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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sat Shohei Ohtani due to lingering right-biceps and left-knee issues, signaling a careful approach as postseason plans loom and an IL stint remains unlikely but possible, while Ohtani’s bat has cooled; Teoscar Hernández delivered a walk-off double to salvage the series against the Cardinals and Tarik Skubal’s addition provides rotation depth if Ohtani returns to the mound.
The Dodgers should not bring Shohei Ohtani back to pitch this season due to lingering knee and biceps issues; his value at the plate is crucial, and with the rotation depth—including Tarik Skubal—there’s no need to risk a mound return when October looms, so focusing on his hitting could best preserve his health and the team's title chances.
A one-of-one Shohei Ohtani Topps Gold Logoman dual autograph card — with two gold MLB logo patches and English and Kanji autographs — was pulled in Boca Raton and sold for more than $10 million. The patches commemorate back-to-back MVP seasons (2024–25) and come from a Sept. 7, 2025 road game and a Apr. 12, 2026 home game; the card’s value is driven by Ohtani’s 2024–25 production (63 doubles, 109 homers, 232 RBI in 317 games) and a 2.87 ERA over 14 appearances in 2025 as the Dodgers secured World Series titles in both years.
Shohei Ohtani hit a solo homer and reached base in all four plate appearances before leaving with left knee inflammation, powering the Dodgers to an 8-6 win over the Pirates; Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski left with a hamstring contusion, and Pirates rookie Rafael Flores Jr. homered.
Shohei Otani's representatives accuse his interpreter of engaging in a "massive theft" of the ballplayer’s funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal bookmaker who is the target of a federal investigation. The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired by the Dodgers, and the matter has been turned over to the authorities. The investigation involves a wider probe into a multi-million-dollar illegal sports gambling scheme anchored in Orange County, and at least a dozen people have been charged. Shohei Otani, a global sensation who signed a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers, is currently in Seoul for a season-opening series against the San Diego Padres.