Watch: LA Angels star Shohei Ohtani nearly gets knocked out by flying bat vs Boston Red Sox


Watch: LA Angels star Shohei Ohtani nearly gets knocked out by flying bat vs Boston Red Sox

Shohei Ohtani

Boston Red Sox’s Dominican outfielder and first baseman Franchy Cordero gaze at his flying broken bat as it misses Shohei Ohtani’s head by a narrow margin. The incident took place while Shohei Ohtani was pitching at a beautiful speed with even better accuracy.

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Franchy Cordero connected on a roll and by the clash of the bat and the ball, his bat broke. The broken piece flew straight towards the head of Shohei Ohtani missing him by only a whisker. He seemed a little scared and taken aback, but still managed to keep a bright smile on his face indicating that he is perfectly fine. Here is the full video:

Although it is normal for MLB hitters to lose control of their bats with the collision between the speed of the pitch and the swing. Here, the bat flew towards the second base nearly taking out Shohei Ohtani’s head.

The play leads up to an assist from the second baseman Tyler Wade to catcher Max Stassi to shoot Mexican Alex Verdugo on the rubber. Alex took the risk of scoring his team’s first run.

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Shohei Ohtani acts as the anchor to end Los Angeles Angel’s 14-game losing streak

Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani

On Thursday night, Los Angeles Angels were playing against Boston Red Sox in front of a 28,595 crowd in Angel Stadium. Shohei Ohtani gave up one run and four hits and struck out six — one with a 101-mph fastball, his hardest pitch of the season — in seven innings and hit a two-run home run in the fifth to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead. The Los Angeles Angels ended up winning the game 5-2.

“Yeah, I think everybody exhaled, took a deep breath,” Interim Manager Phil Nevin said. “I told these guys that for the last, what was it, 13 games, 14? They’ve come every day expecting to win. It’s been the same attitude, the same atmosphere in the clubhouse and when you come in after the game, you see the pain on their faces. I know it’s hurting them. And that means a heck of a lot to the staff, to me, because they care. They really do. These last two weeks were painful for them.”

“I think his first win has more weight than my fourth win of the year,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “It’s always a special thing to get your first win as a manager.”

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