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The Dodgers plan to start Shohei Ohtani in the playoffs but remain open to bullpen use in specific late-game scenarios.

MLB’s two-way rules complicate relief appearances, forcing teams to lose the designated hitter once the reliever is replaced.

The Dodgers are planning to use Shohei Ohtani as a starting pitcher in the playoffs, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman confirmed Monday.

That doesn’t mean, however, that there aren’t certain scenarios in which he could also come out of the bullpen, as well.

“Things play out in October that you can’t foresee,” Friedman said before Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies — shortly after, coincidentally, catching up

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