I was convinced that Otani was also a walk, and the ball at the outside angle that I saw off was judged as a strike.
■ Rangers 4-1 Angels (3rd Japan time, Arlington)
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani participated in the Rangers match in the enemy territory on the 2nd (3rd Japan time) as “No. 2 Designated Hitter”. The team also lost in a row with a 0 of 4 which was a no-hitter for two games in a row. In the first at-bat for the first time, there are scenes where a ball that is convinced that it will be a walk and is sent off is judged to be a strike. Around one ball of this misjudgment suspicion, “flying fire” in an unexpected place. Fans are firing a barrage of fire, saying, “Don’t look down on Shohei,” and “I can’t say that often,” in response to the inadvertent remarks made by the enemy.
It was a scene where the first one was greeted without a dead runner. He identified the fifth sinker who came to the outside corner from the 3-ball 1-strike and showed a gesture to start walking to the first base, but Joe West’s decision was a strike. It seemed that it was off by about two balls, but Dave Raymond, who is the live broadcaster of the enemy broadcasting station “Barry Sports Southwest”, said, “I’m good, but I’m not that good,” Otani’s ball was identified. Remarked to.
Ben Verlander, an analyst at US television station FOX Sports, picked up this word on his Twitter account, saying, “When Shohei Ohtani saw off, the Rangers’ commentary said, but in fact, this ball is It’s not a strike, “said” Verlander. ” Then the fans agreed, “Why do you say this on TV?” “It’s unrealistic to look down on Otani this year. I can’t understand it.” “As a result of further verification, Otani is actually that good.” The comments were lined up.
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