Ohtani batted three times on Friday, popping out in the second inning and striking out swinging in the fifth. As planned, he left the game with several other starters following the fifth inning.

With the reigning NL MVP's expected return to the mound in May, his plate appearances should decrease from last season.

Shohei Ohtani doesn't need a warm-up. In his first at-bat of the MLB Spring Training, the Japanese sensation of the Los ...