Ireton

“Overall, in my career,” he said through interpreter Will Ireton, “I don’t really have a hot start in the beginning of the season.”

“One of the fans was telling me, ‘It’s your bobblehead night, so you better get a hit,’” Ohtani said in Japanese through interpreter Will Ireton.

“This is according to plan,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton.

“As part of being a baseball player, I do want to explore different options, different avenues, to see if I could grow as a player,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton, adding that he intends to use the windup in games as well.

“I feel pretty good,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton afterward.