{"id":4324,"date":"2024-11-25T02:28:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T02:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4324"},"modified":"2024-11-25T02:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T02:28:57","slug":"breaking-dave-roberts-reveals-where-shohei-ohtani-will-regress-next-season-for-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4324","title":{"rendered":"Dave Roberts Reveals Where Shohei Ohtani Will Regress Next Season for Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Oct 30, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after striking out during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees in game four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. 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So it&#8217;s not an exact science. There&#8217;s going to be a lot of conversation with Shohei, the training staff, the doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hnhw8owud\">Ohtani arguably had the best season in baseball history in his first season with the Dodgers. It was certainly the best offensive season of his career as Ohtani recovered from Tommy John surgery and assumed the role of the Dodgers&#8217; designated hitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_bsaldr0wa\">Ohtani&#8217;s performance in 2024 unanimously earned him the National League Most Valuable Player award. He became the 12th player in MLB history to win three MVPs and is the second player to win both the AL and NL MVP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ztxe348xy\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">The Dodgers signed Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million deal last December and it was already worth every penny. Los Angeles fans certainly have lofty expectations for Ohtani as he has already won a World Series title in his first year with the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ny06mfg5n\">However, as the Dodgers prepare for Ohtani to join the starting rotation, his offensive game plan inevitably has to change. 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