A team source confirmed Ohtani will start Game 7 for the Dodgers against the Blue Jays' 41-year-old future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer.

With the Dodgers staring down elimination, it is all hands on deck for Game 6. That includes Shohei Ohtani being available in relief, although his two-way player status complicates his usage somewhat.

It's not unusual for starting pitchers to be used during the postseason between their outings. Usually, those appearances come on the pitcher's throw day, or often two days after their start, when they're scheduled for side work. In Ohtani's case, that would rule him out for Game 5 but make him available thereafter.

Magic Johnson will throw out the first pitch tonight as the Dodgers look to break a 2-2 tie before the World Series shifts to Toronto.

Shohei Ohtani’s long-awaited World Series pitching debut ended in disappointment on Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 to level the Fall Classic at two games apiece, one night after their record-tying marathon in Game Three.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have to consider the rules for Shohei Ohtani staying in the lineup when it comes to constructing a game plan.

Pitching coach Mike Maddux is departing the Texas Rangers organization again. Maddux, 64, had spent the last three years as Bruce Bochy’s pitching coach, helping guide the Rangers to a World Series title in 2023 and to the best rotation ERA in baseball in 2025 at 3.