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Report: Shohei Ohtani Recruited Tyler Glasnow to Dodgers amid MLB Trade Rumors

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani may have been a Los Angeles Dodger for less than a week, but he's already helping out his new team.

Ohtani helped recruit right-handed starter Tyler Glasnow to the Dodgers by sending him a video encouraging him to join the team, according to The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya and Ken Rosenthal.

In the video, Ohtani expressed regret that he wouldn't be pitching alongside Glasnow next season as he sticks to designated hitting during his recovery from Tommy John surgery, according to Ardaya and Rosenthal.

"But I want to hit some home runs for you," Ohtani told Glasnow, per Ardaya and Rosenthal.