At a camp held in Arizona, Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers carefully checked his starting movements when stealing a base for about 50 minutes.
Otani, who is participating in the Dodgers' camp in Glendale, Arizona, showed up at the outdoor practice field around 10 a.m. on the 13th, and after training to strengthen his lower back and other areas, he hit the wire. I wore it on my waist and used a device that could measure data while applying a load, and I repeated the sprint.
During practice, there was an accident in which a wire snapped and Otani fell, and Coach Roberts, who was watching from nearby, called out to him with a smile, saying, ``You broke it.''
In this day's practice, we focused especially on base running, and spent about 50 minutes repeatedly checking the starting movement when stealing a base and the movement back to the base, and occasionally talking with the coach about how to keep the distance from the base. They were also seen discussing things like this.
Regarding Otani's ability to steal bases, Manager Roberts said the other day that he would not set any limits on Otani's ability to steal bases, saying, ``If he looks at the situation and decides that he needs to steal bases, he can run at any time.It would be great if he could use his legs as a weapon.'' Otani, who is focusing on batting this season due to surgery on his right elbow, is expected to contribute to the team with his feet as well.