"I honestly didn’t even know how to react," Sauer said, describing feeling pure shock as he walked off the mound.
Right-hander Dustin May remains in contention for the Dodgers' No. 5 starter in the rotation with right-hander Tony Gonsolin, but he could be an option in the bullpen.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without one of their hard-throwing relief pitchers for Opening Day of the 2025 season after he suffered a foot injury in camp.
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Ohtani has not stopped throwing but the Dodgers want to manage his workload on the mound while he's also recovering from shoulder surgery.
In January 2023, Conforto signed a two-year, $36-million deal with the Giants. But, while battling lingering effects from his procedure and the pitcher-friendly conditions of playing in Oracle Park, his old levels of production never fully returned, leading to a .238 batting average and just 35 home runs combined over the last two years.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts liked what he saw from Shohei Ohtani in his first live pitching performance since surgery.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night.
Dreyer created an image of Shohei Ohtani by stacking more than 1,200 partially solved Rubik’s Cubes on canvasses.