left knee
Coverage of left knee in the Nexus archive.
- Ohtani’s bat stays hot, but his next bullpen session waits on 2 aching spots
Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way player, has a sore left knee and right biceps, preventing him from pitching but not affecting his batting performance. He hit a leadoff home run, tying a team record, and manager Dave Roberts emphasized keeping him healthy for the postseason.
- Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to have left knee drained Sunday and will miss All-Star Game
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will undergo a left knee drainage procedure on Sunday, causing him to miss the All-Star Game. The procedure follows ongoing knee irritation that impacted his pitching effectiveness in recent starts. Ohtani remains a top two-way player with strong offensive and pitching stats this season.
- Knee irritation forces Shohei Ohtani out of Friday start, All‑Star game
Shohei Ohtani will not start Friday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks due to left knee irritation. He previously left a June 11 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates for the same issue, which followed 2019 surgery for a congenital condition.