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When the New York Mets played against the Los Angeles Dodgers, veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel was on the mound to face four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani, who was hit by a pitch from Mets starter David Peterson during the first inning of the game, was facing a 2-2 count from Kimbrel in the sixth inning when something unexpected happened. Even though Kimbrel was already in his windup, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez realized that Kimbrel was about to face a pitch clock violation if it was delivered.
Rather than face the penalty, Alvarez threw his hands up to do a mound visit. Kimbrel did not immediately notice that Alvarez was no longer in the catching position.
Both terrified, Ohtani and Alvarez had to think on their feet to make sure that neither was hit.
Fortunately, everyone was OK. After the game, which the Dodgers won 4-0 over the Mets, Ohtani even had some fun with the moment.
He posted a hilarious photo of this tense exchange on his Instagram story.
That was SUCH a close call.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Shohei Ohtani shared a funny photo terrified of botched Mets pitch
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Ohtani, who was hit by a pitch from Mets starter David Peterson during the first inning of the game, was facing a 2-2 count from Kimbrel in the sixth inning when something unexpected happened. Even though Kimbrel was already in his windup, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez realized that Kimbrel was about to face a pitch clock violation if it was delivered.
Rather than face the penalty, Alvarez threw his hands up to do a mound visit. Kimbrel did not immediately notice that Alvarez was no longer in the catching position.
Both terrified, Ohtani and Alvarez had to think on their feet to make sure that neither was hit.
Fortunately, everyone was OK. After the game, which the Dodgers won 4-0 over the Mets, Ohtani even had some fun with the moment.
He posted a hilarious photo of this tense exchange on his Instagram story.
That was SUCH a close call.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Shohei Ohtani shared a funny photo terrified of botched Mets pitch
Continue reading...
