Manager Dave Roberts’s comments were the first sign that Ohtani may do more than just DH after signing a $700-million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers' designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during an exhibition game against the Kiwoom Heroes, at the Gocheok Sky Dome, in Seoul, South Korea, on March 17.Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Ohtani – ruled out this year as a pitcher after his second surgery on his right elbow – will soon start a throwing program that might allow him to play in the field this season.
It’s the first sign that Ohtani may do more than just DH after signing a $700-million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. Of course, when he might play in the field is unclear – or if it happens at all. Ohtani’s Japanese friend Yu Darvish will start for the Padres on Wednesday, facing Ohtani for the first time in a regulation game.
The two have been friends and were teammates last year when Japan defeated the United States in the final of the World Baseball Classic.“Darvish is somebody I’ve always looked up to,” Ohtani said this week. “He’s someone I really respect as a pitcher.
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