Shohei Ohtani's season as a pitcher is over.
Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday that he spoke with Ohtani recently and the two decided he would not make his next scheduled start in Sunday's season finale against the Seattle Mariners, a team that entered play Wednesday only a half game back of the second wild-card spot in the American League.
Ohtani, competing with Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the AL MVP Award, will continue to hit this week. But his season on the mound will end with a 9-2 record, a 3.