Ohtani was limited by a right-ankle injury to five pitching starts and 202 at-bats last season in Japan, and he underwent surgery in October to have a bone spur removed from the ankle. The Angels are mindful of the fact that an injury to Ohtani's landing foot could put the right-hander at more of an injury risk.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 29, 2018 00:56 UTC