HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will skip his then scheduled pitching get started Wednesday at Texas next telling supervisor Phil Nevin he was once feeling some arm fatigue.
Nevin stated Sunday that Ohtani isn’t injured and can go back to the rotation all through a line at house towards the Reds that starts Aug. 21.
“I’ve told you guys many times he knows his body better than anybody,” Nevin stated. “I trust him when he talks about it. He’s assured me there’s no pain, there’s no injury. He’s got some regular arm fatigue that some go through at times. I trust him when he tells me this and he’ll be ready for his next time out.”
Nevin stated Ohtani instructed him Saturday that he had to whip a get started off. The fitting-hander won’t whip any month off because the crew’s designated hitter.
“He feels good at the plate,” Nevin stated. “He feels healthy swinging at bat. It’s just the (throwing) right now, he’s got some normal arm fatigue that happens at times.”
Ohtani is 10-5 with a three.17 ERA in 22 begins this season. He’s hitting .305 with an American League-leading 40 homers and 83 RBIs.
