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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani ‘Would Reconsider’ Home Run Derby In Future
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Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani ‘Would Reconsider’ Home Run Derby In Future

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra
July 18, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani, 2024 MLB All-Star Game Media Day
Jul 15, 2024; Arlington, TX, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani speaks to the media before the 2024 Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
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The possibility of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, the current National League home run leader, participating in this year’s Home Run Derby generated a lot of buzz.

Unfortunately, the injury risk combined with an ongoing rehab process was too much for Ohtani and the Dodgers, who came to a mutual decision to have him not participate in the event at Globe Life Field.

Everything ended up working out in the end for the Dodgers as they are no longer without a Home Run Derby champion in their history thanks to the efforts of Teoscar Hernández.

In his first time participating, Hernández became the first Dodgers player to win the Derby, and he was just the second player in franchise history to even reach the final round.

However, the desire to see Ohtani showcase his abilities in the Home Run Derby still remains, and there could be no better candidate to help the Dodgers onto their newfound success. It’s a possibility Ohtani is open to.

“This year, just being that I’ve been limiting the amount of work I do in the cage, I just see that as a workload issue,” Ohtani explained through interpreter Will Ireton. “And so when I’m back up and healthy pitching again next year, it’s something I would reconsider.”

Ohtani had previously expressed interest in taking part in the event this season and it is a pretty safe bet that he would have if his circumstances were different.

Until then, he is focused on getting healthy once again so he can return to the mound and helping the Dodgers win a World Series.

Shohei Ohtani’s all-time Home Run Derby choices

If he was organizing his own Home Run Derby with his choice of any player throughout MLB’s vast history, Ohtani’s revealed his to be Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth.

Ohtani’s current career trajectory puts him on the path to being an all-time MLB great and players in the future will have Ohtani’s name in the conversation as well, if they don’t already.

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BySebastian Abdón Ibarra
Sebastian Ibarra covers the Las Vegas Raiders as a staff writer for Raiders Newswire. He previously worked as a Marketing/Communications intern for the Ontario Jr Reign, and a staff writer and two time Editor for the Campus Times at the University of La Verne. Sebastian graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2022 from ULV with a major in Communications. His love of sports stems from his baseball career starting at tee-ball and ending his senior year at Servite High School. He enjoys video games and DC comics in his spare time. Follow him on Twitter: @sebas_abdon.
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