Dodgers update on Shohei Ohtani pitching again has major MVP implications originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded for Tarik Skubal at the MLB trade deadline to bolster their already stacked rotation. But since Shohei Ohtani wasn't back to pitching, it was actually a need they had to address.
Since Ohtani's been away from the mound, Pete Crow-Armstrong for the Chicago Cubs has made a valiant effort to try to steal the NL MVP award away from Ohtani. If Ohtani doesn't return to pitching, there's a real chance he's not going to be the MVP this year.
However, the latest update, which USA Today's Bob Nightengale revealed, is some good news. With a projected return to the mound for Ohtani set for September, the MVP race might swing back Ohtani's way after PCA made up significant ground.
"The Dodgers anticipate that Shohei Ohtani will be pitching again in September, barring any setbacks, which should also clinch his fifth MVP award as he returns to being a two-way player," Nightengale writes.

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