24 days ago

Dave Roberts Says Shohei Ohtani Won’t Pitch In WBC

Roberts said Ohtani “will not pitch in the WBC,” adding it was Ohtani’s decision. Moments before, Ohtani told reporters he expects to be ready to pitch from the outset of the regular season and that his WBC status depended on “how my body feels,” while promising he’d be “fully ready to DH for Japan” regardless. Now the plan is clear.