Yankees pitchers will have to deal with Shohei Ohtani in the 2024 World Series.<\/p>\n
But New York’s hitters won’t see the two-way superstar.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on Thursday shut down the possibility of Ohtani pitching against Aaron Judge and the Bronx Bombers in the Fall Classic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no possibility, none whatsoever,\u201d Roberts told reporters. \u201cThank you for asking.\u201d<\/p>\n
In September, Roberts left the door open for Ohtani to possibly make his long-awaited return to the mound during the playoffs, saying “I think that you should always leave some margin, a crack in the door for any possibility.”<\/p>\n
But, days after Roberts’ comments, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman called Ohtani pitching in the postseason “not really an option.” <\/p>\n
Now, the door is officially shut on Ohtani pitching in 2024.<\/p>\n
Ohtani’s last appearance on the mound was in August 2023 as a member of the Los Angeles Angels.<\/p>\n
Weeks after that outing, Ohtani underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a UCL tear in his right throwing elbow. It was the second time that Ohtani had Tommy John, with the first coming after his debut 2018 season.<\/p>\n
At the time of Ohtani’s second surgery, the doctor who performed the procedure said he expected the two-way superstar to return to pitching in 2025.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old right-hander boasts a 3.01 ERA over 86 career starts. In 2023, he sported a 3.14 ERA with 167 strikeouts and 55 walks across 132 innings.<\/p>\n
Getting the ball first in Game 1 will be right-hander Gerrit Cole (1-0, 3.31 ERA this postseason) for the Yankees and right-hander Jack Flaherty (1-2, 7.94 ERA this postseason) for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n
The Game 2 pitching matchup will feature Yankees southpaw Carlos Rod\u00f3n (1-1, 4.40 ERA this postseason) and Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0, 5.11 ERA this postseason). <\/p>\n
The heavyweight World Series showdown between the Yankees and Dodgers gets underway Friday, October 25.<\/p>\n
First pitch from Dodger Stadium is slated for 8:08 p.m. ET\/5:08 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n
All World Series games will air on Fox.<\/p>\n
The action will also be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.<\/p>\n
The 2024 World Series is set to be an exciting matchup between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, but unfortunately, it will not feature the two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who is still recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n
A: Ohtani’s last appearance on the mound was in August 2023 as a member of the Los Angeles Angels.<\/p>\n
A: Ohtani underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a UCL tear in his right throwing elbow.<\/p>\n
A: The pitching matchups for the first two games of the World Series are Gerrit Cole (Yankees) vs. Jack Flaherty (Dodgers) and Carlos Rod\u00f3n (Yankees) vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers). <\/p>\n
A: Game 1 of the World Series is scheduled for Friday, October 25, at 8:08 p.m. ET\/5:08 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n
A: All World Series games will air on Fox, and the action will also be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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