ANAHEIM — Angels fans frustrated that Shohei Ohtani hasn’t played yet have company.

Ohtani is right there with you.

“I’m pretty impatient to begin with,” Ohtani said through his interpreter on Wednesday. “As I get closer and closer the more impatient I’m getting.”

Ohtani had seven more plate appearances against live pitching on Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 32. Manager Brad Ausmus had said Ohtani would need in the neighborhood of 40.

Ohtani, as he’s made clear for a while now, doesn’t think he needs any more.

“I’m feeling great,” he said. “Now it’s all up to the people above me. Once they give me the go sign, I’ll be ready to go… I feel I’m ready to go right now. It’s up to Billy (Eppler) and Brad (Ausmus). It’s their call.”

Ausmus has already ruled out Ohtani playing before next week’s series in Detroit, but he was noncommittal beyond that. He said he understood Ohtani’s frustration.

“It is the process, and we’ve got to get through it,” Ausmus said. “I think he understands that. Players, they want to play. It’s a general rule, and that’s not just with Shohei. We still have to go through the whole process. When you have an injury, your process to get back to playing, he’s nearing the end of it.”

Ausmus did reiterate one detail about Ohtani’s playing time on Wednesday. He said Ohtani will not be platooned when he comes back.

“When he comes back, he’s going to face left-handed pitchers,” Ausmus said.

Last season Ohtani did not play often against lefties for most of the season. He hit .167 in his first 68 plate appearances against lefties, through August. However, once Albert Pujols went on the disabled list in the season’s final month, Ohtani got a chance to play regularly against righties and lefties, and he hit .308 in his last 42 plate appearances against lefties.

While Ohtani figures to be in the lineup almost every day when he returns, we also still don’t know where he’s going to hit. At the end of last season, he had settled into the No. 3 spot, right behind Mike Trout and in front of Justin Upton. Upton will still be out with an injury when Ohtani comes back, though.

“Obviously I don’t know where I’m going to be hitting,” Ohtani said. “I’m prepared to be hitting anywhere in the lineup.”

Mostly, Ohtani is just ready to start answering questions about playing, instead of simulated games. When he was asked if he’s getting frustrated with the media scrutiny about his return, he smiled and nodded.

“I am starting to get a little tired of answering these questions,” he said. “Hopefully next time I can talk about what happened in a game.”

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