[Otani Shohei, February 26th]The world will showcase the world!! The first arch of 2025!!

Dodgers pitcher Otani Shohei (30) participated as a batter in his second live BP (actual batting practice) for the current camp on the 26th (27th Japan time), the 12th day of his overall camp in Glendale, Arizona, USA. It launched its first arch of 2025, with an estimated distance of 130 meters, to the right of the back screen. Otani, who played against a minor right-handed pitcher in the first set, hit a magnificent home run of the season with a stellar hit in the 9th pitch. He swings a bat six of 15 pitches, and has two hits, including home runs. The other was a hit to right field. In the second set, he swung 8 with 22 pitches, but he had no hits. On the 19th pitch, he got a liner hit to a middle-schooler, but a player picking up a ball in the outfield caught a diving catch. Otani was pleased with his hands raised. Manager Dave Roberts, who watched the batting, praised the team, saying, “Shohei was really good. We played against two pitchers in five or six at-bats. He’s ready, he looks like he’s locked in (he seems to be sharpened with concentration), he’s been hit with a lot of balls in the core, and he also hit home runs. I think he’s in good condition.” After the live BP, Otani practiced baserunning, and tried sliding three times with his left hand on his chest and his right hand raised. It is believed to be a precaution to prevent dislocation of the left shoulder, which was injured in last season’s World Series. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (52) responded to the media and said, “Shohei is scheduled to play against the Angels on Friday,” and revealed that Otani’s first opening match of the exhibition game will be on the 28th (March 1st). The Angels are scheduled to start with pitcher Kikuchi Yusei (33). It has been decided that a “senior and junior showdown” from Hanamaki Higashi will be realized before the season begins. We bring you the latest news Sponichi Annex https://www.sponichi.co.jp/ Sponichi Photography and Video Club’s X (formerly Twitter) https://x.com/Sponichi_Photo Sponichi Photography and Video Club’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sponichiphoto_official?igsh=MWVyZmZzcGpvNmsycA== Sponichi’s X (formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/sponichiannex