THE OPENING GAME WILL BE HELD IN JAPAN...ROBERTS SAID, "OHTANI WON'T PITCH UNTIL MAY."

Shohei Ohtani's return to pitching is expected to be at least June. Japanese media "Sports Hochi" delivered a special New Year's meeting between LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and former Japanese national team coach Hideki Kuriyama on the 5th. According to the media, Roberts said, "(Otani) will play both pitching and hitting this year, but h