Shohei Ohtani skips bullpen session due to regression in injured knee

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani skipped ⁠his scheduled bullpen session on Saturday as he continues to be bothered by pain in his left knee.Ohtani experienced soreness after his previous session on Wednesday, and the Dodgers decided to ​be cautious and held him out three days ‌later.“We are ‌not going to move forward until ​he feels 100% confident, and we feel 100% confident that we should do it,” Los Angeles manager Dave ⁠Roberts told reporters before a game against the New York Mets. “He just ⁠doesn’t feel 100%. I think the last ’pen that he had, there was a little bit ​of regression. We want to ⁠make sure that doesn’t happen again.”Ohtani, 32, withdrew from the recent All-Star Game ⁠due to ​ongoing discomfort and received treatment during the ​break.Ohtani has stated that