His first residence run at Dodger Stadium prompted an issue that he didn’t see coming. This time round, the circumstances have been completely different.
Shohei Ohtani turned Main League Baseball’s file holder for residence runs hit by a Japanese participant on Sunday afternoon in a 10-0 win in opposition to the New York Mets. The fan who caught the ball was in a position to get the ball authenticated and left the ballpark with it in hand.
Based on the Japanese information supply Livedoor, Jason Patino caught Ohtani’s residence run in the best discipline pavilion. He was at Dodger Stadium for the primary time together with his household.
“I like baseball, however I got here to Dodger Stadium for the primary time with my household,” Patino advised the outlet. “The house run bounced behind me and got here proper behind me, so I used to be in a position to catch it with out shifting a step. There have been so many individuals there. I hit my head and it hurts a bit, however I’m positive. I talked to the safety on the stadium, however they put an official seal on it, so I made a decision to maintain it myself. There’s an ‘E6’ written on the ball, however I don’t know what it means.”
Like most vital residence runs, the Dodgers supplied Patino an alternate. He politely declined.
“I used to be supplied an alternate for an autographed ball, however for now, I selected to maintain it,” he continued. “I’ll discuss to the Dodgers once more after the sport.”
There has not been a broadcast replace about his assembly with the Dodgers on the time this story was revealed.
Ohtani and the Dodgers head east for a three-game sequence in opposition to the Washington Nationwide beginning Tuesday. The designated hitter has not hit a house run within the eight video games in opposition to the Nationals in his profession.
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