1 BECAUSE ... THE GREATEST SHO ON EARTH HAS RETURNED TO TOWN. (cover story)
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Verducci, Tom
- Source
- Sports Illustrated. Spring2020 Baseball Preview, Vol. 131 Issue 3, p18-25. 8p. 3 Color Photographs.
- Subject
- *SPORTS forecasting
*PATELLA injuries
*JAPANESE athletes
*PITCHERS (Baseball)
*DESIGNATED hitters (Baseball)
*KNEE surgery
*RUNNING speed
*BASEBALL injuries
- Language
- ISSN
- 0038-822X
The article discusses the return of Japanese professional baseball player Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Angels team in 2020 following season-ending surgery on his left patella in 2019. Ohtani's roles as a pitcher and a hitter are examined, along with information about his running speed. According to the article, Ohtani is expected to start the 2020 season as the team's designated hitter before transitioning to a pitching role around mid-May 2020. It states that the Angels are hoping that Ohtani can start 20 games as a pitcher and make 400 plate appearances as a hitter.