ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani's situation isn't just complex, it's unprecedented.
One hundred years had passed since a major league player simultaneously handled pitching and hitting the way Ohtani did during his first 10 weeks with the Los Angeles Angels. Now Ohtani is nursing a tender elbow that saps his ability to pitch without actually affecting his ability to hit, igniting a recovery process for which there are no parallels.
In other words, the Angels have unintentionally taken on the responsibility of crafting the blueprint for rehabilitating two-way players.
They don't seem to mind.