Shohei Ohtani is expected to return to his two-way role in 2020.
According to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez, the Angels star has completed his throwing program, the final step of his Tommy John surgery rehab, and was cleared to return to Japan. He will finish his rest and recovery program there, Gonazlez notes.
Ohtani spent the duration of the 2019 season solely as a designated hitter, after having surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his right throwing elbow in October 2018. He appeared in 106 games last season, starting 91, and the lefthanded batter posted a .