{"id":708607,"date":"2026-06-17T01:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/708607\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:49:09","slug":"dodgers-shohei-ohtani-knee-to-make-scheduled-start-wed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/708607\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (knee) to make scheduled start Wed."},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani<\/a> will make his scheduled start on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> on Wednesday,Dodgers<\/a>manager Dave Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Ohtani (6-2, 1.06 ERA) left last Thursday’s game in Pittsburgh<\/a>because ofleft knee inflammation<\/a>. He sat out the next day’s game<\/a> against the White Sox<\/a> in Chicago, then returned for Saturday’s game<\/a>. This will be his first start since the injury in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Roberts said Tuesday the swelling in Ohtani’s knee had “completely dissipated.”<\/p>\n

“I saw that he had just a catch-play right now,” Roberts said of Ohtani’s work. “He’s going to do his touchy-feely deal from the mound in a little bit. I saw him play some catch. Looks good, feels good. Look forward to him making a start tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s game against the Rays is an early afternoon start. It’s a tight window to prep and an early start.<\/p>\n

“He likes his sleep. It’s certainly not ideal, but the calendar is the calendar,” Roberts said. “He’ll get his rest and do what he can to post tomorrow. … Anyone that has anything that has a potential red flag, we’ll certainly be watching closely. But again, he wouldn’t start if we felt that we were going to put him in harm’s way. He’s a competitor.”<\/p>\n

Asked if Ohtani would bat in addition to pitching, Roberts said he was undecided.<\/p>\n

In his last pitching start last Wednesday, Ohtani gave up four runs — three earned runs — in 6 innings and the Dodgers lost to Pittsburgh 9-8.<\/p>\n

Also Tuesday, utility man Tommy Edman<\/a> was reinstated by the Dodgers following offseason ankle surgery.<\/p>\n

Edman, who was the 2024 NLCS MVP in the Dodgers World Series championship year, will make his season debut soon, although he wasn’t in the starting lineup on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

“The good thing was, I saw progress with every step along the way. It just wasn’t as fast as I expected,” Edman said.<\/p>\n

Santiago Espinal<\/a> was designated for assignment.<\/p>\n

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