Dodgers manager Dave Roberts ruled out the possibility that Shohei Ohtani will pitch against the Yankees in the World Series.

Perhaps Roberts has himself to blame for the barrage of questions about Ohtani's pitching availability. Back in September, Roberts was asked during a radio interview about Ohtani returning to the mound in October. At the time, he said "you should always leave some margin, a crack in the door for any possibility."

Hundreds of writers, TV people and cameramen covering World Series workout day, maybe more than a thousand, waited at the edge of Dodger Stadium’s center field plaza for someone in MLB to wave everyone in.