Angels Otani 1 hit in the final open game 23rd July 14:00
Shohei Otani of the major league, Angels, made a hit in the last open game of the Padres game on the 22nd before the opening.
The Angels are preparing for the opening round against athletics on the 24th of this month, and at the hometown of Anaheim on the 22nd they faced Padres in the final open battle.
Otani competed with the left pitcher by playing as No. 3 designated batsman, and the first bat at one time was an empty strikeout, but at the second bat at three times, the changing ball that came into the middle from the two strikes I caught it and hit a pre-left hit.
It was a hit that surpassed the defensive shift where the opponent's third and others were close to the second base side, and after this, he was replaced with a substitute run and was a single hit in two at bats.
At the camp, which was restarted for the opening season, the Angels played three open games, and Otani played in two games as a designated hitter, making a total of five hits and one hit.
Otani will play as a designated batter in the opening game against athletics on 24th of this month, and in the opening game on the 26th, he will go up to the starting mound and will return as a pitcher for the first time since his surgery on his right elbow.