Trout will bat third and play right field against Chicago, and left-hander Reid Detmers will start on the mound in that game. This decision by the Angels means the next possible Trout-Ohtani matchup will come on March 5 when these two teams play a spring training contest at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Cincinnati Reds middle infielders Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain combined for three doubles and two home runs Wednesday vs. the Los Angeles Angels.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night.

Three-time MVP Mike Trout hit his first homer of spring training, a solo shot over the left-field wall as the Los Angeles Angels star tries to bounce back from several injury-filled seasons in a row.

Shohei Ohtani will step into the batter’s box on Friday night under the Arizona lights for the first time this spring, facing his former team that he spent his first six Major League seasons with.