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Source: ESPN | Category: Sports World | Date: Aug 30, 2026
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Ohtani (knee) 'not 100%'; mound return uncertain
DETROIT -- Shohei Ohtani continued to feel discomfort in his left knee coming off his latest bullpen session, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are still unsure...
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- DETROIT -- Shohei Ohtani continued to feel discomfort in his left knee coming off his latest bullpen session, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are still unsure if he'll make his anticipated return to their starting rotation Sunday.
- "I don't think he's 100%," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
- The following day, Roberts reported that Ohtani is still not completely healthy.
- "That's the hard part right now," Roberts said, "is trying to figure out: If he's not 100% overall body, is it worth giving him a minute to build up or not?" Ohtani operated like one of the best pitchers in the sport when healthy, going 8-2 with a 1.79 ERA in 14 starts, striking out 95 batters and issuing 26 walks in 85⅔ innings through the first three months of this season.
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DETROIT -- Shohei Ohtani continued to feel discomfort in his left knee coming off his latest bullpen session, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are still unsure if he'll make his anticipated return to their starting rotation Sunday. "I don't think he's 100%," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. The following day, Roberts reported that Ohtani is still not completely healthy. "That's the hard part right now," Roberts said, "is trying to figure out: If he's not 100% overall body, is it worth giving him a minute to build up or not?" Ohtani operated like one of the best pitchers in the sport when healthy, going 8-2 with a 1.79 ERA in 14 starts, striking out 95 batters and issuing 26 walks in 85⅔ innings through the first three months of this season. But Roberts said even in that scenario, reaching five innings is "aggressive for anyone." He also doesn't foresee Ohtani getting to 100% health with his left knee while pitching at any point this season. "But there's a lot of pitchers that are not 100% and still viable," Roberts said.