Regarding the next starting pitcher for Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Ohtani, team coach Maddon has revealed that he is planning a Red Sox match on the 6th of Japan time.
Otani was replaced on the way because his right hip joint was tense in the White Sox game on the 1st when he played as the 3rd designated hitter, and in the game on the 2nd, he played as a pinch hitter and was a no-hitter.
From the 3rd, three consecutive battles with the Red Sox began in Boston, and Otani returned to the starting lineup as the third and designated hitter, but before the game about the next pitching as a pitcher, Angels coach Maddon on the 5th, Japan He revealed that he is planning 6 days of time.
However, the game on the 4th is expected to rain, and Maddon said, "It is not decided yet. The game may be interrupted many times due to bad weather on the 4th, so I do not want to throw him there. The weather is good on the 5th. His condition seems to be good, but I want to keep an eye on his condition every day. "
Before the game on the 3rd, Otani practiced pitching with a bullpen for the first time after the previous pitching, and made adjustments by throwing 29 pitches with a catcher sitting and changing balls.
Otani occasionally made adjustments with a smile on his face, and after the practice he went to greet pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura of the Red Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was visiting for interviews.