Shohei Ohtani is expected to be ready to hit when the Los Angeles Dodgers open their season in Japan next March, but it\'s \"very unlikely\" he will also pitch in those games, manager Dave Roberts said.
Given the context -- coming off surgery to his non-throwing shoulder, on the heels of spending an entire year rehabbing another repair of his ulnar collateral ligament, and the fact that the Dodgers will begin their season in unconventional fashion -- the thought of Ohtani pitching in his home country was long seen as unlikely.
Via ESPN.com