There will probably be further buzz at Los Angeles Dodgers camp on Thursday, as one of the hyped dwell batting apply matchups in current reminiscence is slated to happen.
The Dodgers continued their semi-annual offseason spending spree over the winter, bringing in beginning pitcher Tyler Glasnow, power-hitting outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and re-signing franchise icon Clayton Kershaw, amongst different strikes.
The 2 largest prizes had been reeled in inside weeks of one another in December, nonetheless, in Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and reigning AL MVP and two-way stud Shohei Ohtani. The latter will probably be restricted to designated hitting duties in 2024 however will slide into an on a regular basis function in the midst of the Dodgers stacked lineup.
Ohtani inked a 10-year, $700 million take care of supervisor Dave Roberts’ membership on Dec. 11, leaving the crosstown Los Angeles Angels after spending all six seasons of his profession with the Halos.
Yamamoto formally joined Los Angeles on Dec. 27 with a 12-year, $325M contract, which, mixed along with his countryman’s numbers, quantity to 22 years value $1.025 billion.
Per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, Yamamoto was inducing some “ugly swings” throughout his dwell batting apply and his “breaking ball (was) getting whiffs.”
Fortunately for Ohtani, he will not need to face the 25-year-old right-hander through the common season.
It was reported this week that Roberts was anticipating Yamamoto and Glasnow to pitch the crew’s two season-opening video games towards the San Diego Padres in March.
