In early, July, it surfaced that Shohei Ohtani had taken on-field pregame batting practice only once to that point in the season. That one day was Opening Day.
The lack of on-field pregame hitting isn’t unusual, as Angels writer Jeff Fletcher reported. He adds that Mike Trout “rarely take[s] batting practice on the field, opting instead to get [his] work done in the indoor batting cages.” Ohtani, a pitcher and hitter by trade, may opt for a more efficient and favorable means to get his swings in.
Ohtani did technically see on-field BP in July, taking hacks before and during the Home Run Derby, so consider yourself lucky if you made it out to Coors Field on July 12.