In what has become a fall custom, the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to the playoffs. The Dodgers clinched their 12th consecutive postseason berth Thursday with a 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins on th

The door might not be completely shut on the idea of Shohei Ohtani throwing a pitch this season after all, though the odds of that door creaking open still remain quite slim. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Ohtani had ruled out any possibility of the two-way superstar pitching in games at any point in 2024 after undergoing a hybrid Tommy John/internal brace procedure last September,

Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman shut down the possibility of Shohei Ohtani pitching for the club during the postseason on Thursday, telling the Orange County Register's Bill Plunkett that Ohtani is " not really an option ."

During a Friday appearance on "MLB Now," Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes essentially shut down the possibility of Shohei Ohtani pitching in the postseason.

As the Dodgers prepare to go on their World Series push, Los Angeles wants Shohei Ohtani to focus on solely hitting.