{"id":6461,"date":"2026-07-19T16:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2026-07-19T16:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:38:49","slug":"dodgers-two-way-star-shohei-ohtani-wont-pitch-for-some-time-because-of-left-knee-irritation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6461","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani won\u2019t pitch for \u2018some time\u2019 because of left knee irritation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Shohei Ohtani won\u2019t make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isn\u2019t expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 rotation for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6459\">5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru\u2019s Andes region, killing at least 5 people<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two-way superstar received a lubricant injection in the knee just before the All-Star break last week and had been expected to pitch Wednesday in Philadelphia against the Phillies.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani, however, still didn\u2019t feel 100% while playing catch this weekend, so he and the Dodgers decided not to even test the knee with a bullpen session.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time MVP hasn\u2019t pitched since July 3, and it\u2019s unclear when he might return to the mound.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6458\">Heat advisory for central NC Sunday; heat index up to 107 degrees in many areas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say that it\u2019s going to be some time,\u201d Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday before his team\u2019s doubleheader against the New York Yankees. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be a day-to-day thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberts reiterated that Ohtani feels no pain in the knee when hitting. The slugger was in the starting lineup for Sunday\u2019s opener, batting leadoff as the designated hitter, and Roberts said he\u2019d wait to see about playing Ohtani in the nightcap, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just want to continue to give it the best chance to kind of get in a good spot,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cAs he said, as we feel, it\u2019s the pitching and the torque on landing on that leg. That kind of gets it upset. So I think that hitting doesn\u2019t do that. So I think that for us, we\u2019re trying to give it as much time as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6455\">Residents displaced after Raleigh apartment fire spreads, impacting 16 units off West Millbrook Road<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP freelance writer Larry Fleisher contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Shohei Ohtani won\u2019t make his next scheduled start on the mound&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6461","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani won\u2019t pitch for \u2018some time\u2019 because of left knee irritation - 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