Shohei Ohtani, voted a two-way all-star as one of the sport’s best pitchers and hitters, is unlikely to pitch in the MLB All-Star Game as injuries strike the Angels.
He is expected to be available as a hitter for Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, with Angels Manager Phil Nevin explaining that the blister is on “just the tip of the middle finger, and I think he’s going to be okay.”Ohtani’s trouble came days after he said he had a cracked nail on his finger, and although he used an acrylic nail to attempt to solve the problem, the blister developed. “It wasn’t fully healed,” Ohtani said. “It just kind of got worse as the game went on.
Ohtani is 7-4 with a 3.32 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 100⅓ innings for the 45-43 Angels. At the plate, he is hitting .300 with 31 home runs; he is the only player in the majors to reach 30 homers so far this season. The news about Ohtani, who expects to be able to pitch when the Angels return from the all-star break, came hours after the Angels placed three-time American League MVP Mike Trout on the injured list with a broken hamate bone in his left wrist that is expected to keep him out for several weeks, and after third baseman Anthony Rendon left Tuesday’s game in the fourth inning after fouling a ball off his leg.“I’ve had other guys reach out who’ve had this surgery before or had this injury before.
Trout, who was named to his 11th all-star team and 10th straight as a starter, is hitting .263 with 18 home runs and 44 RBI. Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker will replace him on the AL all-star roster. The Angels said Rendon has a left shin contusion and that X-rays were negative. However, the veteran third baseman was seen on crutches after Tuesday’s game.
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