“It is unavoidable.”
“Baseball Genius” Ohtani Shohei (29, LA Angels)’s third win of the season has been delayed. Ohtani started as a starting pitcher in the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) game against the Boston Red Sox held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on the 18th. He had to pass the baton after 2 innings, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk and 1 run. This is because the game was stopped for an hour and a half due to sudden rain. It is the first time Ohtani has played less than 2 innings in a game since the New York Yankees match on July 1, 2021 (7 runs in ⅔ innings). 메이저놀이터
It was a day full of ups and downs. The game was scheduled to start at 11:10 a.m. local time. Because it was the anniversary of the American Revolutionary War. This is the background that the players of both teams had to warm up in a hurry from the morning. Another thing was the weather. The game was delayed by an hour due to heavy rain. It is not easy to adjust the condition from the player’s point of view. To make matters worse, it started raining again at the end of the second episode. At the beginning of the third inning, the game was eventually stopped. It was resumed after 85 minutes, but Ohtani, whose shoulders had cooled, could no longer throw.
The regret was greater because he had a good pitch. He did not shake much even in adverse conditions. At the end of his second inning, he was finding his own pace by turning three batters in a row. After the game, Ohtani looked back on his pitching in an interview with Sports Nippon and others, saying, “It was pretty good overall.” Still, “It is unavoidable. It wasn’t something I could control. (When the rain stopped) I thought I could continue throwing, but I didn’t know how long it would take, so I decided after talking with the staff.”
I quenched my thirst at least with a bat. Ohtani, who was named in the starting lineup as the second hitter, contributed to the team’s 5-4 victory with 2 hits and 1 run in 5 at-bats. From the top of the first inning, he picked up a hit. Reporting a heavy hit in a situation where there is no runner in the first company. After stepping on second base with Taylor Ward’s hit ball, Hunter Renfro’s left center home run even succeeded in scoring. In the top of the second inning, he hit first base safely and rolled forward to the right fielder. Renfro’s infield grounder advanced to second base, but no follow-up hits.