July 3 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will not participate in the 2024 Home Run Derby, he told reporters.
"There have been some conversations going on," Ohtani said through an interpreter Tuesday in Los Angeles. "I'm in the middle of my rehab progression, so it's not going to look like I'll be participating."
Ohtani went 3 for 5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in the Dodgers' 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
He leads the National League with a .320 batting average and 27 home runs this season and trails only New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge for the MLB lead in those categories. Judge hit .321 with 32 homers through his first 85 games this season.
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