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"I'm a ballplayer, and I'm a Cardinal, until I'm told I'm not. </a></div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 article two-articles"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/02/16/baseball/mlb/dodgers-five-man-rotation/" title="Dodgers president envisions 5-man rotation until Shohei Ohtani returns"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/16/452396.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/16/452396.JPG?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/16/452396.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/16/452396.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani is expected to return to the mound in May. 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