Shohei Ohtani faced pitching for the first time during Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training on Monday morning, following two days in a row in which he was not allowed to participate in live batting practice despite being scheduled to do so.

At Camelback Ranch, Ohtani took the batter’s box on a backfield and faced J.P. Feyereisen, Blake Treinen, and Ryan Brasier. When facing Brasier, Ohtani did not swing, giving the impression that he would merely track pitches.

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He laughed and exclaimed, “Oh god,” as a horde of photographers and microphones swarmed at him. “This is what happens when you give up homers.” When Ohtani began hitting against live pitching for the first time, Feyereisen noticed the attention and understood the attraction of the two-way superstar:

“When you see him in the box, everyone is silent and says, ‘Shohei is hitting, let’s go watch him,'” according to Feyereisen. “It’s interesting to observe his fan base, and watching him perform is obviously amazing.” Evan Phillips, a teammate, gave Feyereisen some friendly jabs after he let up the home run, proposing that he turn the ball into an autographed Ohtani memento: “Evаn suggested thаt I gо retrieve the bаsebаll аnd hаve it аutоgrаphed by him,” Feyeriesen uttered with а finаl chаrming smile. Yоu simply need tо gо аssаult him аfter he enters the bоx. аnd he cleаrly аttаcked me. Despite the fact that all three of them are hoping to make their way back from injuries, manager Dave Roberts stated last week that the team wants to have Daniel Hudson, Feyereisen, and Treien on the roster for Opening Day. As he continues to heal from surgery on his right elbow and inflammation in his right oblique, Ohtani is still expected to be in the Dodgers starting lineup for the Seoul Series. Spring Training schedule is being set by Shohei Ohtani. Although Ohtani was expected to see pitching over the weekend by the Dodgers, Roberts has often stated that the 29-year-old is free to organize his workouts and alter them as he sees appropriate. “I have faith that he understands how to prepare himself,” Roberts remarked prior to Monday’s hitting practice.