Shohei Ohtani Meets with the Media, Spring Job Battle Winners, Injury News & 'Our Guys' for 2024

Published: March 26, 2024, 9:53 p.m.

Eno and DVR discuss the latest in the story involving Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, before catching up on a lot of other news around baseball including job battles that have been decided, late spring injuries wreaking havoc on depth charts, and the subsequent opportunities that have opened up. They wrap up the episode with a quick look at some of their most heavily-rostered players as the rest of the league approaches Opening Day on Thursday.\xa0\n\nRundown\n1:37 Shohei Ohtani Speaks About Ippei Mizuhara's Gambling Debts\n15:20 Ezequiel Tovar Signs Extension with Rockies\n24:20 Injury Follow-Ups: Corey Seager, Josh Jung, Kevin Gausman & Eury P\xe9rez\n30:20 Luis Gil, Jared Jones and Max Meyer Get Early-Season Opportunities\n38:46 Paul Sewald Heads to IL w/Oblique Strain\n47:03 Jackson Holliday Misses Opening Day Roster\n52:48 Dylan Carlson's Shoulder Injury Creating Path for Victor Scott II?\n56:17 J.D. Martinez's Fit with the Mets\n59:38 Our Most Heavily-Rostered Players for 2024\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\ne-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com\n\nJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe\n\nJoin us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes w/Trevor May! (next live show: 3/29)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ratesbarrels\n\nSubscribe to The Athletic for just $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices