Major League Angels Otani To the first battle pitch after surgery on July 7 15:18 on July 6
Shohei Otani of the big league, Angels, will be pitching in actual battle for the first time after surgery on the right elbow in the red and white battle at the camp scheduled on the 7th.
This was announced by Angels on the 5th.
The Angels will be holding a red and white match on the 7th (8th Japan time) at the opening camp in Anaheim, where they are based, and Otani will have an operation on his right elbow in October. For the first time, I decided to pitch in the actual battle.
After surgery, Otani continued to rehabilitate as a pitcher while playing in a batter last year after surgery, and this time, after the camp was interrupted in mid-March due to the influence of the new coronavirus, he had self-training. I practiced pitching with a bullpen and playing against batters.
According to the team, Otani will throw 3 innings as a guideline in the Red and White match on the 7th.
On the other hand, on the 5th day, which was the 3rd day of camping, Otani practiced as a batter and practiced in the battle format, entered the batter box 7 times, and hit the hit direction in the light direction while folding the bat on the 3rd time. , 6th hit the middle left, 7th hit right before the light hit.
The Major League, whose opening was delayed due to the new coronavirus, started in late this month and will be played in 60 games, which is a substantial reduction from the normal 162 games, but Otani is expected to return with a double-hit style.