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07/10 15:36 CDT Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to miss All-Star Game, next mound
start because of left knee irritation
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to miss All-Star Game, next mound start because of
left knee irritation
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will miss next week's All-Star Game in
Philadelphia because of continued irritation in his left knee.
The Dodgers added that Ohtani would not make his scheduled start on the mound
against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, but would continue his role
as the team's designated hitter throughout the weekend.
The team says that after the series against the D-backs ends on Sunday, Ohtani
will have some "interventions" done on his knee to get his ready for the second
half of the season, which will cause him to miss the All-Star Game.
The four-time Most Valuable Player has once again been one of the best players
in the big leagues this season and stands alone as the game's premier two-way
player.
Ohtani is batting .290 with 20 homers and 56 RBIs and is 8-2 on the mound with
a 1.79 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings.
Ohtani's absence will be a blow for baseball's midsummer showcase at Citizens
Bank Park. The Japanese star --- who turned 32 years old earlier this week ---
is among the game's most popular players and led MLB in jersey sales last year.
He hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado
Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player
in the majors to reach the milestone.
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