{"id":5592,"date":"2026-07-10T21:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5592"},"modified":"2026-07-10T21:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:04:37","slug":"dodgers-star-shohei-ohtani-to-miss-all-star-game-next-mound-start-because-of-left-knee-irritation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5592","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to miss All-Star Game, next mound start because of left knee irritation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will miss next week\u2019s All-Star Game in Philadelphia because of continued irritation in his left knee.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5590\">Severe thunderstorm warnings issued Friday for parts of central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers added that Ohtani would not make his scheduled start on the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, but would continue to start at designated hitter throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani has been dealing with discomfort in his left knee for at least a month. The right-hander had an outing cut short against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 11 because of inflammation in the knee.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers said that after their series against the D-backs ends on Sunday, Ohtani will have some \u201cinterventions\u201d done on the knee to get ready for the second half of the season, which will cause him to miss the All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time MVP has once again been one of the best players in the big leagues this season and stands alone as a two-way player. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5589\">Weekend cold front bringing storms, slightly cooler weather to central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ohtani is batting .290 with 20 homers and 56 RBIs and is 8-2 on the mound with a 1.79 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 85 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani\u2019s absence will be a blow for baseball\u2019s midsummer showcase at Citizens Bank Park. The Japanese star \u2014 who turned 32 earlier this week \u2014 is among the game\u2019s most popular players and led MLB in jersey sales last year.<\/p>\n<p>He hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado\u2019s Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player in the majors to reach the milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are the two-time defending World Series champions and has baseball\u2019s best record at 61-33 entering Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5587\">Anniversary of hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will miss next week\u2019s All-Star Game in Philadelphia&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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