1:34 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) will start Game 7 of the World Series against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

3:58 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Reds in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series.

10:32 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) will be the Dodgers' starting pitcher for Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series versus the Reds, if necessary, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

6:00 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Mariners.

6:57 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.

10:50 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

12:44 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said that Ohtani will be used as a starting pitcher in the playoffs, in addition to his designated hitter duties, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.

3:06 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-0 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday.

3:12 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) has had discussions with the Dodgers about playing the outfield so that he could be used as a reliever, Michael J. Duarte of NBC LA reports.

4:57 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-2 with a pair of solo home runs and three walks in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Orioles.

10:11 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Orioles, allowing three hits and a walk over 3.2 scoreless innings. He struck out five.

3:55 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) will be the Dodgers' starting pitcher for Friday's game in Baltimore.

4:59 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that Ohtani's (illness) next start as a pitcher will come Monday at home against the Rockies, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

4:39 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani was scratched from his scheduled start as a pitcher Wednesday in Pittsburgh after feeling "under the weather," but the skipper is hopeful the two-way player will be ready to return to the mound "sometime this weekend" in Baltimore, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

3:10 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) is no longer listed as the Dodgers' starting pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, but he'll serve as the team's designated hitter and will bat leadoff, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

9:37 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 loss to the Pirates.

6:15 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (thigh) is serving as the designated hitter and batting out of the leadoff spot against the Padres on Friday.

7:10 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (thigh) is expected to return to the lineup Friday against the Padres, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

1:39 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) is slated to be out of the starting lineup Thursday in the Dodgers' series finale against Colorado, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

7:09 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) is expected to draw the start on the mound in Wednesday's contest against the Rockies, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

4:13 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) allowed four runs on five hits and no walks while striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings in a no-decision against the Angels on Wednesday. He also went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run and a walk as a hitter.

2:40 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani will be limited to pitching four innings in his next start Wednesday against the Angels in Anaheim, Sonja Chen of MLB.com

7:11 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Cardinals, allowing a run on two hits while striking out eight over four innings. At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.

10:47 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) is listed as the Dodgers' starting pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals in Los Angeles, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

2:38 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani will make his next start as a pitcher Wednesday against the Reds in Cincinnati, Ken Powtak of the Associated Press reports. "Shohei is going to go on Wednesday and then he'll probably pitch the following Wednesday, so that probably lends itself to the six-man," Roberts said, in reference to his plan to expand the Los Angeles rotation from five starters.

9:24 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani will be deployed as part of a pitching tandem with Dustin May in Monday's game against the Twins, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

12:57 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) Dave Roberts said this week that Ohtani will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher for Saturday's game against the Giants and will be followed by right-hander Emmet Sheehan in bulk relief, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

9:20 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.

3:48 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) tossed two scoreless innings in a no-decision against Houston on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out three batters. He also went 1-for-4 with a walk as a hitter.

7:42 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) is expected to draw the start on the mound Sunday versus the Astros, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

11:54 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) allowed one hit and issued one walk while striking out one batter over two scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Royals on Saturday. He also went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as a batter.

2:44 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said that the team plans to have Ohtani pitch into the second inning Saturday, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

6:41 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Rockies.

10:04 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Rockies.

9:38 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) is scheduled to make his next start as a pitcher Sunday against the Nationals in Los Angeles.

3:55 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) completed one inning in a no-decision against the Padres on Monday, allowing one run on two hits with no walks or strikeouts. He also went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI as a hitter.

5:24 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) Dave Roberts said Sunday that Ohtani (elbow) will throw another live batting practice session early this week, which may "potentially" be the right-hander's final live throwing session before he makes his Dodgers debut as a pitcher, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

5:58 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) is expected to be fine after being hit by a pitch in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Cardinals, but the team will postpone his upcoming live BP session until Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

4:49 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) will next throw to live hitters Monday in San Diego, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

3:11 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-4 with a home run and a sacrifice fly Monday in an extra-inning loss to the Mets.

9:18 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) threw 29 pitches in a two-inning live batting practice session Saturday, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.

1:03 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday in a loss to the Mets.

3:15 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) threw a 22-pitch live batting practice session Sunday, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.

5:42 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) will face hitters in a bullpen session Saturday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

12:11 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.

7:53 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) threw an up-down bullpen session Saturday and totaled 50 pitches, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

12:11 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk Wednesday against the Athletics in a 9-3 victory.

9:47 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 15-2 win over the Marlins.

10:52 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (personal) was reinstated from the paternity list and is expected to start at designated hitter Sunday against the Rangers, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

7:06 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Ohtani (paternity) is expected to be back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

6:08 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) Dodgers placed Ohtani on the paternity list Friday, Fabian Ardaya of Athletic reports.

1:36 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) threw 30 pitches and sat around 90-to-92 miles per hour with his fastball in his most recent bullpen session Saturday, MLB.com reports.

1:09 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) is throwing a bullpen session Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

3:27 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 3-for-5 with a solo walk-off home run in Wednesday's 6- 5 win against Atlanta.

12:17 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-or-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-4 victory versus the Tigers.

7:22 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) is set to throw a bullpen session Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

10:21 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-3 with solo home run and two walks during Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Cubs in Tokyo.

9:30 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a strikeout in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Cubs in Tokyo.

9:58 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said earlier this spring that he doesn't think Ohtani will receive as many plate appearances or steal as many bases this season, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

6:14 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts revealed Thursday that Ohtani will not face hitters as a pitcher before going to Japan so that he can ramp up his preparations as a hitter, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

2:47 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (shoulder/elbow) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a Cactus League win over the Angels on Friday.

12:32 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (shoulder/elbow) will make his Cactus League debut at designated hitter Friday versus the Angels, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

12:06 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (shoulder/elbow) will face live pitching Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

1:02 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that Ohtani will remain the team's leadoff hitter this season, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

2:33 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (shoulder/elbow) threw 14 pitches in a bullpen session consisting of two-seam and four-seam fastballs Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

3:59 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (shoulder/elbow) said Wednesday that he expects to throw his first bullpen session of spring training this weekend, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

1:01 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Ohtani (shoulder/elbow) will not pitch in Cactus League games this spring, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

5:11 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) Dave Roberts said Saturday that having Ohtani (shoulder) pitching by May "sounds about right," Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

7:12 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) was unanimously named the 2024 National League Most Value Player on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

12:54 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) left shoulder surgery is likely to delay his pitching debut for the Dodgers, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

6:32 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) underwent surgery Tuesday on a labrum tear in his left shoulder that he suffered during Game 2 of the World Series on Oct. 26, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.

4:05 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (shoulder) will start at designated hitter and bat leadoff Monday in Game 3 of the World Series versus the Yankees, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

3:03 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Ohtani (shoulder) is "in a great spot and will be playing" Monday in Game 3 of the World Series against the Yankees, Karl Ravech of ESPN reports.

7:12 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) Dave Roberts confirmed that Ohtani (elbow) will not pitch in the World Series, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

9:33 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, four RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rockies.

10:34 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Padres while also drawing a walk.

6:18 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 4-for-5 with a solo homer, two stolen bases and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Dodgers.

11:33 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base Saturday in a loss to Colorado.

1:52 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) general manager Brandon Gomes said Friday on MLB Network that it's "very unlikely" Ohtani (elbow) will pitch during the postseason.

7:58 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 6-for-6 with three home runs, four runs scored 10 RBI and two stolen bases Thursday against the Marlins.

8:32 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 11-9 loss to the Marlins.

10:46 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.

3:34 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and a stolen base in Monday's loss to the Cubs.

7:28 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Guardians.

1:46 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-4 with two walks, two runs and three stolen bases in Monday's 11-6 victory versus Arizona.

10:34 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 8-6 win against Arizona.

10:29 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-4 with a homer, two stolen bases and three runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Orioles.

11:58 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run Saturday in an extra-inning loss to the Rays.

8:43 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) threw 10 pitches off a bullpen mound Saturday, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

1:20 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs and a stolen base Wednesday in an 8-4 victory over the Mariners.

1:18 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-5 with a triple and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-3 victory versus Seattle.

1:31 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 win against St. Louis.

8:53 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-3 in Saturday's loss to the Cardinals with a solo homer, two stolen bases and two runs scored while also drawing a walk.

7:07 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 0-for-4 with a walk, two stolen bases and a run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.

1:00 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a 7-2 win against Milwaukee on Tuesday.

1:47 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (elbow) hopes to begin throwing off a mound by early September, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.

3:10 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-3 with a home run, two total RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 5-3 win over Philadelphia.

10:00 AM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, a walk and a run scored in Saturday's win over Oakland.

12:53 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 0-for-4 with a walk, a run and an RBI in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Padres.

2:08 PM - Shohei Ohtani (LAD) went 0-for-4 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-2 win against the Astros.