Another milestone remains in front of their minds. Ohtani nearly slugged his 46th home run of the season on Saturday night, only for the ball to hook just foul. That, Ohtani said, gave him flashbacks after he unleashed on a Tanner Bibee changeup, driving it into the loge level of seats near the right-field foul pole.

The Dodgers have long targeted Shohei Ohtani's next pitching appearance for 2025, but their manager didn't close the door on an October return Friday.

Shohei Ohtani continues to chase for the 50-50 milestone as the Dodgers play road series against Braves and Marlins.

Spencer Schwellenbach kept Shohei Ohtani in the park and off the bases, while Gio Urshela and Jorge Soler went deep for the Atlanta Braves in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers

Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale stymied the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani on his way to a 17th win. Read more on Boston.com.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hasn't ruled out that possibility of Shohei Ohtani returning to the mound this year.

The door might not be completely shut on the idea of Shohei Ohtani throwing a pitch this season after all, though the odds of that door creaking open still remain quite slim. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Ohtani had ruled out any possibility of the two-way superstar pitching in games at any point in 2024 after undergoing a hybrid Tommy John/internal brace procedure last September,

Associated Press Former Saginaw Heritage and Nebraska star Spencer Schwellenbach kept the Atlanta Braves’ playoff hopes intact, shutting down Shohei Ohtani and beating the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday.