This season started for Dodgers fans with the hope that Shohei Ohtani would return to the mound. The post Dodgers Manager Offers Grim Update on Shohei Ohtani's Pitching Return appeared first on EssentiallySports.

It will be a while before Shohei Ohtani is pitching in a major league game again. On Thursday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told Jim Rome that Ohtani's recovery from Tommy John surgery is ongoing. While he gave a lot of positive updates, there was a negative tossed in at the end.

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