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LOS ANGELES — Another day, another ominous turn in the Shohei Ohtani health saga. Knee and bicep issues have already downgraded the two-way sensation to a one-way slugger for the remainder of the year. For the next couple of weeks, though, he is neither. Ohtani’s insistence on trying to play through aches and pains for the last three months — and the Dodgers’ unwillingness to shut him down and place […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are placing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said on Wednesday. "It’s the right thing to do," Roberts said following the Dodgers' 14-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, which Ohtani was sidelined for. "We tried to kick the bucket as much as we could." Ohtani has missed six of the last seven games due to lingering soreness in his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up top prospect Josue De Paula straight from Double-A, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. The Athletic was the first to report. De Paula is expected to get at-bats at designated hitter after Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani will be heading to the IL. De Paula, 21, is the No. 6 ranked prospect in baseball and the highest-rated outfielder. […]

Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained right thumb. Chisholm, who had been in the midst of his best stretch this season, will be shut down for seven to 10 days. New York has 18 games left. "We just got an update that he does have a sprained right thumb that’s going to require an IL stint," manager Aaron Boone […]