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Originally Posted by bk400
The Ohtani rule treats Ohtani the starting pitcher and Ohtani the DH as two different players.
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That's the way the DH rule should have been written in the first place (if written at all). Otherwise pitchers would effectively be prohibited from hitting and that certainly wouldn't be right.
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Originally Posted by bk400
The technical question I have regarding the Ohtani rule is what happens if Ohtani is replaced with a pinch hitter as the DH, but the Dodgers want to keep him on the mound (let's say he sustains an injury to his left hand). Can he stay in as a pitcher? Or does the Ohtani Rule only work if he's replaced on the mound?
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If he's two different players under the rule, he should be able to continue as the pitcher.
