HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his subsequent scheduled pitching begin Wednesday at Texas after telling supervisor Phil Nevin he was feeling some arm fatigue.

Nevin mentioned Sunday that Ohtani will not be injured and can return to the rotation throughout a collection at dwelling towards the Reds that begins Aug. 21.

“I’ve told you guys many times he knows his body better than anybody,” Nevin mentioned. “I trust him when he talks about it. He’s assured me there’s no pain, there’s no injury. He’s got some regular arm fatigue that some go through at times. I trust him when he tells me this and he’ll be ready for his next time out.”

Nevin mentioned Ohtani informed him Saturday that he wanted to take a begin off. The right-hander is not going to take any break day because the group’s designated hitter.

“He feels good at the plate,” Nevin mentioned. “He feels healthy swinging at bat. It’s just the (throwing) right now, he’s got some normal arm fatigue that happens at times.”

Ohtani is 10-5 with a 3.17 ERA in 22 begins this season. He is hitting .305 with an American League-leading 40 homers and 83 RBIs.

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