Shohei Otani, the “superman” who continued to struggle, uses his struggles as motivation MLB

Even though he hit 30 home runs in the regular season and won eight games as a pitcher, something remains unsatisfactory. That's how much Otani of the Dodgers has accumulated. They struggled in the postseason, and although they finally got a shot, they were unable to advance to the World Series and were eliminated. The third year of his transfer was a year in which he faced the difficulty of continuing to play two weapons.

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The game got off to a faster start than usual as it was set on the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March. In addition, he has been suffering from injuries to his left knee and right arm since around the summer, and he confessed that the season "feels like it's going to be really long." He was unable to pitch on July 3rd, and his batting was sluggish. It's been a "not so good year".

During the adjustment process to return to dual-wielding form, his physical condition waxes and wanes. "I wanted to quickly find a solution, or rather an answer that would make things better." Through trial and error, he says, ``Some things worked, and some things didn't.''

The challenge of maintaining his pitching and hitting at a high level while coming to terms with the stress placed on his 32-year-old body has once again come to light. "It's important to recognize that we're not as superhuman as we think we are," Roberts said. These are words that tell the story of his struggles this season.

Not only himself, but also the team has no plans to stop trying to play dual-wielding. Regarding injury prevention, ``I hope I can sort things out in the offseason for next season.'' Until now, we have blazed a path that no one has gone before. How can we make use of the experience of this season, which was incomplete. (Los Angeles Jiji)