The Dodgers have some roster issues to puzzle out before the postseason, one of which is how they're going to use Shohei Ohtani. The easiest thing to do, and what they're currently planning on doing, is to have him do what he always does as a DH-starter. In order to traverse a rulebook loophole, though, they've also reportedly been exploring options to use him in relief, if they can find a way to also keep him in the game as a hitter.
That seems like a more distant possibility now, as it would require Ohtani to start the game as a DH, come in for relief, and then shift to the outfield, where he has little major league experience (and none since 2021).