Ohtani, a batter who also avoids coughing cold, will take the mound against the COL on the 9th, a pitcher who has to take 11 days off

Sep 05, 2025

Ohtani, a batter who also avoids coughing cold, will take the mound against the COL on the 9th, a pitcher who has to take 11 days off
Tani Shohei pulls Pittsburgh Pirates starter Bubba Chandler's 99.2-mile fastball at PNC Park on the 3rd (Korea time) and hits a superior solo home run. The home run's batting speed hit 120 miles, Ohtani's career high. AFP Yonhap News



The next schedule for Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who skipped the rotation due to cold symptoms, has been confirmed.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates match at PNC Park on the 5th (Korea time) that `Otani will take the mound against Colorado next week.'

The Dodgers will play three consecutive home games against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium from the 9th to the 11th, and Ohtani will start the first game starting at 11:10 a.m. on the 9th.




Ohtani was originally scheduled to take the mound against Pittsburgh on the 4th, but canceled the plan due to severe symptoms of coughing and cold. Instead, Emmett Sian started.

On the 26th of last month, Sian was scheduled to throw his best pitching ever against the Cincinnati Reds with two hits and 10 strikeouts in seven innings, then skip the rotation once and wait for the bullpen. This was because the Dodgers could use one of the six starting pitchers as a bullpen because the two days of rest were August 29 and September 2.

However, as Ohtani's appearance was suddenly canceled, Sieon took the mound. The timing was right.




Ohtani, a batter who also avoids coughing cold, will take the mound against the COL on the 9th, a pitcher who has to take 11 days off
Shohei Ohtani, who skipped starting due to cold symptoms, decided to take the mound against Colorado on the 9th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News
Ohtani decided to take more rest as a pitcher after consulting with Roberts and pitching coach Mark Pryor because his physical condition was so bad while side-pitching to prepare for the mound on the 4th. He said he had a cold for a few days.

Roberts said, `When you are sick and dehydrated, you have to take the mound to exhaust your physical strength. It's not worth it." "We have to make him the best situation to fill five innings in the next game.", he explained.

Therefore, the game against Colorado on the 9th will be the 12th game of the season to take the mound after resting for five more days. Ohtani reported his first win in a home game against Cincinnati on the 28th of last month as he pitched five innings of two hits and one run in a Dodgers uniform for the first time. At that time, he effectively threw a maximum of 100.3 miles of fastballs, curves, and sliders, striking out a season-high nine.




After that, he took 11 days off and took the mound against Colorado. Accordingly, the Dodgers' starting rotation will be operated in the order of Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Clayton Kershaw, Ohtani, Sheeran and Blake Snell from the 6th. The six-man rotation is not too shaky. Except for Ohtani, five players will be kept in the mound after a five-day break.

Ohtani, a batter who also avoids coughing cold, will take the mound against the COL on the 9th, a pitcher who has to take 11 days off
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But 'Otani was not affected by the cold. In the game against Pittsburgh on the 3rd, he pulled Bubba Chandler's 99.2-mile fastball toward his body and hit a superior solo home run in the top of the 3rd inning, and the batting speed was measured at 120 miles, his career high and the highest in Dodgers history. It was also his 100th home run since moving to the Dodgers. And in the game on the 4th, when the game was canceled, he played as a designated hitter and hit two hits in five at-bats.

Meanwhile, Dodgers' main catcher Will Smith will be unable to play for the time being. In the game against Pittsburgh on the 4th, he was bruised by a right hand hit by a foul ball while watching the catcher, but the pain has not gone away yet.

As a result, Smith decided to miss the three consecutive games against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards from June 6-8. However, this does not mean that he will be on the injured list.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.