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

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was pulled from his start on Wednesday. He appears to have avoided a serious injury.

At the point of his removal from the mound, Ohtani had completed three innings and surrendered a run on five hits and a walk. He had struck out four of the 15 batters he had faced. According to Statcast,