Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, left, celebrates as he stands on first base after hitting a single off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) watches his solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates with third base coach Dino Ebel, left, as he rounds third base after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, left, celebrates as he stands on first base after hitting a single off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
PITTSBURGH – Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s game against Pittsburgh due to left knee inflammation.
The reigning NL MVP hit his 13th homer of the season, a solo shot, in the third inning. He also had a single and walked twice, reaching base in all four of his at-bats.
It was not immediately clear when Ohtani began feeling discomfort in the knee.
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