Shohei Otani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers started as the No. 2 designated hitter in an exhibition game against the Angels on the 25th, but did not get a hit, and his first hit at home was postponed.
Continuing from the previous day, an exhibition game was held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the team's home base, against the Angels, to which Otani belonged until last season.
Otani, who started as the No. 2 designated hitter, was grounded out by a third pitcher in his first at-bat of the 1st inning, and then in his second at-bat of the 3rd inning, he hit the first pitch and rolled it to Niyuma, looking like it would miss in front of center field. It was a hit, but it was a short ground ball.
In the third at-bat of the fifth inning after two at-bats, the sixth pitch from a full count, a fastball over 150km/h, was thrown close to Otani's face. .
After this, he was sent as a pinch hitter in the 8th inning at bat, and in this game, he had two no hits and one walk, and his first hit at home was postponed.
The Dodgers have an exhibition game against the Angels scheduled for the 26th, and Ohtani is scheduled to play at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, where he played until last season.