From the second at bat onwards, walks, walks, walks, walks … A league record
■ Mariners 6-5 Angels (Anaheim, 25th Japan time)
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani was the “No. 2 designated hitter” in the Mariners game at his home base on the 24th (25th Japan time), and became 4 walks including two walks. In three games, 11 walks were a new record for the American League and were in line with major records. The shock spread to the US media as he continued to walk and was stalled in the battle for a home run.
Only the first turn at bat, which fell into a strikeout, was the only one to have a decent match. In the 2nd at bat on the 2nd base in the 3rd inning, he was afraid to declare, and in the 3rd at bat in the 5th inning and the 4th at bat in the 7th inning, he walked almost all the way to the outside. In the 5th at-bat with no runners in the 9th inning, which was greeted with 1 point behind, he refused to declare that the count would be disadvantageous with 2 balls. Otani also smiled at this, and a big boo broke out from the stand.
11 walks in 3 games, which became a major record alongside Harper in 2016. Data analysis company Codify Baseball, which is supported by many major leaguers and US reporters, said on Twitter, “Shohei Ohtani became the only player in MLB history to walk 11 times in three games. No, Barry.・ Bonds have never done it. ” He noted the “walking”, which did not have a cannon with 762 home runs in all majors.
(Full-Count editorial department)
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