-possibly-pitching-in-mlb-playoffs-discussed-by-dodgers-dave-roberts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Roberts told SiriusXM Radio<\/a> on September 13, 2024. \u201cBut I think that to kind of count on that, bet on that, I think that\u2019s not a fair \u2026 way to go about it. But Shohei\u2019s on board with just continuing his rehab process, and I wouldn\u2019t put it past him to have an eye on that. We\u2019ll just see how he plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Shohei Ohtani Will Begin Fulfilling Historic Dodgers Contract With Return to Mound<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5181465\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5181465 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179881640-e1729817971100.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Shohei Ohtani\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5181465\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179881640-e1729817971100.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5181465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Los Angeles star hitter and starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani takes an at-bat during the National League Championship Series in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani is under contract in L.A. through the 2033 campaign, when he will be 38 years old. The Dodgers are paying him $70 million per season on a deal worth\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/24661\/shohei-ohtani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">$700 million overall<\/a>, which reflects his supreme talent as both a hitter and a starting pitcher.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The team was able to defer much of that money, which has allowed the wealthiest franchise in baseball even more room to maneuver this offseason as it reloads the roster with aspirations of winning back-to-back World Series titles.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the Dodgers signed starting pitcher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/dodgers-predicted-to-sign-blake-snell\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Blake Snell<\/a>\u00a0and acquired coveted Japanese prospect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/roki-sasaki-announcement-los-angeles-dodgers\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Roki Sasaki<\/a>. Los Angeles also signed both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/yankees-linked-versatile-kike-hernandez\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/latest-clayton-kershaw-return-revealed\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Clayton Kershaw<\/a>\u00a0to one-year deals and brought in reliever\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/tanner-scott-66mil-prediction\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Tanner Scott<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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