Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Walks Off Mound With Bloody Finger as Struggles Continue

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was dealing through four innings on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ohtani had allowed just two hits with zero walks through four shutout innings. He needed just 50 pitches to dismantle the Tampa Bay lineup.

Then came the fifth inning.

Ohtani allowed four runs on five hits in the fifth inning. He also walked one and didn't record a strikeout.

After getting the third out and bringing an end to the disastrous inning, Ohtani's finger was seen bleeding on his right hand.

Shohei's bloody finger. pic.twitter.com/IZzhwHQKHa

- Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 17, 2026

It appears Shohei Ohtani is dealing with a blister as his finger has blood on it pic.twitter.com/9QEWCxLMyA

- js9innings (@js9inningsmedia) June 17, 2026

Ohtani has been dealing with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand for the last month. However, he's said it hasn't bothered him or impacted his pitching.

"No issues with the blisters. I don't think it's been affecting my performance," Ohtani said last week.

Manager Dave Roberts echoed a similar sentiment in the beginning of June.

"There is a little blister. Everyone saw him picking at it a little bit, but I didn't hear too much about it after the game," Roberts said a couple weeks ago. "I don't expect it to affect him going forward."

With that being said, Ohtani has now endured his worst two starts of the season after being so dominant early in the year.

Through Ohtani's first 10 starts of the season, he allowed a total of just five earned runs. Over his last two starts, he's allowed seven earned runs.

Ohtani now has a 1.49 ERA across 12 starts (72.2 innings) this season. His last two starts have put a major damper on his chances to win the National League Cy Young award this season.

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This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM.