Major League Baseball (MLB) Los Angeles DodgersJapanese superstar Shohei Ohtani will return to the second knife stream this year, and on the 16th, he also conducted the first bullshed practice in spring training, throwing a total of 14 balls, and the fastest ball speed came to 94 miles (about 151 kilometers), and Dodgers head coach Robles also praised Ohtani's ball speed play and self-awareness.

Major League Baseball (MLB) Los Angeles Dodgers Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani

According to the Japanese media "Daily", Shohei Ohtani entered the cowshed for the first time today after surgery on his left shoulder in November last year to practice throwing, and took a new No-Windup pitching action, throwing 14 four-seam speedballs and two-seam speedballs, and the ball speed remained stable at 92 miles (about 148 kilometers) to 94 miles (about 151 kilometers).

Dodgers head coach Robles was amazed by the speed of the ball and praised Ohtani's pitch today, saying, "He's been fantastic, he's looking happy with himself, he's been pretty consistent with the ball, which makes us optimistic about what's next." ”

Asked about Ohtani's expectations for this bullpen practice, Robles revealed: "I think what he cares about the most is the speed of the pitch at the beginning, and the second is the change in the two-seam speedball. Robles then added: "Interestingly, he knows himself very well, so his ideas tend to be in line with what the data shows." ”

According to the official website of the major leagues, the Dodgers do not plan to put Ohtani on the board in the spring training warm-up game, nor do they plan to have him go to the minor leagues to play in the rehab game during the regular season. Dodgers pitching coach Pryor said that a simulated game may be scheduled early in spring training, and the exact format is still uncertain.

The biggest challenge in getting Ohtani back to hitting and pitching at the same time is that there are no precedents and standards to follow. A. Freeman, president of baseball operations, said bluntly that what Ohtani was doing was unprecedented, so he needed real-time feedback from Ohtani, "He is very sensitive to his physical condition, and we will continue to communicate with him." ”