{"id":502074,"date":"2026-03-12T19:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/shohei-ohtani-throws-bullpen-session-but-reaffirms-he-will-not-pitch-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:36:32","slug":"shohei-ohtani-throws-bullpen-session-but-reaffirms-he-will-not-pitch-in-the-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/shohei-ohtani-throws-bullpen-session-but-reaffirms-he-will-not-pitch-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani throws bullpen session, but reaffirms he will not pitch in the World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"MIAMI.\u2014 Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> continues to prepare as a pitcher for the upcoming Major League Baseball<\/strong> season, although he reiterated that he will not take the mound during the World Baseball Classic 2026<\/strong>.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong>Christopher S\u00e1nchez: \u201cThe speed and health are there; we have a plan to face Korea\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe two-way player for the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/strong> threw a four-inning live pitching practice session on Thursday against batters from the Japan national baseball team<\/strong> at loanDepot park<\/strong> in Miami, during the training day prior to the quarter-final match against the Venezuela national baseball team<\/strong>.\n\nDuring practice, Ohtani threw 59 pitches, faced 18 batters, and struck out seven, in a session that is part of his preparation process to return to the mound with the Dodgers when the regular season begins on March 26.\n\n\"I've been progressing with my own adjustments as a pitcher while participating in the tournament. I think I got good results in both volume and quality and I feel like I'm preparing well for the new season,\" explained Ohtani after the session.\n\nDespite working as a pitcher during training, the Japanese star clarified that his role in the Classic will be limited to offense.\n\nThe player indicated that the decision also responds to an agreement with the Dodgers, an organization to which he wishes to show respect while preparing for his first full season as a two-way player with the team.\n\n\"For now, pitching in the Classic is not going to happen. It's also a promise made with the Dodgers. The best thing is to contribute to the team from the offense,\" he affirmed.\n\nOhtani explained that the only possibility of changing that plan would be an eventual emergency situation within Japan's pitching staff, although he made it clear that it is not something planned under current circumstances.\n\nThe Japanese star comes from pitching 67.1 innings last season between the regular season and postseason with the Dodgers, recording an ERA of 3.34 and 90 strikeouts.\n\nMeanwhile, Japan<\/strong> will continue its path in the 2026 World Baseball Classic<\/strong> with Ohtani as a key piece in the offense of the Asian team in the elimination phase of the tournament.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MIAMI.\u2014 Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani continues to prepare as a pitcher for the upcoming Major League Baseball season, although he reiterated that he will not take the mound during the World Baseball Classic 2026. You may be interested in:Christopher S\u00e1nchez: \u201cThe speed and health are there; we have a plan to face Korea\u201d The two-way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,41186,40230,41301],"class_list":{"0":"post-502074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-baseball","7":"tag-deultimominuto","8":"tag-dominican-republic","9":"tag-theperiodicodelatruth","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-world-baseball-classic"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}