Major League Baseball Angels Otani First throwing practice after left knee surgery September 27 14:46
A major league rehabilitating after surgery on the left knee, Angel Shohei Otani practiced light pitching from the sitting state for the first time after surgery.
This was revealed by Angel Director Brad Aussmouth on the 26th.
Otani has had a pain in his left knee since the beginning of this season and has undergone surgery on the 13th of this month and continues to rehabilitate. Last year, Otani had an operation on the right elbow, and this season was interrupted because he had an operation on the left knee while he was practicing pitching to return as a pitcher. Resumed pitching practice.
Otani throws the ball at a short distance while sitting in an indoor facility of the stadium. After began to move as the left foot so far in the future, with plans to go to catch the ball in the outdoors, it is expected to perform a full-fledged pitching practice in the bullpen to the prospect of the end of November this year.
Otani played a batter this season, but next season, he will return from surgery on the right elbow and left knee and aim to play again with a double sword style.