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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be a designated hitter at a minimum for this weekend’s series at the New York Yankees after having fluid drained from his left knee.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Ohtani had the procedure to relieve irritation following Sunday’s game and that the four-time MVP was taking a few days of vacation before the season’s second half. Roberts said the two-way star did not receive an injection.
Two-time World Series champion Los Angeles opens the second half Friday for the start of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.
“He’s going to be in the lineup,” Roberts said before managing the National League in the All-Star Game.
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Ohtani is batting .293 with 22 homers and 58 RBIs while going 8-2 with a 1.79 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings over 14 starts. The four-time MVP skipped Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
Ohtani last pitched on July 3. It isn’t yet clear whether he will pitch against the Yankees.
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“We haven’t decided that yet,” Roberts said.
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