Shohei Ohtani, currently leading the National League in home runs, OPS, and WAR, is having a standout offensive season despite recently undergoing major elbow surgery. Ohtani hit his 25th home run of the season, a leadoff homer, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers secure a 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Gavin Stone pitched a four-hitter in the game. Despite his impressive performance, there is hesitation from the Dodgers' management, including manager Dave Roberts, about Ohtani participating in the Home Run Derby due to concerns over his workload while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.
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Shohei Ohtani interested in home run derby but Dodgers sound reluctant https://t.co/N5rs2WZtM5
- <a href="https://t.co/FKfHJ4uRMc">Shohei Ohtani hit another leadoff homer</a> and Gavin Stone pitched a four-hitter, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth... https://t.co/oKq0TaVDIx
Shohei Ohtani hits his second leadoff HR in as many nights, a bullet to RCF for his 25th of the season. #Dodgers up 1-0 on #WhiteSox.
Guess what? Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer. Sox down 1-0.
“For the game, I think it’s great, for the workload part of it, I’d probably not want him to do it.”Shohei Ohtani, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, is interested in HR derby, but #Dodgers seem reluctant to allow him to do it. https://t.co/rc2g3jlHBT
Shohei Ohtani leads the NL in homers, OPS and WAR. Despite coming off major elbow surgery, this could be his most complete offensive season yet 💪 ✍️: @RowanKavner https://t.co/5ucS0d5IEZ