"Straight Talk" is a regular feature in which The Sporting Tribune's John E. Gibson offers a full translation of media availability with Dodgers Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki. Ohtani, who has 26 homers this season, talks to the Japanese press afterward about the risk of playing while banged up. Ohtani: I guess the best choice to make is to not play and then I probably won't get hurt. There's a risk, but you try to keep that to a minimum and go out play, contribute and advance to the postseason. I think there's more of a chance that I can contribute than get hurt, and that's why I'm playing.