ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani threw competitive pitches off the mound at Angel Stadium on Tuesday for the first time in two years.
Ohtani struggled with his control in the Los Angeles Angels' intrasquad game, walking eight batters on about 50 pitches. The two-way star and manager Joe Maddon weren't overly concerned about the results of another key day in Ohtani's return from Tommy John surgery.
"I was able to throw all my pitches today, so I'm just going to try to build on that," Ohtani said through an interpreter. "Obviously it felt a lot different from my bullpens, especially because I was unfamiliar with pitching to my teammates.