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While things are apparently going well at spring training, Shohei Ohtani isn’t ready to take the field just yet.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed on Sunday that Ohtani won’t play in their spring training opener against the San Diego Padres on Thursday, according to The Associated Press. Ohtani didn’t participate in live batting practice on Sunday, either, as he’s still recovering from elbow surgery.
“He’s a lot further along than I think any of us — maybe not named Shohei — would have expected,” Roberts said on Saturday, via The Associated Press. “He’s worked really hard, very diligent in his work, so he’s ahead of schedule.
“What that means as far as when he’s going to play in a Cactus League game, I don’t know that answer. But it just seems like every single day, he keeps getting better and feels real good.”
Ohtani joined the Dodgers in December, signing a record 10-year, $700 million deal. He underwent surgery to repair a torn UCL in his pitching elbow in September, however, and he’s not expected to pitch again until the 2025 season.
The 29-year-old, though, is planning to play as the Dodgers’ designated hitter this season. He’s attempting to be ready for their season opener against the Padres on March 20 in South Korea, too. He said earlier this month that he felt like he was “already swinging close to 100%,” and he backed that up with a wild batting practice last week, whreportedly hit 10 home runs on just 21 swings.
Ohtani, who spent his first six years in MLB with the Los Angeles Angels, had 44 home runs and 95 RBI last season, both of which were just shy of his career highs. The two-time MVP has hit .274 in his career, and he had a league-best 1.055 OPS last season.
If Ohtani isn’t ready for the Dodgers’ two games in South Korea, which are nearly one month away, the team will resume its schedule March 28 in the United States.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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