This month 26th Return to pitching Shohei Otani Major League Angels July 20 12:38
On the 19th, Shohei Otani of the big league league Angels went up to the mound of the red and white match, which was the last time before the start of the season, and faced 22 batters with no goals. Otani is expected to return as a pitcher in a game against athletics scheduled for 26th.
On the 19th, Otani took part in the mound of the third red-and-white battle at the camp.
Otani once got a runout with a foreball and a hit after he took a strikeout from the lead batter once, but hit the succeeding batter to the pitcher Goro.
Despite being hit from the first out in the second inning, he survived with an empty strikeout and a short fly, and in the third inning he took three consecutive strikeouts and was rejected by three people.
Assuming 5 innings, Otani threw a total of 73 balls and played against 22 batters, and scored 5 hits with no goals and 6 strikeouts.
On the 13th of this month, in the second pitching of the Red and White match, Otani had given the challenge to control the changing ball from the two strikes, but on this day he took a strikeout with a slider and a fork ball and gained high correction power. I showed you.
Otani showed a convincing expression, "Every time I throw, I'm getting used to the batter. I'm getting used to changing balls and some fast balls were firmly on my fingers."
Also during the interview, Otani showed himself the prospect of returning as a pitcher after surgery on his right elbow after pitching in a game against athletics scheduled to be held on the 26th.