Manager Dave Roberts stated that his plan is for Ohtani to start Wednesday's game against the Padres on the mound and hit, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports. Ohtani has been given the day off from batting in his last few opportunities as the starting pitcher in an effort to give him some extra rest early on in the 2026 campaign. However, it seems Roberts is comfortable with slotting Ohtani into the batting order Wednesday, especially with a day off looming Thursday. The star two-way player has been locked in at the dish lately, going 8-for-17 with one home run, eight RBI, one stolen base and five runs scored over his last four games.
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Shohei Ohtani Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 3-0201100000040013/237-7201010000030023/22W 13-5311010031050023/20W 4-3300000000050003/18W 5-1000000000000002/21W 15-231110000005001
Preseason Totals 1324220031022006 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/18L 1-0302200001050125/17W 7-1412200020050025/16W 15-2422011052041055/15W 6-0401010001060025/13W 4-0000000000000005/12L 6-2422100111070055/11L 9-3500000000050005/10L 7-2400000000050005/9L 7-2401100000070015/8W 3-1401100010030015/6W 12-2422110011081035/5L 2-1000000000000005/4W 8-3320000012010005/3W 4-1200000001150005/2L 3-2400000000070005/1L 7-2500000000070004/29L 3-2200000002071004/28L 2-1000000000000004/27W 5-4523210010050044/26W 6-0323110111021074/25W 12-4321100002031014/24L 6-4300000001060004/23W 3-0500000000070004/22L 3-0400000000060004/21L 3-1401100000090014/20W 12-3421100001041014/19L 9-6512020010060044/18W 3-2310000000010004/17W 7-1512110000060034/15W 2-0000000000000004/14W 2-1300000000040004/13W 4-0410000000180004/12L 5-2311000111050044/11W 6-3412100110060054/10W 8-7401100000040014/8L 4-3300000001180004/7W 4-1301100011010014/6W 14-2622100110060054/5W 8-6412010120050064/4W 10-56122000000100024/3W 13-6512100140090054/1L 4-1300000001070003/31W 4-1301100002040013/30L 4-2401100000030013/28W 3-2200000002040003/27W 4-2110000001050003/260-010110000001001
Regular Season Totals 159294225917242532276174
Shohei Ohtani Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 724440.265279126461760.392Home 46180.247122015230320.415Away 318260.280157111231440.373Night 312260.234184117221410.366Day 412180.3279509240350.443March 0030.200300610030.455April 613270.284156011240510.397May 111140.2509319121220.364Opponent vs STL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.143 vs WSH 2 6 6 0.400 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.353 vs CLE 0 0 2 0.200 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0.385 vs SF 1 1 3 0.136 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.174 vs TOR 1 2 3 0.250 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0.438 vs NYM 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.222 vs TEX 2 2 4 0.364 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0.500 vs SD 0 0 2 0.667 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.750 vs CHC 1 1 4 0.444 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 8 0.615 vs AZ 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0.462 vs LAA 0 7 6 0.462 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 10 0.563 vs COL 0 1 6 0.333 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 0.400 vs ATL 0 1 2 0.167 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.167 vs MIA 0 1 3 0.429 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0.600 vs HOU 0 2 2 0.286 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0.500 Venue @ Los Angeles 0 7 6 0.462 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 10 0.563 @ Houston 0 2 2 0.286 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0.500 @ San Francisco 0 0 1 0.077 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.077 @ Washington 2 6 6 0.400 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.353 @ San Diego 0 0 2 0.667 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.750 @ Toronto 1 2 3 0.250 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0.438 @ Colorado 0 1 6 0.333 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 0.400 @ St. Louis 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.143
Shohei Ohtani Player Profile
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Shohei Ohtani: Breaking News
Trio of hits in win
Ohtani went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Angels. Ohtani capped off an incredibly productive weekend against his former club with a trio of singles, including a two-run knock to start the scoring in the Dodgers' five-run fourth inning. After posting an OPS north of 1.000 in each of the previous three seasons, the two-way superstar hasn't gotten off to an otherworldly start at the plate in 2026, though he has still been plenty effective. Through 201 plate appearances, Ohtani is slashing .258/.385/.454 with seven homers, nine doubles, a triple, 24 RBI, 30 runs and six stolen bases.
Drives in five
Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, two walks, five RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 15-2 win over the Angels. Ohtani was held hitless until the eighth inning, when he laced a two-run triple. He added a three-run double in the ninth as the Dodgers ran away with the win. After taking Wednesday and Thursday off from batting, Ohtani has gone 3-for-8 with three extra-base hits and three walks over two games against the Angels in this weekend series. Overall, the superstar is batting .247 with an .828 OPS, seven home runs, six steals, 22 RBI, 29 runs scored, nine doubles and a triple over 45 contests as a hitter this season. He has hit safely in six of his last eight games after a five-game slump from April 29 to May 4.