Entering Monday, Ohtani was having a storybook spring training, back at full strength and reigniting baseball’s imagination. Ohtani also downplayed the severity of the blister, which he said originally developed during his previous outing March 21. With one out, Ohtani walked AJ Pollock. Then Ohtani walked off the mound, getting a pat on the back from catcher Kurt Suzuki before disappearing down the dugout tunnel. AdvertisementBut even when he was healthy last season, Maddon and the coaching staff worried about inconsistencies in his delivery.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 30, 2021 03:54 UTC