Oh my god, Ohtani was hit 151km and sprinted all the way, almost lost all of the Dodgers...Can I trust you if I take a day off
Aug 21, 2025
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Ohtani started as the first hitter in the game against the Colorado Rockies in the '2025 Major League ' held at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the 21st (Korea time). He drew attention with his second five innings of goal this season. In the first attempt against the Los Angeles Angels on the 14th, he was disappointed by only allowing four runs in four ⅓ innings.
Ohtani also failed in his second five innings. He lost for the first time in his 10th appearance of the season with only nine hits, no four hits, three strikeouts and five runs in four innings. As you can see from the number of hits, the pitch itself was not good.
It was difficult to fill five innings due to bad news that hit the ball. Trailing 0-3, there was a crisis with one out and runners on second and third in the bottom of the fourth inning. A 93.7 mph hit by Orlando Arcia, Colorado, taught Ohtani. Even though Ohtani felt severe pain as soon as he was hit by the ball, he showed his determination to sprint in the direction of the ball's bounce. It was to deal with the pitcher with a ground ball.
However, the ball rolled out of the foul line at a high speed, and it was already too late for Ohtani to throw to first base. Ohtani was frustrated after checking where the frontrunners were. And soon he began to limp. First of all, only the third baseman scored to make it 0-4.
Ohtani is actually a player who should empower the Dodgers more as a batter than a pitcher this year. He hit .285 (138 hits in 485 at-bats), 44 homers, 83 RBIs and 1.018 OPS in 125 games. If such a batter leaves, the Dodgers will be hit hard at a time when the No. 1 spot in the National League West is in danger.
Training coaches, including manager Dave Roberts, ran out of the Dodgers bench to check Ohtani's physical condition. A steel plate was expected, but Ohtani showed his willingness to protect the mound. After several practice pitches, he remained on the mound.
Ohtani threw out third baseman Brenton Doyle at home when Ryan Ritter got on base on a pitcher groundout in a continued crisis with one out and runners on first and third bases, but allowed Tyler Freeman to make a timely hit to the right, allowing five runs. The next batter Ezekiel Toba struck out swinging, ending the inning for now.
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MLB.com has proven many times that Coors Field is a place where anything can happen, and indeed it is, but Ohtani hoped his first regular season appearance at Coors Field would be smooth. There was only one game in Ohtani's career that allowed nine hits before the day. The only game against the Houston Astros was on Sept. 11, 2021, when he was with the Los Angeles Angels,' it reported.
In an interview with local U.S. reporters after the game, Roberts hoped Ohtani would be able to enter the lineup again in the first game of the series against the San Diego Padres on the 23rd. The final game of the series against Colorado on the 22nd was originally planned to give Ohtani a break.
Roberts said, `Otani has a bruise on his right thigh. I think I can come back against San Diego on the 23rd," he said with considerable confidence.
Ohtani said "I'm very sorry to put the team in a bad situation. I hoped I could do better, but it was a very disappointing start"He blamed himself.
Regarding his participation in the match against San Diego on the 23rd, Ohtani said, "It's my will. I'm just trying to make sure I get treatment, and the goal is to get back to normal again."
The Dodgers lost to Colorado 3-8, trailing San Diego, the second-ranked team in the district, by 1.5 games. It is very important that the series with San Diego can determine the global lead two days later, and attention is focusing on whether Ohtani will be able to fully recover from his injury by then.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
