{"id":26975,"date":"2024-02-22T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T06:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/26975\/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-feeling-good\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T09:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T06:42:27","slug":"dodgers-shohei-ohtani-feeling-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=26975","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Shohei Ohtani &#8216;feeling good,&#8217; eyes 50 preseason at-bats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dodgers&#8217; Shohei Ohtani &#8216;feeling good,&#8217; eyes 50 preseason at-bats\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Alden Gonzalez, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">February 21, 2024, 9:18 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>ESPN baseball reporter.  Covered the LA Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the LA Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. \u2013 Shohei Ohtani participated in live batting practice for the second time Wednesday and threw just six pitches, throwing a single swing that produced a hard grounder to the right side against the Los Dodgers left-hander Angeles Ryan Yarbrough.<\/p>\n<p>This counted as progress.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, wants to complete 50 spring batting practices to feel ready for the regular season.  The five at-bats he threw during two live BP sessions essentially count, he said, as do the indoor sessions on a Dodgers pitching machine that can mimic the features of the field.  The most important thing, Ohtani said through his interpreter, is that his body &#8220;feels good&#8221; and &#8220;reacts in the right way&#8221; when he swings.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ohtani said, \u201cI feel like I have more than enough time to get 50 at-bats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani, 29, is not expected to play in any of the Dodgers&#39; Cactus League games this <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a>, but could play soon after.  He said he was &#8220;right on schedule&#8221; in his desire to be ready by the time the Dodgers open their season with a two-game <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/series\/\"   title=\"series\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">series<\/a> against the division rival San Diego Padres in South Korea, from March 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel good at the plate, I see the ball well,\u201d said Ohtani, who will also spend the 2024 season recovering from elbow surgery as a pitcher.  \u201cAt the elbow, there is nothing new.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodgers&#8217; Shohei Ohtani &#8216;feeling good,&#8217; eyes 50 preseason at-bats\u060c Alden Gonzalez, ESPN editorFebruary 21, 2024, 9:18 p.m. Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the LA Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the LA Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. 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