Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani left Tuesday’s video game versus the San Diego Padres early due to a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand.
The right-handed Ohtani was pulled from the pitching mound at Petco Park in the bottom of the 6th inning after quiting back-to-back crowning achievement to Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth on 3 pitches, the very first time in Ohtani’s profession that he quit successive homers. He left the field with a fitness instructor as the Angels routed the Padres, 5-1.
Ohtani has actually been handling a broken fingernail on the very same finger the blister is on. He did not go back to the lineup as a designated player, with the Angels getting in touch with Jo Adell to pinch hit for him when his area in the lineup returned up in the top of the ninth inning.
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It’s the current blow for the Angeles. Previously in Tuesday’s match versus the Padres, Angels 3rd baseman Anthony Rendon left in the top of the 4th inning with a contusion after fouling a ball of his shin. Mike Trout likewise left Mondays’ 10-3 loss to the Padres early after he suffered a fractured hamate bone in his left hand while at the plate. He was put on the hurt list on Tuesday and is anticipated to miss out on 6 to 8 weeks.
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Ohtani, Rendon and Trout represent 44% of the Angels’ payroll, according to ESPN statistics.
Ohtani was called a two-way All-Star for the 3rd straight year over the weekend after he was chosen for the American League pitching personnel by gamers and voted as a designated player by fans. With the injury, nevertheless, it’s unclear if Ohtani will begin next week’s All-Star Video game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
