There has been a change of plans for the Los Angeles Angels tonight. After initially being taken out of the designated hitter spot, the Angels have done an about-face and have inserted Ohtani into the DH role and scratched him from his start. Rhett Bollinger reports that the change is not injury-related.
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Ohtani’s metrics remain outstanding in both roles, but the Angels felt he was better served hitting against the right-handed throwing Chris Bassitt tonight. The left-handed batting Ohtani does most of his damage against right-handed pitching. 11 of Ohtani’s 15 home runs and 29 of his 38 runs batted in have come against righties, while Ohtani has established a 1.