Shohei Ohtani is, by each goal and subjective measure, the perfect present in baseball — and doubtlessly even in sports activities — proper now.
The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ two-way celebrity at present holds the longest energetic on-base streak (43 video games) and the longest energetic streak of consecutive innings pitched with out permitting an earned run (28 2/3 IP).
That sort of twin dominance requires particular preparation and extra time, which did not sit nicely with Toronto Blue Jays star George Springer. Springer was pissed off and complaining to the umpires in Wednesday’s recreation vs. the Dodgers as Ohtani took extra time than normal to heat up. With that in thoughts, supervisor Dave Roberts got here to his protection.
Dave Roberts urges endurance with Shohei Ohtani
“Simply speaking concerning the World Sequence clearly, they [Blue Jays] have been a bit of pissed off about how lengthy Shohei takes in between innings,” Roberts mentioned postgame (h/t Foul Territory TV).
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