Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani says he hasn’t decided yet whether to have Tommy John surgery but that he plans to finish this season as the designated hitter and hopes to return as a DH next season.
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the third inning of Friday’s game with the White Sox, his third home run in two games since receiving the diagnosis that he may need Tommy John surgery. The home run was Ohtani’s 19th of the season — just his second against a lefty — and it set a new record for Japanese rookies.
Responding to a Sports Illustrated report on a divided locker room, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said he hasn’t done “a very good job teaching” the team principle that focus should be on “what’s coming right now,” not what’s happened.
Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs in his first two at-bats Friday night against the Tigers at Comerica Park. It was his second multi-homer game this week, after hitting two homers against the Nationals on Wednesday.
Christian Yelich is the reigning National League Player of the Week and an NL Most Valuable Player Award candidate. He hadn’t missed a start since early July and has been the Brewers’ most valuable player in the second half, if not the whole season.
