Dodgers GM rules out Shohei Ohtani pitching this year, according to local news outlets.

Dodgers GM states there is "no world" where Shohei Ohtani pitches this year, as reported across multiple local news outlets including the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Daily Breeze, Daily Bulletin, Daily News, and Orange County Register. The statement implies that the two-way Japanese star won't be joining the Major League Baseball team this season.