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  "id": 15982358,
  "title": "Shohei Ohtani will not need surgery during offseason and is expected to pitch in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/shohei-ohtani-will-not-need-surgery-during-offseason-and-is-expected",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-22T00:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/10/22/baseball/mlb/shohei-ohtani-surgery-pitching-return/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Andrew Friedman, the team's president of baseball operations, said surgery was \"not on the table\" for Ohtani.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Shohei Ohtani expected to pitch next year; surgery 'not on the table'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/shohei-ohtani-expected-to-pitch-next-year-surgery-not-on-the-table",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:38:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ohtani surgery ‘not on the table’, says Dodgers chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ohtani-surgery-not-on-the-table-says-dodgers-chief",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:00:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Dodgers say Shohei Ohtani’s knee and biceps injuries require offseason rest, not surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/dodgers-say-shohei-ohtanis-knee-and-biceps-injuries-require-offseason",
        "published": "2026-10-22T02:13:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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