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Dodgers Coach Gets Brutally Honest on Shohei Ohtani's Offensive Struggles
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Dodgers Coach Gets Brutally Honest on Shohei Ohtani's Offensive Struggles

Los Angeles Dodgers On SI·Matt Levine·19 days ago
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As the MLB season moves forward, one of the bigger storylines around the Los Angeles Dodgers will be figuring out how to fix two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani's struggles at the plate. Ohtani, normally one of the best hitters in baseball, hasn't gotten going this year, and it has impacted the overall offensive production of Los Angeles. Not all of the offensive problems for the Dodgers come back to Ohtani, but it's certainly part of the issue. Overall, Ohtani has hit .240 with seven home runs and 17 runs batted in, while putting up an OPS of .797. The Dodgers have tried to navigate his slump by giving him extra rest by not hitting on his pitching days . But to this point, nothing has been able to break the two-way star out of his slump. Dodgers hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc weighed in on the issues at the plate for Ohtani, breaking down what the team is seeing amid this slump. “He’s missing pitches he’s used to hitting,” Van Scoyoc said . “That’s the easiest way to put it.…

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