Manager Nevin of the Major League Angels announced on the 3rd that Shohei Otani will start once during the team's camp period this month.
If this pitch is an open game, it will be the 25th of this month at the earliest, so there is a high possibility that he will not participate in the training camp for the Japan national team, which will be held until the 27th Japan time.
Angels manager Nevin announced on the 3rd that Ohtani will participate in the Angels' camp in Arizona this month on the radio program of MLB Network, a broadcasting station operated by the major league organization, saying, "During the camp, he will start the game once. I plan to," he said.
At the Angels camp, the practice of the pitcher and catcher battery group will start from the 15th, and from the 20th, other fielders will join and the whole practice will start.
After that, the opening game is scheduled to start from the 25th, and if Ohtani's pitching is the Angels opening game, the Japanese national team's training camp for the WBC will be held in Miyazaki City from the 17th to the 27th of this month, Japan time. less likely to participate in
Ohtani has already posted on SNS how he is training independently at the Angels' practice facility in Arizona, and is expected to continue practicing in the United States for the time being.
Among the major league players selected for the Japanese national team, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish has announced that he will participate in the training camp in Miyazaki City from the first day, but in addition to Otani, Cubs' Seiya Suzuki, Red Sox It is not yet clear when Masanao Yoshida of 2018 and Nootvar of the Cardinals will join the team.