When will pitcher Shohei Ohtani return to the rotation? Dodge's general manager clearly revealed the timeline

MLB Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers Japanese star Shohei Ohtani, when will he return to the "second knife stream" is a topic of concern for fans around the world, and today (27th) Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes gave a clear time node in an interview, he believes that the team's current plan is for Ohtani to return to the pitcher mound in the playoffs.

On MLB Network's "MLB Now", host Brian Kenny interviewed Dodgers general manager Gomes, and the two first talked about the Tokyo Overseas Games, Ronshi Sasaki, Dodger's cowshed, etc., and then Kenny joked, "Your lineup does make a lot of people nervous, and I know it's not fair, but Shohei Ohtani, when do you think he's going to start on the board and how many games he's going to play this year?"

Gomes replied to Kenny's question: "You know, we don't focus too much on how many innings he's going to shoot or whatever, because it's a pretty unique rehab process, he's a pitcher, he's also going to be involved in the game to maintain his batting, and he's had shoulder surgery this offseason, so he's got a lot of factors to consider."

"He's feeling good on the flat ground at the moment, but I think the most important thing for us is that we want Ohtani to feel good when he comes back, and he's going to be able to execute his game at such a high level, and we think it's going to be at the end of the season or in the playoffs," Gomes said.

Kenny pressed Gomes up, "Is that right to expect him to join the starting rotation at the end of the season?" Gomes replied, "Yes, that's definitely true."

Ohtani, who served as the designated batter in the Tokyo Overseas Tournament a few days ago, will go to the bullpen again on the 30th Beijing time to resume pitcher training, and the Dodgers coach has previously said that because Ohtani has undergone two Tommy John surgeries, he must protect Ohtani as much as possible, and the current primary goal is to let Ohtani get through the regular season healthily and have the opportunity to show the strength of the second knife again in October."