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ドジャース大谷翔平、今季の投手登板を断念 打者に専念へ
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ドジャース大谷翔平、今季の投手登板を断念 打者に専念へ

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左ひざの炎症や右上腕の違和感を抱えるドジャースの大谷翔平が、今季の投手登板を断念し、打者に専念する意向を明らかにした。打撃の復調を目指し、ポストシーズンに備える。

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大谷翔平は今季、左ひざの炎症や右上腕の違和感を抱えながらプレーを続けていた。7月3日のパドレス戦を最後に投手としての登板は行っていなかった。

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左ひざの炎症や右上腕の違和感などを抱えながらプレーを続けているドジャースの大谷翔平が、今季は投手を断念する意向を明らかにした。

7日、大リーグ公式サイトが「今季残りは打者に集中し、投手として登板はしない見通し」と伝えた。5試合ぶりに打者で出場したレッズ戦後に状況を説明したという。レッズ戦は3打数無安打1四球、2三振だった。

大谷は今季、エンゼルスに所属した2023年以来の「投打の二刀流」で開幕。投手として14試合に先発登板し85回2/3を投げて8勝2敗、防御率1.79、95奪三振をマークしている。

開幕から順調に登板を重ねてきたが、現地時間6月10日のパイレーツ戦で先発登板した際、左ひざの違和感を理由に降板。その後3試合に登板したが、7月3日のパドレス戦を最後にマウンドには上がっていない。

前半戦終了後には、ひざの関節の動きがなめらかになるよう、潤滑剤のようなものを注射で患部に打ったが、思うように回復できなかったようだ。

一方でロバーツ監督ら首脳陣は、打撃には支障はないとして指名打者(DH)として起用を続けていた。しかし、8月中旬からは速球に振り遅れる場面が目立ち、けがの影響が見え隠れしていた。

本塁打は8月18日のロッキーズ戦で今季30号を放ったのが最後。ここ13試合は出ておらず、この期間は49打数6安打(打率は1割2分2厘)、21三振を喫している。

チームはレギュラーシーズン18試合を残し、87勝57敗でナ・リーグ西地区首位を独走中(7日現在)。地区優勝は確実視されているが、目標に掲げるワールドシリーズ3連覇には大谷の打撃の復調が欠かせない。

打者に専念することで、打撃の調子を上向かせてポストシーズンを迎えたいところだ。

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  • 大谷翔平は今季の残り試合において投手として登板しない。

    Very likely · Within weeks

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  • ポストシーズンまでに打撃の調子がどこまで回復するか

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