Major League Baseball Angels coach Maddon has revealed that Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher in the Rays game on the 5th, but will not participate in the batter at the same time.
Coach Maddon said at a pre-match press conference on the 5th, "I decided not to stand at bat today, considering the situation on the bench," and in this match he did not release the designated hitter and pitched Otani. Revealed to concentrate on.
The Angels are aiming to avoid the risk of having to use multiple pinch hitters in the subsequent pitcher's turn at bat if Otani leaves the board in the early stages due to a series of injured fielders.
In addition, it was announced that Rays' Yoshitomo Tsutsugo will start in the 7th and first games for the first time in 3 games, and the match against Otani will be realized.
Otani has played against Japanese players as a batter in the major leagues, but this is the first time he has played against Japanese players as a pitcher.