The reason the Dodgers' Game 7 starting pitcher has to be Shohei Ohtani based on his own rule

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The reason the Dodgers' Game 7 starting pitcher has to be Shohei Ohtani based on his own rule

The Shohei Ohtani Rule is going to dictate what happens with Ohtani in Game 7 of the World Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are incentivized to start Ohtani on the mound, even with short rest.

If MLB had never made the "Ohtani Rule" in 2022, maybe that wouldn't be true. But with the rule? It'd be silly not to start Ohtani, if the Dodgers plan on pitching him at some point.

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Why Dodgers' Game 7 starter has to be Shohei Ohtani

The Ohtani Rule only works if Ohtani is the starting pitcher.

The MLB rule allows a team to keep its starting pitcher in the lineup as the DH after he is removed from the mound.

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