Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani returns to lineup after 4-day break but won't pitch again this season
Shohei Ohtani has returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup after a four-day break to address knee and arm soreness
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM ET
- Coverage span: 23h 10m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 2h 29m

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ABC NewsTier B
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani returns to lineup after 4-day break but won't pitch again this season(opens original report in a new tab)SportsnetTier B
Dodgers’ Ohtani says he won’t pitch again this season(opens original report in a new tab)Shohei Ohtani will not be toeing the rubber again this season. — Sportsnet
ABC NewsTier B
Shohei Ohtani out of lineup again but Dodgers optimistic about Monday return(opens original report in a new tab)Shohei Ohtani was out of the starting lineup for a fourth consecutive game Sunday night, but the Los Angeles Dodgers' tentative plan is to have their designated hitter back Monday against the Cincinnati Reds — ABC News
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- 31.8 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
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