Shohei Ohtani's last start on the mound before the 2023 trade deadline has been pushed back a day.
Ohtani was supposed to be on the mound Thursday against the Detroit Tigers, but instead will now be going on Friday when the Angels take on the Toronto Blue Jays.
Manager Phil Nevin attributed the decision to giving the star an extra day of rest in between starts and to also try to avoid dealing with blister issues in his next potential start when the Angels face the Atlanta Braves in a day game.
Nevin discussed the decision, via Greg Beacham of the the Associated Press:
"The humidity, the moisture in your hands, could affect that blister, and that's the part that I worried about," "I brought it up to him, and he agreed.