Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels will face the fourth starting pitcher of the season in the raise game on the 5th.
Otani was originally scheduled to start in the game on the 3rd, but because he received a dead ball near his right elbow the day before, he avoided pitching as a pitcher and started as a batter and hit a home run.
On the 4th, before the raise match at the base, he will enter the bullpen and throw 16 balls to make adjustments, and will start in the match of the day as the second designated hitter.
Angels coach Maddon, who met before the match, said, "Otani will start in tomorrow's game. He wants to pitch. Tomorrow will also play as a batter, but I want to talk to him after today's game to decide. Otani revealed that he will start in the 8th day of the raise match on the 5th.
Otani has pitched in three games as a pitcher so far, with a record of 1-0 and an ERA of 3.29, and is expected to play against Rays Yoshitomo Tsutsugo for the first time in the major leagues.
Before the match on the 4th, there was a scene in which Otani, who had finished his practice, sprinted to greet Tsutsugo and handed him his bat.