Los Angeles Angels righthanded pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has been diagnosed with a strained flexor pronator mass in his right arm, the Angels announced today. Generally speaking, pitchers do not throw for four to six weeks after such a diagnosis. Given that the regular season ends in just under eight weeks, that would mean that Ohtani almost certainly would not be back on the mound in the regular season this year.
Ohtani, who has both pitched and been a designated hitter since coming to the Angels from Japan prior to the 2018 season, did not pitch at all in 2019 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, though he did return after starting the season on the injured list as a DH, slashing .