[서울=뉴스핌] Jang Hwan -soo, a sports reporter = When will the Otani Shohei (LA Dodgers) stand again on the mound?
MLB.com, the official major league official website of the United States, said on the 18th (Korea Time), “Otani threw 50 balls in the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium ahead of Athletics and home games.”
| [서울=뉴스핌] Jang Hwan -soo, a sports reporter = Los Angeles Dodgers Otani Shohei is pitching bullpen ahead of home games with Athletics on the 18th. [사진=MLB닷컴] 2025.05.18 zangpabo@newspim.com |
He threw the most ball after elbow surgery in September 2023. Last week, he threw 35. MLB.com said that Otani has been training to simulate breaks. After throwing 25 balls, he took about 5 to 7 minutes and threw 25 more. I still tested fastballs and splitter intensively, but the changes were also mixed.
The Pitcher Dodgers have a hole in the starting rotation. Blake Snell, Tyler Glass Noh, and Loki Sasaki were injured or missed. Ace Clayton Kershaw of the last year collapsed with four innings and five hits and five runs before returning.
But Otani’s return is expected to be after the second half. Dave Roberts said, “I don’t want to be as hard as possible. We must be patient.”
Otani has not been a pitcher since last year. However, the nominated batter Otani, not ‘Ido -ryu’, commanded the league. He achieved the first ’50 -50 ‘in history with 54 home runs and 59 steals, and won the National League unanimous MVP as a pure designated batter. This year, he is doing the best.
zangpabo@newspim.com
