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Image of Shohei Ohtani embracing Mike Trout while wearing different uniforms left Angels supporters in disarray

Basketball — 03/06/2024

Shohei Ohtani played his first game against his previous team on Tuesday night in a spring training exhibition between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels.

Shohei Ohtani (left) and Mike Trout (right) share a hug with photographers taking photos of them. Shohei Ohtani wears a blue Los Angeles Dodgers uniform and cap. Mike Trout wears a red Los Angeles Angels uniform and cap.

Ohtani hugged former longtime teammate and Angels star Mike Trout prior to the game. With Ohtani looking amazing in his new Dodger Blue suit and Trout sporting Anaheim red, it was quite the sight to witness.

Trout smiles for a photo with Ohtani at Camelback Ranch before the game.

 

 

Trout smiles for a photo with Ippei Mizuhara and Ohtani on the field before the game.

 

 

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Since Ohtani’s arrival to the Major League Baseball in 2018, the two have been teammates for the previous six seasons. Over the previous five years, they won three AL MVPs collectively, and even though they didn’t make it to the postseason together, they gave the fan base a lot of great memories.

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Tuesday is anticipated to be Shohei Ohtani’s first game against the Angels since he signed the richest contract in sports history with the Dodgers, after spending his first six seasons in the major leagues with the franchise.

Ohtani did not play in the first four spring training games, which included a game against the Angels on February 24. On February 27, he went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in a 9-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox, marking his unofficial Dodger debut.

Ohtani has since played twice more, going 1-for-1 with two walks and an RBI in the Cleveland Guardians’ 6-4 win on Friday and 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs in the Colorado Rockies’ 7-4 triumph on Sunday.Ohtani has five hits in seven at-bats, one home run, five RBIs, a slugging percentage of 1.429, an on-base percentage of.778, and an on-base plus slugging percentage of 2.207. He is hitting.714.

In his last seven plate appearances, Ohtani has reached base on three singles, a triple, a home run, and two walks.

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The Dodgers’ right-hander Bobby Miller will take the mound. As a rookie in 2023, Miller was 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA in 22 starts.

With a 9-2 record, the Dodgers are tied for the best baseball record with the Baltimore Orioles. With five straight victories, the Angels have a 7-3 record, which is the fourth-best in MLB.

SportsNet LA and Bally Sports West will broadcast the game from the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch spring training complex in Glendale, Arizona at 5:05 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

On Wednesday, Ohtani is anticipated to play as the Dodgers’ designated hitter against the White Sox. This will mark the first time he has appeared in back-to-back games since joining the team on September 19. This indicates that Ohtani is making progress following surgery on September 19 to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, which will prevent him from pitching this season.

Ohtani has voiced hope that he will be able to participate in the Dodgers’ opening game in Seoul, South Korea on March 20 against the San Diego Padres.