Dodgers planning to give slumping Shohei Ohtani back-to-back days off as hitter

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“manager Dave Roberts said the two-way star might be out of the Dodgers’ lineup –– at least as a hitter –– the next two nights.”

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Multiple sources (The Mainichi, CBS Sports, and a news snippet regarding the Giants game) confirm Dave Roberts' plan to limit Ohtani's hitting duties to keep him fresh, specifically mentioning he might be out of the lineup for a couple of nights.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
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“Ohtani was in the team’s Tuesday lineup as leadoff man and designated hitter”

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While evidence confirms Ohtani is a DH and pitcher for the Dodgers, there is no specific evidence in the provided search results confirming he was the leadoff man in a specific Tuesday lineup.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
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“Roberts said the slugger would get the day off on Thursday”

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A source explicitly states: 'Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani won’t hit either Wednesday... or Thursday'.

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“he was leaning toward only having him pitch in his scheduled Wednesday start on the mound”

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Multiple sources confirm Ohtani was scheduled to pitch on Wednesday but would not hit (e.g., Google News snippet and CBS Sports reporting on the Marlins game).

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“the 31-year-old”

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Wikipedia confirms Shohei Ohtani was born on July 5, 1994. As of the current date in the evidence (2025/2026 context), he is 30 or 31 years old.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ippei Mizuhara (水原一平, Mizuhara Ippei; born December 31, 1984) is a Japanese interpreter. Mizuhara served as the interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Ohtani, translating Japanese to Eng…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
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“He entered Tuesday mired in a 4-for-38 slump over his last 11 games.”

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The specific stat '4-for-38 slump over his last 11 games' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided search results, though other sources mention a slump and a hitless streak.

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web search NEUTRAL — He has not hit a home run in 51 at-bats since his sixth of the season against the Chicago Cubs on April 27. Ohtani, who typically does not engage in outdoor batting practice on days he plays as a hitt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani snaps his 15 at bat hitless streak with an RBI single!! The Astros, meanwhile, face a tough stretch of games as they look to regain their offensive rhythm. The loss to the Dodgers was a …
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web search NEUTRAL — “Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani won’t hit either Wednesday (his start date on the mound) or Thursday as he continues to scuffle at the plate.” Think about this for a moment. The Dodgers have slipped …
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“He has batted just .200 over the last month overall.”

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Search results mention a slump and a .111 average in some contexts, but do not provide a specific monthly batting average of .200.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.Ohtani ended his first major league season with a batting average o…
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web search NEUTRAL — players › shohei-ohtaniShohei Ohtani - Stats - Batting | FanGraphs Baseball.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani against the Astros. View More Videos.Los Angeles Dodgers activated TWP Shohei Ohtani from the paternity list. April 18, 2025.
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“he has only one home run in his last 107 plate appearances”

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One web search result explicitly states: 'And he has only one home run in his last 107 plate appearances'. No other independent source confirms this specific number.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani[e][f] (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed " Shotime ", he has prev…
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web search NEUTRAL — And he has only one home run in his last 107 plate appearances, a stunning power outage for a four-time MVP coming off back-to-back 50-homer campaigns.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/sports/dodgers-plan-to-give-sl…

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web search NEUTRAL — This one, the first one, was a 107.3 mph, 45-degree moonshot -- the highest home run Ohtani has hit in his big league career. He had four hits in the game, including the two homers.
https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-s-best-home-runs

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“a four-time MVP coming off back-to-back 50-homer campaigns.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the number of MVPs or the specific home run counts for the last two campaigns.

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“sporting an MLB-best 0.97 ERA in his first six starts.”

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No evidence was provided regarding Ohtani's ERA for his first six starts of the current season.

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“his current .767 OPS, though still well above league average, is his lowest to this point of a season since 2022”

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“he recorded consecutive hitless performances Sunday and Monday”

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“he was last a full-time two-way player with the Angels from 2021-2023.”

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