LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani exited Tuesday evening’s matchup with the Colorado Rockies after taking a pitch to his right hand.
The dual-threat player was plunked by Colorado’s starting pitcher Kyle Freeland during the fourth inning. Ohtani remained in the game briefly, grounding out in the fifth inning before departing. He finished the night without a hit in two at-bats but managed to score a run in his team’s dominant 16-5 victory.
Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts explained that the baseball primarily struck the protective padding on Ohtani’s hand before making contact with his pinkie finger.
“We’re in a good spot,” Roberts stated, noting that with the team holding a commanding lead, he preferred to give Ohtani some rest before his planned pitching appearance in Wednesday’s series conclusion.
“I haven’t decided yet if he’s going to hit,” Roberts explained. “I just want to kind of make sure how he comes in and physically how he feels because I want to make sure he feels really good on the pitching side of things.”
