ANAHEIM, Calif. – Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani’s two-way sensation won’t take the mound for Tuesday night’s game against the New York Yankees in order to give his right hand time to heal.
Angels manager Joe Maddon also said third fielder Mike Trout is experiencing pain in his right calf after leading the bases on Saturday and that discussions about stopping the three-time AL MVP for the rest are fast approaching. of season. Maddon hinted it could happen the next week or two.
Ohtani was hit in his throwing hand by a 93 mph fast ball from San Diego’s Ryan Weathers as he swayed during the first inning of Saturday’s game against the Padres.
Maddon compared that situation to the end of last month, when Ohtani pushed back a couple of days after taking a free kick from his right thumb during the game against Colorado.
“It’s painful now. It would be problematic if he threw,” Maddon said before Monday’s game.
Ohtani is 8-1 with an ERA of 3.00 and 127 attacks in 19 outings. He also leads the majors with 41 homers and stays on the roster in his usual place as a designated hitter.
The pitching angels pitching staff has four headlines on the injured list. Right-hander Jaime Barria will start instead of Ohtani.
The tortilla has not played since May 17 after entering the injured list due to a right calf strain. The original prognosis was six to eight weeks, but Trout has been out of training for more than three months since suffering the injury.
“We were very optimistic and then he felt sore. So we keep coming back to that,” Maddon said. “We’re probably getting closer to having to say something like this year.” But he still wants to keep fighting and we will fulfill his wishes. “