Shohei Ohtani completed the bulk of his Tommy John surgery rehab in December and was ready to return to the pitching rubber as the Angels ace by mid-May had the season not been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Before Spring Training was shutdown, he was seen throwing off a mound several times in Tempe (once in the rain, no less). A Japanese sports show captured footage of these sessions and noticed something different in his throwing motion.
The Japanese expert featured on the show points out how Ohtani’s right elbow is in a lower position in 2020 than it was in 2018.