Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) will also participate in a warm-up match against a Korean team ahead of the Seoul Series.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said ahead of the exhibition game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Glendale Camelback Ranch in Arizona on the 11th, “Otani will play three to four more games (before the Seoul Series).”

Ohtani, who started as the second designated hitter against Arizona on Saturday, will miss an exhibition game against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. The game against San Francisco on Sunday will be his last game before heading to Korea.

The Dodgers will play two consecutive games against the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on May 20 and 21. Prior to this, the team will play warm-up games against the Kiwoom Heroes on May 17 and Team Korea on May 18.

Roberts said, “(Otani is planning to play in three to four games) One exhibition game in Korea is also included.” The team will conduct a final physical condition check before the first regular season game against the San Diego Padres on the 20th.

Ohtani, who also works as a pitcher, will play as a batter only this season due to the elbow ligament surgery last year. Ohtani, who has boasted of his slugging ability since he trained for outdoor hitting at the spring camp, boasts a batting average of 0.533 (8 hits in 15 times at bat) in this exhibition game. His on-base plus slugging percentage (0.632) reached a whopping 1.565. In a game against Arizona on the 11th, he hit an RBI double in the sixth inning with no outs.먹튀검증디비