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Dodgers manager raises possibility of Shohei Ohtani pitching in playoffs

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ATLANTA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani did some long tossing in the outfield before the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Atlanta Braves on Friday, another step in the two-way star's road to returning to the mound.

Could he possibly pitch in the postseason?

“Anything is possible,” manager Dave Roberts said. “I hope that’s on his mind as far as motivation for his rehab. The odds of it coming to pass are very slim, but they’re not zero.”

Ohtani has not pitched this season — his first with the Dodgers — after elbow surgery.