The Angels continue to get good news on the progress of Shohei Ohtani:

Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who reconstructed the ulnar collateral ligament in Ohtani’s right elbow in October, on Monday determined that Ohtani has healed well enough that hitting against live pitching would not jeopardize his progress. The Angels expect him to step in the box against pitchers in no fewer than seven days.

“All is good,” manager Brad Ausmus said at Globe Life Park. “Everything came back good. The doctor was pleased and he’s going to continue his progression. If all goes well, next week he’ll see live pitchers. As to where that happens, that’s still to be determined.”

Ohtani has been hitting on the field against coaches for about three weeks. He started taking swings in the batting cage off pitching machines set to high velocities late last week.

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Angels designated hitters are posting a .190/.314/.214 slash line, so they could use a better bat at that position.