The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how his rehabilitation progresses following shoulder surgery on his non-throwing arm.

Shohei Ohtani underwent successful surgery on Tuesday on the left shoulder he injured during Game Two of the World Series and will be ready for spring training, the Dodgers said. The Japanese pitcher-hitter dislocated his shoulder while attempting to steal second base in the seventh inning and needed help leaving the field but returned to play the rest of the series,