Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) will take the mound with the determination that it will be the last of next season.
 
On the 29th, Japan's NHK aired a special program called Otani's 2024 Trials, Decisions, and Normal. 

In the video, Ohtani said, "I'm entering a veteran by any means. It's not realistic to have another year and a half of rehabilitation for one more (elbow) surgery." 메이저사이트

Otani is rehabbing to return to the mound next year after having ligament bonding surgery in his elbow last fall. It is his second elbow surgery following October 2018, his first season in the U.S. Major League Baseball. 

Ohtani, who is greedy to play both pitching and hitting, is also thinking realistically. "I feel like this is the last time I return to a pitcher," Ohtani said. This means that if I get an elbow injury in the future, I will give up on the mound as a pitcher. Few players have received Tommy John Surgery twice, but it is extremely rare that a player has done it three times. 

Hence, Ohtani seems to be taking a cautious approach to returning to the mound. The possibility of Ohtani returning to the mound during this post season was also raised, but the possibility was ultimately dashed. Ohtani is also expected to be the only hitter at the Chicago Cubs and the opening series that will take place at Tokyo Dome in March next year. Ohtani seems to say that he will not rush the return of Ohtani as much as possible. 

While focusing on hitting batters this season, Ohtani recorded 0.310 54 homers and 130 RBIs in 159 games. He became the first MLB player to hit 50 homers and 50 steals. As a pitcher, he posted 38 wins and 19 losses and an ERA of 3.01 in 86 MLB games. While pitching 481 and 2/3 innings, he garnered 608 strikeouts.