Dodgers Consider Benching Shohei Ohtani Amid NLCS Struggles
Manager Dave Roberts weighs benching Shohei Ohtani as the Dodgers trail the Milwaukee Brewers two games to none in the National League Championship Series.
The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 3% |
| 13 Oct, 04:08 UTC | 3% |
| 13 Oct, 01:28 UTC | 3% |
| 13 Oct, 00:54 UTC | 3% |
| 12 Oct, 23:08 UTC | 11% |
| 12 Oct, 17:30 UTC | 7% |
| 12 Oct, 17:12 UTC | 6% |
| 12 Oct, 12:18 UTC | 6% |
| 12 Oct, 09:27 UTC | 6% |
| 12 Oct, 05:49 UTC | 6% |
| 12 Oct, 04:29 UTC | 7% |
| 12 Oct, 03:37 UTC | 8% |
| 12 Oct, 03:18 UTC | 9% |
| 12 Oct, 00:41 UTC | 10% |
| 12 Oct, 00:21 UTC | 16% |
| 11 Oct, 22:02 UTC | 9% |
| 11 Oct, 20:40 UTC | 8% |
| 11 Oct, 19:24 UTC | 7% |
| 11 Oct, 17:48 UTC | 7% |
| 11 Oct, 14:29 UTC | 8% |
| 11 Oct, 06:37 UTC | 9% |
| 11 Oct, 05:55 UTC | 7% |
| 11 Oct, 04:09 UTC | 9% |
| 11 Oct, 02:54 UTC | 7% |
| 11 Oct, 00:32 UTC | 7% |
| 10 Oct, 23:17 UTC | 8% |
| 10 Oct, 22:39 UTC | 7% |
| 10 Oct, 21:25 UTC | 7% |
| 10 Oct, 20:28 UTC | 6% |
| 10 Oct, 19:43 UTC | 7% |
| 10 Oct, 10:24 UTC | 9% |
| 10 Oct, 06:44 UTC | 10% |
| 10 Oct, 05:00 UTC | 8% |
| 10 Oct, 03:20 UTC | 7% |
| 10 Oct, 00:19 UTC | 6% |
| 9 Oct, 23:25 UTC | 8% |
| 9 Oct, 22:31 UTC | 9% |
| 9 Oct, 18:35 UTC | 11% |
| 9 Oct, 16:02 UTC | 10% |
| 9 Oct, 15:28 UTC | 11% |
| 9 Oct, 12:16 UTC | 10% |
| 9 Oct, 05:07 UTC | 12% |
| 9 Oct, 02:34 UTC | 11% |
| 9 Oct, 01:49 UTC | 10% |
| 8 Oct, 19:24 UTC | 12% |
| 8 Oct, 17:57 UTC | 14% |
| 8 Oct, 17:16 UTC | 9% |
| 8 Oct, 15:28 UTC | 10% |
| 8 Oct, 11:46 UTC | 11% |
| 8 Oct, 10:07 UTC | 13% |
| 8 Oct, 09:23 UTC | 10% |
| 8 Oct, 07:00 UTC | 10% |
| 8 Oct, 06:33 UTC | 16% |
| 8 Oct, 06:18 UTC | 17% |
| 8 Oct, 05:45 UTC | 17% |
| 8 Oct, 05:17 UTC | 17% |
| 8 Oct, 04:37 UTC | 13% |
| 8 Oct, 04:15 UTC | 18% |
| 8 Oct, 03:48 UTC | 12% |
| 8 Oct, 03:29 UTC | 14% |
| 8 Oct, 02:09 UTC | 14% |
| 8 Oct, 00:41 UTC | 8% |
| 7 Oct, 22:25 UTC | 7% |
| 7 Oct, 21:58 UTC | 8% |
| 7 Oct, 18:47 UTC | 7% |
| 7 Oct, 16:42 UTC | 7% |
| 7 Oct, 16:02 UTC | 12% |
| 7 Oct, 15:24 UTC | 10% |
| 7 Oct, 09:03 UTC | 7% |
| 7 Oct, 07:20 UTC | 9% |
| 7 Oct, 00:35 UTC | 8% |
| 6 Oct, 20:30 UTC | 8% |
| 6 Oct, 14:37 UTC | 9% |
| 6 Oct, 12:34 UTC | 8% |
| 6 Oct, 06:27 UTC | 7% |
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 13 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 13 October at 02:19 UTC; feeds.bleacherreport.com followed 26 min later. The most recent article, from feeds.bleacherreport.com, appeared on 13 October at 02:45 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: SI Feed, feeds.bleacherreport.com.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Shohei Ohtani — the market puts it at 3%, with $5k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Shohei Ohtani wins the World Series Most Valuable Player Award during the 2026 season. It resolves to No if he does not win that specific award in that year. Readers often mistake the deadline for the end of the regular season or confuse the MVP award with other honors.
- Shohei Ohtani wins NL Cy Young and NL MVP — the market puts it at 1%, closing 1 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Shohei Ohtani wins both the National League Cy Young Award and the National League MVP for the 2026 MLB season. The outcome depends on the official awards announced by Major League Baseball, not on playoff performance or media polls.
- Shohei Ohtani — the market puts it at 1%, with $4k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Shohei Ohtani wins the National League MVP award for the 2026 baseball season. It resolves to No if he does not win that specific title in that specific year. Readers often mistake this question as being about his performance in any single game or his team's success, rather than the individual league-wide MVP honor.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
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Sources
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- Kalshi Shohei Ohtani 3% −5
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- Kalshi Shohei Ohtani wins NL Cy Young and NL MVP 1%
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- Shohei Ohtani
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Dave Roberts