“It doesn’t matter where you are or what you do.”
■ Rangers 2-0 Angels (Japan time 29th, Anaheim)
On the 28th (Japan time 29th), pitcher Shohei Otani of the Angels participated in the match once morest the Rangers, home ground, at the same time as “No. 1, pitcher and DH”, and suffered his sixth loss this season. He pitched well in the 6th inning with 11 strikeouts and 8 hits and 2 runs, but the feat of his first 10th win in 104 years and a double-digit win and double-digit home run is left to him. After the game, there was a scene where the US media asked regarding his attachment to the team.
Ohtani is looking for a team that can win, but the Angels are sluggish at 4th place in the district. He remains out of the postseason race this season. The two-sword style, which will welcome FA in the off-season of 2023, has been overheated in the news, but the person in question expressed his thoughts indifferently.
“Rather than whether or not I want to stay, I have no choice but to do what I do. No matter where I am, what I do will of course not change. So, now that I’m in the Angels, I want to win one game at a time, just like today.
The trade deadline is approaching August 2nd (3rd). Many media officials expect to remain, but will there be a surprise shock transfer?
(Masaya Kotani)