There has been some speculation that Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani could potentially make his postseason debut on the mound in the World Series.
President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman addressed that rumor in a radio interview on Thursday.
“He is a one-way player for the next 10 days,” Friedman said. “And then he will go back to being a two-way player.”
Ohtani has been playing catch from flat ground throughout the playoffs, but any plans to progress further than that can officially be ruled out.
The two-way star played a round of long toss from deep center field before Game 2 of the National League Division Series and continued throwing during the five-day break but pitching is out of the question.