Whoa Whoa Sho


Shohei Ohtani dodges a broken bat in the second inning against the Twins at Target Field.


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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Angel Japanese star Shohei Otani faced the Twins on the road today. He was almost hit by a batter who broke his bat in the second inning. After Otani flashed in a thrilling way, he smiled.

The Angels have a 2-1 lead after the first 4 innings of the game.

2 outs in 2 innings, the Twins captured first base, and when Otani Sho-ping hit a foul ball against the Twins batter Jermaine Palacios, the bat broke and flew near the pitcher's mound , Otani Shohei was looking at the foul ball in the direction of first base. When the broken bat hit in front of the mound, Otani was startled and jumped up, flicking the broken bat in a thrilling manner.

Shohei Otani then struck out Palacios to end the half inning.

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Otani Shohei.

(USA TODAY)

Seeing this horror scene, Japanese netizens said, "It's great that Otani is not injured. It's dangerous!", "The bat almost hit Otani, it's terrible.", "This broken stick is really dangerous, If you get hit, it will be bad." A Japanese netizen also praised Dagu, "The reflexes are really good."

Due to the heavy rain at the scene from time to time, although Otani has not been knocked out in the current 4 innings, he has thrown 4 walks, lost 1 point, and has 5 strikeouts.

Shohei Ohtani, Matrix moves.



"What the...F"



[And then helps clean up the broken bat.] pic.twitter.com/ndBUuF2IBl

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 24, 2022

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