Shohei Ohtani, who started in the opening game of the Major League Baseball Angels, is expected to pitch next on the 14th, and Maddon said, "The number of balls will be between 90 and 100, which is higher than the previous time." Did.
Otani got off the mound when he threw 80 balls with one goal in the middle of the fifth inning in the opening game on the 7th.
"It was a tough situation with 80 balls in the hot weather yesterday. I was sweating a lot," Maddon said at a pre-match press conference on the 8th. I mentioned it as one of the reasons because I was concerned about the burden on my body.
He added, "If the camp was long, I would have thrown five times yesterday, and maybe I could have done another inning. That's the difference between a normal camp and an unusual camp." He also mentioned that the camp was shortened by about a month from the usual year due to the lockout.
Otani's next pitch is expected to be the Rangers match on April 14th at the opponent's base on Rotation Street, and Maddon said, "Next time, the number of balls will be between 90 and 100, which is higher than the previous time. Let's do it. "