Shohei Ohtani, now with the Dodgers, faced his former team, the Angels, for the first time since leaving. In this Spring Training game, Ohtani went 0-for-3, striking out twice against Chase Silseth and Tyler Thomas, and flying out once. Despite his performance, Ohtani announced his elbow rehab as a hitter is essentially complete, planning to play in the next game against the White Sox. The game also featured moments of reunion for Ohtani with former teammates, including interactions before the game. Notably, Angels pitcher Chase Silseth struck Ohtani out with a 95-mph fastball in this low-key reunion game.
Baseball: Ohtani back among familiar faces in 1st game against Angels https://t.co/smJsqgVFPL
The #Angels saw a familiar face in Shohei Ohtani, as many teammates caught up with him before the game such as Mike Trout and Chase Silseth. And Silseth struck out Ohtani, who went 0-for-3 with two Ks: https://t.co/0jlQ8jgkEi
“I didn’t really feel too weird or uncomfortable, because it kind of is what it is. If I was playing [in Anaheim], it might have been a little different story.” It was a low-key reunion between #Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani and his former #Angels club. https://t.co/0zXARV26mm
Shohei says he’s playing tomorrow. That means no Scottsdale. https://t.co/lhXFQjMNsF
Shohei Ohtani said his elbow rehab as a hitter is essentially complete. A sign of how complete it is: he’s playing back to back games and will be back in the lineup tomorrow afternoon, he said.
#Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani says he considers the hitting portion of his rehab from elbow surgery over and he will play on Wednesday’s game vs. White Sox.
#Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani has struck out twice and flied out to CF in three at-bats tonight vs. #Angels.
Guillermo Zuñiga gets Shohei Ohtani to fly out to center to end the fifth. Ohtani is 0-for-3 vs the #Angels.
The #Angels brought in lefty Tyler Thomas to face Shohei Ohtani and he struck him out. Ohtani is 0-for-2 with two strikeouts against his former team.
Angels legend Chris Okey lined a single off Silseth. https://t.co/Y5I67GRh4o
Shohei Ohtani strikes out in his first AB ever against the Angels. https://t.co/HB6xVT8Glm
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Shohei Ohtani's streak of reaching base in seven consecutive Cactus League plate appearances ends when the #Dodgers DH swings through a 95-mph fastball from #Angels RHP Chase Silseth for strike three in the first inning.
Chase Silseth struck out Shohei Ohtani in Ohtani's first Spring Training at-bat against the #Angels
Chase Silseth strikes out Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani against the Angels, spring, but still. https://t.co/feQzXUXOVW
Dave Roberts indicated today that Shohei Ohtani will be playing against the Giants at Scottsdale on Thursday.
Lineups for #Angels-Dodgers. Chase Sileth is starting and Shohei Ohtani is in the lineup for the Dodgers https://t.co/iYEiI9nvx9
Shohei Ohtani is expected to face the Angels today for the first time since leaving the team he spent his first six seasons in the major leagues with to sign with the Dodgers. https://t.co/8hhKbCYaNo