Shohei Ohtani is expected to be back in the starting lineup Wednesday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound and the Los Angeles Dodgers will accelerate their playoff preparations in a home game against the San Diego Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been without superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani for the last week+ as he’s been dealing with a biceps issue that led to his IL placement. Manager Dave Roberts indicated on Tuesday,

The Los Angeles Dodgers know when Shohei Ohtani will return, Ryan Ward joined a surprising team and Blake Snell has a health update.

The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an extended period of rest in the middle of September in hopes that he would be in better shape when the postseason began.