According to an article by Jeff Fletcher, he writes “LA Angels Manager Joe Maddon said on Monday that he’s open to having Ohtani hit on the days he is pitching. The Angels would simply forgo the use of the designated hitter on those days.” This comes as a concern, as Ohtani is still in the process of recovering from Tommy John and a knee surgery, however, he has made progress according to the same article “He has been throwing off a mound for about a week, with about two more weeks to go.”
This should come as good news to Angels fans as many are still wondering what the plan was for Ohtani, and although no official plan is made yet, we should be getting closer to it as the season approaches.