{"id":10871,"date":"2025-05-08T14:46:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/10871\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:46:06","slug":"will-shohei-ohtani-play-tonight-against-arizona-diamondbacks-latest-update-on-los-angeles-dodgers-stars-injury-report-may-8-2025-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/10871\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Shohei Ohtani play tonight against Arizona Diamondbacks? Latest update on Los Angeles Dodgers star’s injury report (May 8, 2025) | MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WillWill Shohei Ohtani play tonight against Arizona Diamondbacks? Latest update on Los Angeles Dodgers star’s injury report (May 8, 2025) (Image Source: Getty) It has been reported that the Los Angeles Dodgers are likely to use Shohei Ohtani as their designated hitter tonight as well against the Arizona Diamondbacks. This means that he will feature in the game tonight. The match-up against the Diamondbacks is set to start at 9:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Shohei Ohtani, recovering from arm injuries, is continuing to hit while his return to the mound is on pause.<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani’s current role and injury status<\/p>\n

Ohtani recently underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2023 to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow, and he hasn\u2019t pitched since. After he recovered fully from the injury, he showed immense form in the current MLB season and his fans are going gaga over his homers.He also had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder last November to repair a torn labrum suffered in the World Series. Ohtani, however, has continued to play as a DH despite the two setbacks. He has expressed some unease with his left shoulder, characterizing it as \u201cnot really debilitating,\u201d but reporting minor symptoms and decreased range of motion. The Dodgers are taking a careful approach in Ohtani’s rehabilitation, with an eye towards his long-term health. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to him being fully healthy in 2025,\u201d General Manager Brandon Gomes said about Franco, adding that they\u2019ll take the side of caution during his rehab. <\/p>\n

Impact of Shohei Ohtani on the Dodgers’ lineup<\/p>\n

The Dodgers are still able to employ Ohtani as a designated hitter for their lineup. His offense is a boost to the lineup, especially as the team tries to figure out its pitching injuries. Shohei Ohtani\u2019s contributions at this point in time are especially precious for the team because they have become even more pitching-depleted than usual, with both Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow being shelved. As the Dodgers are up to face the Diamondbacks tonight, fans can expect to see Shohei Ohtani in his designated hitter role, continuing to support the team offensively while his return to pitching is carefully managed.Also Read: \u201cLooks like he\u2019s having fun\u201d- Fans cheer for Shohei Ohtani as he is on his way to create MLB history year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will Shohei Ohtani play tonight against Arizona Diamondbacks? Latest update on Los Angeles Dodgers star’s injury report (May…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2404],"tags":[146,22,4314,5,5021,38,57,4,5016,468,6408],"class_list":{"0":"post-10871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-diamondbacks","8":"tag-arizona","9":"tag-arizona-diamondbacks","10":"tag-arizonadiamondbacks","11":"tag-baseball","12":"tag-designated-hitter","13":"tag-diamondbacks","14":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","15":"tag-mlb","16":"tag-mlb-injury-report","17":"tag-shohei-ohtani","18":"tag-tommy-john-surgery"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}