Shohei Ohtani wrapped up an injury ravaged 2026 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Theories sparked on if Ohtani should surrender pitching for the Dodgers moving forward. Especially with Ohtani facing possible surgery.

Turns out Ohtani won't need to undergo the knife, according to MLB columnist and insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today on Wednesday.

“Shohei Ohtani will not need off-season surgery, and the Dodgers still are planning on him pitching again in 2027, Andrew Friedman, president of baseball operations, says at their season-ending press conference,” Nightengale posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.

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