Don't come out even after getting hit by 161km bin ball. Ohtani class...Rival war is here! suspension and fine

Jun 21, 2025

Don't come out even after getting hit by 161km bin ball. Ohtani class...Rival war is here! suspension and fine
Ohtani, hit by Suarez's ball in the shoulder. AP Yonhap News



Don't come out even after getting hit by 161km bin ball. Ohtani class...Rival war is here! suspension and fine
Ohtani, who raises his arm toward the Dodgers bench and signals 'Don't come out' AFP Yonhap News
This four-game series between local rival teams was like a war. A series of empty balls repeatedly. It ended with bench clearing.

San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers faced off four consecutive games at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium in California from the 17th to the 20th in Korean time.

Throughout this series, the two teams have been engaged in a war of nerves due to hit-by-the-body balls and dead balls. At the center were Fernando Tatis Jr. and Shohei Ohtani, the stars of both teams.




Tatis Jr. has been hit with three pitches this season alone against the Dodgers. In particular, there were two in this series, all of which had a strange atmosphere.

The game started on the 17th. Dodgers manager Andy Pacce did not leave the batter's box for a while as he stared at the pitcher with an unpleasant expression shortly after being hit by 97.7 miles (157.2 kilometers) of four-seam thrown by San Diego starter Dylan Sheets, and San Diego manager Mike Shildt on the bench shouted foul at Pacs and protested, `Do you think you're anything?' It was not intentional, but it seemed to be the intention of why you were fighting a war of nerves.

Don't come out even after getting hit by 161km bin ball. Ohtani class...Rival war is here! suspension and fine
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. kneels on the ground after being hit by a pitch during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
And the next day, on the 18th, another suspicious situation emerged. This time, Dodgers pitcher Lou Trivino's 95.4-mile (about 153.5 kilometers) sinker thrown at Tatis Jr. hit Tatis Jr. in the back. At the time, Tatis Jr. walked out to first base after turning around and complaining of pain without any gestures, but during the horse attack that followed, San Diego's Randy Vasquez hit Ohtani with a 93.8-mile (about 151km) four-seam on his right thigh, causing a commotion.




Due to the war of nerves between the two teams from the previous day, there could be enough suspicion that they intentionally threw the ball to Ohtani, a leading star. An excited Dodgers manager Dave Roberts ran out on the ground and complained to the referee, and the manager was later sent off. It was Roberts' first exit of the season.

Don't come out even after getting hit by 161km bin ball. Ohtani class...Rival war is here! suspension and fine
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 19: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres and Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers after the benches cleared due to Tatis Jr. being hit by a pitch in the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by RONALD MARTINEZ / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
And on the 20th, the last day of the four consecutive games, Tatis Jr. and Ohtani were hit again. In the top of the ninth inning, Dodgers' Jack Little's 93-mile (about 150km) four-seam hit Tatis Jr.'s upper right wrist, and Tatis Jr. jumped and fell down and complained of pain.

Then coach Shildt ran out of the San Diego bench first with excitement, and immediately the other San Diego members poured out to the ground. The Dodgers also had a bench clearance as all the players, led by Roberts, came out.




In particular, the coaches of the two teams rushed toward each other as if they were engaged in a hand-to-hand war and burst the resentment accumulated throughout the series. And on the spot, the two coaches were declared off.

Don't come out even after getting hit by 161km bin ball. Ohtani class...Rival war is here! suspension and fine
Jun 19, 2025; San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt (8) and third base coach Tim Leiper (33) walk back to the dugout after after benches cleared in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
After the bench clearing was cleared, the problem was next. The two teams had a physical collision once, and they were hit in the back by a 100-mile (about 161 kilometers) four-seam thrown by San Diego fastball closer Robert Suarez. The situation with two outs and runners on third base.

It was too obvious that Suarez's target was Ohtani. Because there was bench clearance in the very previous inning, it was very likely that he threw the ball on purpose. As soon as the pitch came out, Dodgers players were ready to run out immediately. Clayton Kershaw, in particular, was trying to get over the bench fence.

But Ohtani stopped his teammates. He frowned on his back by a 161km fastball and complained of pain, but raised his arm high toward the bench. Don't come out. Teammates also calmed down immediately after seeing Ohtani's attitude. Suarez was sent off by the referee, and the San Diego bench coach was also sent off.

Don't come out even after getting hit by 161km bin ball. Ohtani class...Rival war is here! suspension and fine
Jun 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) engages with players in the San Diego Padres dugout while at first base after he was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
The part that felt Ohtani's dignity is next. He walked out to first base as if nothing happened, but kept giving his teammates signs of 'It's okay', talked with San Diego first baseman Luis Aras for a while, and tried to relieve the hardened atmosphere by smiling with his back in the middle of the game in the middle of the other batter's at-bat. Local media in the U.S. also praised Ohtani for not losing his composure despite the overheated war of nerves, saying 'Peacemaker Ohtani'.

The MLB Secretariat suspended the coaches of both teams for one game and fined them on the 21st, the next day, and the amount of fines was not disclosed. In addition, Suarez, who threw an empty ball to Ohtani, was suspended for three games and fined.

The Dodgers and San Diego, rivals of the National League West based in California. The two teams will not face each other in July, and will face each other once in LA and San Diego in August.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.