The Los Angeles Angels are delaying Shohei Ohtani's quest to become a position player and pitcher in Major League Baseball.
During Ohtani's introductory press conference at Angel Stadium on Saturday (via Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register), general manager Billy Eppler said the Japanese star would not play outfield for the team in 2017.
Eppler did note the Angels could take a different approach with their starting rotation now that Ohtani is in the fold.
"We're very open-minded to a six-man rotation," he said (via Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times).