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Dodgers Confirm Shohei Ohtani Will Start NLDS

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC · How we work

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Dodgers confirm Shohei Ohtani will start in the NLDS.
Ohtani returned from IL on Sept. 11, batting .275 with five hits and 30 HR.
Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani is as healthy as he’s been in a long time.
Pitcher Edgardo Henriquez, cleared from a back strain, is trending well for the NLDS.

History

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In 1998, Mark McGwire’s 70 homers and Sammy Sosa’s 66 sparked a record-breaking chase that revived fan interest after the 1994 strike. The chase showed how a single slugger can drive postseason revenue, a pattern the Los Angeles Dodgers now emulate with Shohei Ohtani’s 30-home-run surge and Edgardo Henriquez’s health return.

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Dodgers confirm Shohei Ohtani will start in the NLDS.
Ohtani returned from IL on Sept. 11, batting .275 with five hits and 30 HR.
Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani is as healthy as he’s been in a long time.
Pitcher Edgardo Henriquez, cleared from a back strain, is trending well for the NLDS.

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