Major league Angels Shohei Otani was out of the starting line-up for the Athletics match on the 8th.
Before the game, Otani adjusted with the bullpen for the starting pitching the next day, as it was not the effect of his left foot being stepped on in the previous day's game.
In the third inning against the Mariners on the 7th, Ohtani was in pain after being stepped on by the opposing pitcher, but he played until the end of the game.
On the 8th, Otani was out of the starting line-up against the Athletics in Auckland, home of the opponent, but before the game, acting manager Nevin stepped on his foot, saying, "It has nothing to do with his feet. He's fine." Denying the impact, he announced that he would start pitching as scheduled on the 9th.
Ohtani was out of the starting lineup for the first time since June 17, and acting manager Nevin said, ``He has a choice, and I asked him if he wanted to be out of the starting lineup on Monday or Wednesday. In addition, he can rest for two days in a row from the day after he starts, but he likes to move his body the day after he starts, so he chose to be out of the starting lineup tonight."
Before the game, Otani did not seem to care about his left foot, and threw 35 pitches with a breaking ball in the bullpen to prepare for the next day's pitching.
Ohtani has been at a standstill for three games before his 10th win, but if he wins on the 9th, he will achieve a double-digit win and a double-digit home run for the first time in 104 years since Babe Ruth.
NHK will broadcast the match on 9th and 10th Japan time on BS1 from 10:35 am.