Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani reports discomfort in surgically-repaired kneecap

On the night he was scratched from his final start as a pitcher before the All-Star break, Shohei Ohtani shared a potentially troubling detail about his irritated left knee.

“It’s more in the kneecap,” Ohtani said in Japanese of the discomfort he’s experienced in recent weeks.

After missing Friday’s scheduled start on the mound, Shohei...