MLB In Brief: An Impressive Record For Shohei Ohtani | The Impact Of Erik Swanson

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An impressive record

Shohei Ohtani starts the season with strong numbers in 2023.

Shohei Ohtani’s first 2 starts in the 2023 season:

VS IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
OAK 6.0 2 0 3 10 0.00 0.83
SEA 6.0 3 1 4 8 1.50 1.17
TOTAL 12.0 5 1 7 18 0.75 1.00 pic.twitter.com/khSAnpFcbc

— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) April 5, 2023

Terry Francona in the record books

But he doesn’t want to talk about it.

Terry Francona doesn’t want to talk about being the winningest manager in CLE history. He’d rather rant about hot dogs or detail the time he marked true for every answer on a 300-question true/false test.

The old stories that explain how Tito operates:https://t.co/iz3nBW19Yd

—Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) April 5, 2023

Two to three week absence for Eloy Jiminez

The White Sox recall Jake Burger.

White Sox say Eloy Jiménez will miss 2-3 weeks with a left hamstring strain. Jake Burger recalled.

—James Fegan (@JRFegan) April 5, 2023

Erik Swanson wants to make an impact

He knows how many big assets there are in the Jays’ bullpen this season.

Aaron Hicks can rely on Aaron Judge

The two men work as a team at the Yankees.

Yusei Kikuchi and Kevin Gausman, in Japanese

The two pitchers have important talks off the field.

Yusei Kikuchi has been teaching Kevin Gausman Japanese, and the pair recently discussed the term 𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙞, which roughly translates to your purpose in life.@kaitlyncmcgrath explains how Kikuchi pitched with purpose in an outing the Blue Jays needed.https://t.co/YYKd2qIMnq

— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) April 5, 2023

A long procedure for Bryce Harper

He will still take time to return to the game, but there is progress.

Bryce Harper took BP on the field yesterday for the first time. Took some swings against Kevin Long. He’s a long, long ways away still, but progress is there.

— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) April 5, 2023

Miguel Cabrera has fun in Houston

And it seems.

April 6, 2023