Ohtani is also a human being after all. His dream is to win the Dodgers World Series for the second time in a row. Starting pitcher Ohtani allowed Bissett to score three runs in the third inning

Nov 02, 2025

The LA Dodgers' dream of winning the World Series for two consecutive years is on the verge of being shattered. The trusted starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani was pulled out after getting the first three runs in the bottom of the third inning.

Ohtani started Game 7 of the 2025 World Series (best of seven) at Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada on the morning of the 2nd (Korea time), but failed to pass the 3rd inning. The aftermath of fatigue caused by the double work of pitching and hitting led to long balls.

Ohtani, who played as the first batter and starting pitcher on the day, hit a heavy hit from opposing starter Max Scherzer in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning as a batter. The hit was still hot.

But the ball wasn't very good. The maximum four-seam fastball speed came from late 90 miles to 100 miles, but was edged out of the strike zone. Swiffer and other breaking balls tended to flock to the center.

In the bottom of the first inning, he gave up three consecutive balls from the first pitch to leadoff hitter George Springer. The curve and sweeper's control were not good. He struck with an outside four-pitch, but a 98.8-mile four-pitch five-pitch four-pitch led to a left-handed hit.

Ohtani, who faced the crisis of a leadoff hit, regained his strength. Ohtani, who struck out Nathan Ruth, the follow-up batter, with a swing and miss after a seven-pitch game, also struck out standing with a 99.6-mile four-core. At this time, the inning ended when first baseman Springer was caught trying to steal second base.

Ohtani's crisis continued in the second inning. With a walk to leadoff hitter Bob Bissett and a right-handed hit to follow-up Addison Barger, he was on the verge of the first and second bases with no outs. He then caught Alejandro Kirk and Dalton Basho with a fly ball to first base and a fly ball to right field, respectively, but allowed Ernie Clement to load the bases with two outs.

But Ohtani has overcome this crisis. He threw a 99-mile four-core off Andres Jimenez, the ninth batter, to strike out swinging.

As such, the two run crises were handed over to a fierce battle, but the third crisis was not overcome safely.

In the top of the third inning, Ohtani came out as the last batter after two outs and hit a large fly ball to left field and stepped down. After barely catching his breath, he took the mound in the bottom of the third inning, but his control got worse.

Springer, the leadoff hitter, had a left-handed hit and Luke's sacrifice bunt made it to second base with one out. Ohtani sent Springer to third base with a wild pitch and then walked Guerrero Jr., the next batter, on four pitches. 1 out, 1st and 3rd base. Bissett came out at the plate.

Bissett entered Ohtani's first pitch in anticipation of a breaking ball. The prediction hit the mark. Ohtani's first slider (88.7 miles) was flattened to the center, and Bissett swung his bat as if he had been waiting. The batting speed was up to 110.1 miles. The far-flung ball flew over the Rogers Center in half and was inserted into the top of the central stands. It was Toronto's first three-point game.

In the end, Ohtani came down the mound with his head down. No matter how much I 'dehumanized 'Ohtani was able to shake off the burden of Game 7 of the World Series. Ohtani was also a human being. However, this essence has been shown to be the worst outcome.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.