The Los Angeles Dodgers are carefully navigating around the return of Shohei Ohtani as a pitcher. Currently excelling as a designated hitter, Ohtani's return to the mound is uncertain, with manager Dave Roberts indicating it will take time. There is no specific timeline for when Ohtani will start pitching again, as the team aims to condition him properly before facing hitters. Despite Ohtani's absence as a pitcher, the Dodgers remain successful, currently enjoying a strong season start.
"It's going to be a while," Roberts said, via The Orange County Register's Bill Plunkett. "I think you start with the natural progression of a bullpen...".
"It's more making sure we pick back up where we were before and feel confident that the respite... was right and he's building back up the right way with his delivery...".
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