Shohei Ohtani, the new Dodgers star, is progressing well in his recovery from elbow surgery, swinging at almost 100% effort. He is now hitting for the first time post-surgery, with positive expectations for his rehab process. Ohtani's visibility as a player has led to calls for him to engage more with the media. Additionally, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has had his first bullpen session with the Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani took his first on-field swings since his elbow surgery https://t.co/EJjxnkeuh7
Shohei Ohtani is taking swings for the first time since his surgery. (Via: @FabianArdaya) https://t.co/Aps2xCDXSN
Shohei Ohtani is in the batter's box for the first time post-surgery 😍⚾️ (via @FabianArdaya) https://t.co/3pXq0ghziC
Shohei Ohtani’s first on-field swing post-surgery: https://t.co/bPIdQTn4hp
Shohei Ohtani (elbow) hitting for first time since surgery https://t.co/609HoeHWFt
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing his first bullpen with the Dodgers 🔥 (via @FabianArdaya) https://t.co/oITUJNdOUt
"It's OK to be an introvert, but you still need to speak" @ErikKratz31 wants Shohei Ohtani, as the most visible player in the game, to speak to the media more now that he's with the @Dodgers ▶️ https://t.co/HVmBy61uLH https://t.co/4CHPMaskUb
Shohei Ohtani swinging 100% after elbow surgery, new Dodgers star wants to act like 'rookie' in first camp https://t.co/qTaiez5fLb
Shohei Ohtani said he is swinging with almost 100% effort now. The next step in his ramp-up will be facing live arms and/or velocity from a machine He thinks balancing his hitting and pitching rehab will be easier this year, after experiencing something similar in 2019 https://t.co/xsaHoIMEIg
Shohei Ohtani's first Spring Training press conference with the Dodgers has the media packed 🔥 (via @BNightengale) https://t.co/Hx1JaibCP4
"I don't think we need anymore distractions" @maxmuncy9 is relieved that the @Dodgers aren't on baseball's version of Hard Knocks 😅 ▶️ https://t.co/CXstTO6WV7 https://t.co/E34TebxsDs