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The Dodgers’ star is in a joking mood with the seaosn approaching.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been in a joking mood at spring training while preparing for the 2025 season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has gotten into a prank war with star pitcher\/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani.<\/p>\n

Roberts filled Ohtani’s car with ball-pit balls, creating quite the mess in the parking lot. Roberts left a photo of himself laughing at the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright, Shohei. You got me the first round,\u201d Roberts said, via MLB.com. \u201cI told you, you know what they say about payback. So what I have done is \u2014 you see this pretty face right here, that\u2019s me with all these balls. And I put all these balls in your car. So, enjoy it, keep these pictures, and have fun cleaning your car out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ohtani’s dog, Decoy, was declared the winner of the prank war after having the opportunity to play with the balls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Roberts may have gotten back at Ohtani on Friday, the real winner of the whole ordeal might have been Decoy, Ohtani\u2019s dog, who had a blast playing with the giant pile of ball-pit balls the manager left behind,\u201d Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ohtani is still recovering, but hopes to return to the mound shortly after the 2025 season begins.<\/p>\n

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts believes Ohtani will be able to throw well and return to old form when he takes the rubber this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the velocity will be there, he\u2019ll have a feel for his pitches,\u201d Roberts said, via the Los Angeles Times. \u201cI\u2019ve really never seen anyone as competitive as Shohei, so I would expect him to be the same pitcher, as he\u2019s expecting himself to be the pitcher he was when he was healthy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Tommy John surgery can be a horror story for a pitcher, especially if they have to go through it twice.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving one Tommy John surgery is tough,\u201d said Nathan Eovaldi, a 35-year-old veteran who won World Series rings with the Boston Red Sox in 2018 and Rangers in 2023. \u201cGoing through it twice is not easy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ohtani has made some mechanics changes to his pitching form to make things easier on his arm.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t something that I necessarily brought to the table; it was something that he did,\u201d Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said. \u201cI like when guys have some athleticism and rhythm in their delivery. I think it can help with guys\u2019 sequencing and timing, and ultimately will take some stress off of an arm.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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