Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery.
“It was a procedure. I’m not sure what it was called,” Ohtani said Thursday.
Speaking to media for the first time since Aug. 9, he also refused to say what other teams he negotiated with before the agreement last weekend on a record $700 million US contract.
“I just can’t wait to join the team and get it going,” he said through translator Ippei Mizuhara.
Ohtani did, however, reveal the name of his dog, seen on his lap when he
