Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels will be the next starting pitcher for the Braves match on the 22nd and 23rd Japan time.


If you become the winning pitcher in this match, you will achieve the "double-digit win, double-digit home run" for the first time in 104 years since Babe Ruth.

Acting Angels coach Nevin revealed on the 16th that Otani's next pitch will be against the Braves in Atlanta on the 22nd.



If Otani pitches in the All-Star game, he will start in the first game of the second half of the season in the second half of the season, but acting coach Nevin said, "I trust him and manage my physical condition properly. I'm looking forward to throwing it in the first match. "



Otani scored 1 goal in 6 innings and 12 strikeouts in the Astros game on the 13th, which he pitched last time, and scored his 9th win of the season, which is the highest number of his own.



As a pitcher, he has won six straight games, and is taking the lead in achieving the "double-digit win, double-digit home run" since Babe Ruth, who did not reach one more victory last year.



Before the match of the day, Otani rarely practiced defense in the outfield.



After finishing his routine as a pitcher, he entered the center's defensive position, was knocked by his coach, caught a fly and jumped by the fence.



After that, he entered the defensive position of Wright and chased the batting practice of his teammates, showing a light movement for about 20 minutes.



Otani entered the left field in the middle of the eighth inning from the designated hitter in the Astros game last April, and became the first non-pitcher defender in the major leagues, defending the outfield in a total of seven games last season.



This season, the so-called "Otani rule", which allows you to participate as a designated hitter on the starting pitching day, has been adopted, so there is no appointment in the outfield yet.



However, it is not perfect that Trout, the main gun, will miss four games in a row due to back pain, and it is expected that Otani will participate in the outfield in a game in which Trout is appointed as a designated hitter in the future.