Trout left with only a smile, and he has to throw the best ball to the best batterRight after the 2nd round of the big match
Aug 14, 2025
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Ohtani made his ninth start of the season against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on the 14th (Korea time). Ohtani's task as a pitching and hitting double was heavy as the Dodgers had been losing three consecutive games, including the first two games of this three consecutive games.
The result was disappointing. He also took the mound in the fifth inning for the first time since returning to the mound on June 17, but was replaced after failing to meet the winning pitcher requirements. Five hits and four runs in four ⅓ innings. He threw a record 80 pitches this season without four pitches, but was hit by concentrated hits, including home runs.
As a batter, he hit a triple in his first at-bat and scored, but in his four at-bats since then, he has struck out three times with only one walk.
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On the day baseball fans around the world focused their attention, Ohtani took the mound as a closer in the top of the ninth inning when Japan led the U.S. 3-2.
After allowing a walk to lead Jeff McNeil, he caught Mookie Betts with a double play at second base and left only one out count to win his first career WBC title.
Trout appeared at the plate. At the time, the two were sharing a meal with the Angels, and just before the competition, they also trained together at Tampa Bay Spring Training in Arizona.
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Ohtani hit an 87.2 mile sweeper outside on the sixth pitch and struck out swinging. It was a complete victory for Ohtani. After the game, Trout accepted "All baseball fans would have wanted to see, but he won the first round."
And two years and five months later, the long-awaited big league showdown took place on the same day.
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After throwing all 1 to 5 pitches with a fastball to drive to the full count, he hit an 86.8-mile sweeper into the strike zone on the sixth pitch and overwhelmed it with a rookie strikeout. Trout gave Ohtani a slight glance toward the dugout at first base without any gesture before stepping away.
Then, the Dodgers led 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Trout entered as the leadoff hitter. Ohtani's expression was relaxed, and Trout was very nervous.
When the first and second sweeper became a ball, Ohtani threw a 98-mile fastball toward his body on the third pitch to induce a foul. Then, he threw a 98.9-mile fastball with an outside strike, with a ball count of 2B2S.
Ohtani's choice was a fastball, not a sweeper. Ohtani's fastball with a maximum speed of 100.7 miles was on the outside low strike zone. The centripetal hand went up. Trout looked at the centripetal and protested slightly, but soon agreed. The strike was struck.
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Trout had no comment after the game. "Trout, who said he won the first round after striking out Ohtani in the WBC, left with only a smile after being beaten again by Ohtani in the second round," Sports Illustrated said.
It is still difficult to say that Trout, who struck out in all three matches, fell into 'Otani Trauma'. But research seems necessary. Many confrontations are waiting after next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
