Whose watching Ohtani's one inning tonight?

[Snapolit1]

Count me in. Amazing story for baseball. He's going to just pitch one inning tonight and ramp up slowly.

Knowing this guy he might strike out the side.

[bk400]

I'll be watching! I try to catch as many of Ohtani's games as I can.

[cgjackson222]

I know he gave up a run, but man he’s got great stuff!
Hit 100mph and his movement was crazy.
Ump cost him by blowing the check swing call.

[Snapolit1]

Rusty, but light contact and bad umpiring certainly didn't help. Ump was all over the place.

[SyrNy1960]

First, I’m a huge Ohtani fan, and I completely understand the excitement about him pitching. But I think it will eventually cause unfortunate injuries, taking the bat out of his hands. I hope I’m wrong, but pitching only adds more chances for injuries.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by SyrNy1960

First, I’m a huge Ohtani fan, and I completely understand the excitement about him pitching. But I think it will eventually cause unfortunate injuries, taking the bat out of his hands. I hope I’m wrong, but pitching only adds more chances for injuries.

While, as a Dodger fan, that's obviously a concern. His history has shown that his pitching injuries don't really hamper his playing time or effectiveness at DH. Since he never has to play the field he never has to throw so oftentimes he can play through the pitching injury.