The Los Angeles Angels are reeling from a major bad news at the end of the first half.
This is because three of the team’s leading players revealed physical problems.
On the 5th (Korean time) when Mike Trout was on the injured list (IL), Shohei Ohtani, who started the mound against the San Diego Padres, pitched the worst with a finger blister, and Anthony Rendon suffered a shin injury and will return to the IL. seems to be
Trout suffered a bone fracture in his left hand while fouling Nick Martinez’s ball in the 8th inning against San Diego on the 4th. A long-term colon is unavoidable, as surgery may be required. He was told he would need a minimum of 4 weeks and a maximum of 8 weeks of rehabilitation. Trout has been listed on the IL every year since 2021 with major injuries. He has not been able to avoid injuries this season.
In the away game held at Petco Park, Ohtani allowed 7 hits and 4 walks, including 2 homers, in 5 innings, allowing 5 runs and winning the game. On the 28th of last month, against the Chicago White Sox, Ohtani, who caused concern due to a broken fingernail in his right hand, postponed his original plan by one day to start the mound, but got a blister on the same finger while pitching and was replaced after 86 pitches.
Ohtani allowed Jake Cronenworth a double from the right at the bottom of the 4th inning, which was 0-0, and gave 2 runs. Ohtani, who gave up a right-handed hit to lead Manny Machado, threw an 81.1 mile sweeper into the middle of Xander Bogatz and hit a two-run home run on the left, and immediately hit a home run in the middle right as Cronenworth’s first pitch, 92.6 mph, was also directed into the middle.
In the end, he was replaced by Aaron Roof and went down the mound with his head down. The Angels lost 5-8, making Ohtani the losing pitcher. He went 7-4 on the season and his earned run average soared to 3.32, and he struck out 5 to mark 132 for the season.
His finger blisters are ‘repeated’ so he needs to get plenty of rest. In the end, the appearance in the All-Star game was virtually gone. Ohtani, who was selected as the AL pitcher for the 93rd All-Star Game held in Seattle on the 12th, is expected to play only as a designated hitter, not as a pitcher.
Ohtani is the third pitcher to give up the mound due to an injury despite being selected as an All-Star, following Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shane McClanahan of the Tampa Bay Rays.
After the match, Ohtani said, “The injury clearly put us in a difficult position. All the players are giving their best. We have no choice but to try to win one game at a time. The blisters today are similar to the previous ones. It hasn’t healed completely. As the inning went on, the condition got worse.”
On this day, Ohtani’s fastball speed was only 98.0 miles at the highest and 95.3 miles on average. His average velocity was down 1.8 mph from his season average of 97.1 mph. In the first episode, the 92 mile range was the main one.
Angels coach Phil Nevin said, “Ohtani didn’t have perfect control of his ball in the sixth inning. I asked right before the inning if he was okay, and he said he was okay. He gave a thumbs up after practicing pitching. But as the number of balls increased, it felt a bit different. The blisters It had an impact,” he said regretfully.안전놀이터
Ohtani, who gave up pitching in the All-Star game, is scheduled to make his first mound in the second half against the Houston Astros on the 16th. It’s a game after taking 10 days off.
Rendon suffered a bruise after being hit in the left shin by his foul hit in the top of the fourth inning at bat. The second IL listing this season is certain. Rendon, who returned to the IL on the 16th of last month due to a left groin injury and returned on the 1st, was in IL again after 4 days.
The combined annual salary of these three players this year is $105.69 million.
The Angels, who suffered two losses in a row, maintained 3rd place in the AL Central Division and 5th place in the wild card with 45 wins and 43 losses, but they were 7 games behind the district leader Texas Rangers and 4 games behind the wild card tied 2nd place New York Yankees and Houston Astros.
