Angels’ Ohtani asks to skip next start due to ‘arm fatigue’
HOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his subsequent scheduled pitching begin Wednesday at Texas after telling supervisor Phil Nevin he was feeling some arm fatigue.
Nevin mentioned Sunday that Ohtani just isn’t injured and can return to the rotation throughout a collection at dwelling in opposition to the Reds that begins Aug. 21.
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“I’ve told you guys many times he knows his body better than anybody,” Nevin mentioned. “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 mentioned Ohtani advised him Saturday that he wanted to take a begin off. The right-hander won’t take any time without work because the staff’s designated hitter.
“He feels good at the plate,” Nevin mentioned. “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 has not allowed an earned run over his final three appearances and owns a 3.17 ERA over 22 begins in 2023. He’s thrown 130.2 innings this season, which places him on tempo for slightly below 180. He set an MLB profession excessive in 2022 by throwing 166.
The two-way star will proceed to hit, nevertheless. He is at present second in MLB with 40 dwelling runs and owns a .305/.407/.661 slash line.
After going all in on the commerce deadline, the Angels are simply 2-9 since Aug. 1 and have fallen to 58-60 — 6.5 video games out of the ultimate spot within the AL wild-card race. According to FanGraphs, Los Angeles has a 1.1 per cent probability of creating the playoffs.
– With information from Sportsnet
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