Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani was scheduled to pitch on either Saturday or Sunday against the Blue Jays but will have his start pushed back due to a blister issue, manager Joe Maddon said after Thursday¡¯s 7-5 win over the Blue Jays in 11 innings.

During Friday¡¯s pregame media conference, Maddon said that Ohtani is doing well.

¡°[Ohtani¡¯s] fine,¡± Maddon said. ¡°He¡¯ll be back out there. We just want to make sure that it¡¯s well and it doesn¡¯t continue to pop up. There¡¯s nothing else to report, he¡¯s fine.¡±

Ohtani played catch on the field at TD Ballpark before Thursday's game but was still feeling a blister on his right middle finger that also gave him issues in an exhibition start against the Dodgers on March 29. Maddon said Ohtani played catch with a band-aid on the blistered finger.

¡°[The medical staff] will make that determination when we can actually throw without a band-aid, so that we get back to the point where we get game-ready,¡± Maddon said.

Ohtani said after his last start on Sunday that his blister wasn¡¯t a problem, but left that outing after landing awkwardly at home plate on the White Sox Jos¨¦ Abreu. Ohtani, though, fortunately wasn¡¯t injured on that play and left the game because of his pitch count.

The injury also doesn¡¯t affect his hitting and he¡¯s expected to remain in the lineup as designated hitter. He had a three-run double and a towering home run in a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays on Friday.

The Angels will instead start left-hander Jos¨¦ Quintana on normal rest on Saturday and right-hander Alex Cobb in the series finale. It¡¯s too early to know whether Ohtani will start in one of the club¡¯s three games in Kansas City early next week or if he¡¯ll have to wait until the Angels return home for a three-game series against the Twins that begins on April 16.

¡°I¡¯ll know by the beginning of this week whether he can or not,¡± Maddon said Thursday. ¡°We have him on a program to throw but I¡¯m not sure if he¡¯ll be ready to throw at that level.¡±