We know that this year, the Los Angeles Dodgers will not be able to take advantage of the pitching talents of Shohei Ohtani. He is recovering from an operation.
When the announcement of his surgery was made, it was said that the elbow surgery was not going to prevent him from starting next season as a hitter.
It seems like we took it for granted that this was going to be the case, but in fact, he still has to undergo rehabilitation and heal.
Things are going well for him and recently he said he was confident he could start the season on time, but still: one could wonder.
That's why seeing images of the choice hitter who is able to hit properly a ball, we can say to ourselves that he is on the right path.
It was the first time he showed up on a ball field to hit balls since he had surgery, so it was followed en masse. Obviously.
In 21 swings, he hit 10 home runs. He hit a ball at 109 miles per hour, which is still violent for a guy who is in rehab.
And I don't know about you, but I could spend hours watching footage of the power hitter in action.
Images like this remind us that spring is coming and that training camps are now in our news feeds.
So much the better if the Dodgers take advantage of it and can make videos like this. For the price Ohtani is costing them, they might as well show him off as often as possible.
