Ohtani Pitcher IL
Ohtani (PItcher) is currently listed on IL on yahoo, but is still playing every day for the dodgers on their active roster as a hitter - he is not on the IL, he just isnt pitching at the moment. therefore there's no reason owners should get to stash him in an IL spot. he's not on the IL, period.
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Thank you for reaching out regarding Shohei Ohtani's injury status. Ohtani is a unique player, being included in our game with 2 versions - one as the pitcher and one as the batter. We have set a precedent since his inclusion that if he is unable to pitch due to injury, the pitcher version will have IL status since as long as he can still hit, the real life player won't go on IL. Ohtani has not pitched since July 3rd and there is no timetable for when he will pitch again currently so he was given the IL designation.