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Shohei Ohtani, formally unveiled by Dodgers, avoids surgery questions

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LOS ANGELES -- - Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery.

"At the time of the announcement, we didn't know which way we were going to go. That's why I never said what type of procedure was going to be done," Ohtani said Thursday at a news conference to discuss his record $700 million, 10-year contract.

It was Ohtani's first time speaking with the media since Aug. 9, two weeks before a pitching injury that required surgery with Dodgers head team physician Dr.