The right-hander, who's been mentioned as a possibility to change teams before Thursday's trade deadline, will have a new role with the Dodgers — for now.

Shohei Ohtani's latest outing as a Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher appeared to end sooner than expected. Accompanied by trainers, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts commenced a mound visit for Ohtani in the bottom of the fourth inning,

Shohei Ohtani left the mound alongside a trainer in the fourth inning with what the team later said was only cramping.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani threw six straight balls in the fourth inning and left the mound after dealing with cramping in his lower half during Wednesday night's start against the Reds.