"Ohtani made his Dodgers pitching debut on June 16 and threw one inning against the San Diego Padres. He was methodically built up throughout the year and reached the team's targeted goal of six innings by the end of the regular season. Ohtani routinely got six days of rest in between starts to help manage his workload as a two-way player. L.A. also utilized a six-man rotation at times to provide extra rest to their other starters."
""I think the thought is to have Shohei used as a regular starter, but it's not going to be a regular, five-man rotation," Roberts said. "I don't want to go down the six-man rotation road, but I do feel that giving him six, seven, eight days off, to kind of allow him to continue to stay rested and build up, I think that's something that's in our process. We have a long way to go, but we've got some viable candidates, certainly.""
"As it currently stands, the 2026 Dodgers rotation is set to include the likes of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Emmet Sheehan and Roki Sasaki. That would suggest the team is planning to use a six-man rotation again, barring any potential trades or injuries. Extra rest should be all the more important for Ohtani as he struggled at the plate in games he pitched and the following day."
Shohei Ohtani returned to pitching after a record-setting season as the Dodgers' full-time designated hitter, debuting on June 16 and being carefully built up to six innings by season's end. The team routinely gave him six days of rest between starts and occasionally used a six-man rotation to rest other starters. Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani will be a regular starter but receive extended time off between outings, sometimes six to eight days. The projected 2026 rotation includes Yamamoto, Sasaki and other starters, creating scheduling challenges given their customary rest patterns. Ohtani posted strong pitching metrics across 47 innings.
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