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Angels manager hints Shohei Ohtani could resume pitching in September

Shohei Ohtani

The return of “Sho-Time” on the mound for the Los Angeles Angels could come next month.

Shohei Ohtani has not pitched since June 6 because of an elbow injury. He’s been working his way back, first getting cleared to resume a throwing program last month, and then throwing simulated games and doing bullpen work this month.

Ohtani threw a 50-pitch simulated game on Monday, which left Angels manager Mike Scioscia saying his stuff looked good.

According to the OC Register’s Jeff Fletcher, Ohtani said he does not need more simulated games.

Ohtani appears to be getting close to a return to the rotation. The interesting part about him is that since he’s a regular part of the Angels’ batting lineup, he might not do any minor league rehab starts, so his first action would be against big league lineups.

Pitching aside, Ohtani has been crushing the ball as a batter lately. He’s batting .327 with five homers, 15 RBIs and a 1.115 OPS this month.

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