On the 18th, Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers made light adjustments to his body, including batting practice indoors.
Regarding Otani's future plans, Manager Roberts has stated that he will not participate in the first exhibition game on the 22nd, and it is expected that he will not be able to return to action until the beginning of next week.
Ohtani warmed up with his teammates on the field for the first time in two days at the Dodgers' camp in Glendale, Arizona, and made adjustments at the indoor batting range.
Until now, we had free batting every other day, but just like the day before, we did not have any outdoor batting practice on this day either.
Ohtani underwent surgery to repair the ligaments in his right elbow last September, and is aiming to make a comeback this season by concentrating on being a hitter, but Dodgers manager Roberts did not discuss Ohtani's future plans with the Padres on the 22nd. He made it clear that he would not participate in the first game of the exhibition game, which will be held at the Dodgers' camp, and he also predicted that he will not participate in the game against the Padres, which will be held at the Dodgers' camp on the 23rd.
The Dodgers have an exhibition game scheduled for the 24th against Ohtani's former team, the Angels, but the game will be held at the Angels' camp, which is approximately 40 kilometers away from the Dodgers' camp.
In Major League Baseball, there are many cases in which the team's main players do not accompany the team on the field trip during the early stages of open games, so Otani is not expected to return to action until the beginning of next week.
``Shohei understands his body better than anyone and has been through this process of coming back from surgery before,'' Roberts said. ``Shohei understands his body better than anyone, and he's been through this process of coming back from surgery before. If he feels he's ready, he'll be ready to compete.'' "I think so," he said, emphasizing that adjustments are progressing smoothly.
In addition, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who pitched in actual batting practice the day before, also had light adjustments such as playing catch and fielding practice on this day.