Ohtani's Knee Injury and Pitching Timeline

Ohtani sat out Thursday with left knee soreness, received Orthovisc injection, may need offseason procedure. He hasn't thrown in 6 days. However, Andrew Friedman confirmed Ohtani will pitch again this season, MRI is clean, biceps issue is secondary, and throwing program will resume 'relatively soon.' Roberts expects him back Friday, and a new article confirms he is set to return to the lineup Friday. No stolen bases in July signals running game will be restricted.