Assuming the return on Wednesday comes to fruition, Ohtani will have five games to get himself back up to game speed, essentially serving as a rehab assignment. Even better, the Dodgers are very likely to have a bye after that, so Ohtani would then have a few days to recover.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been without superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani for the last week+ as he’s been dealing with a biceps issue that led to his IL placement. Manager Dave Roberts indicated on Tuesday,

The Los Angeles Dodgers know when Shohei Ohtani will return, Ryan Ward joined a surprising team and Blake Snell has a health update.

The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an extended period of rest in the middle of September in hopes that he would be in better shape when the postseason began.