The friendship between outfielder Teoscar Hernández and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was launched to Los Angeles Dodgers followers throughout spring coaching. The 2 sought out the opposite in a clubhouse stuffed with holdovers. Solely seven present Dodgers are of their first yr with the group.
Their friendship isn’t about fluency, it’s about connection.
“We’re the brand new guys,” Hernández stated in an interview with Stephanie Apstein of Sports activities Illustrated.
The 2 can talk with one another with out Ohtani’s interpreter Will Ireton forcing them to make use of English regardless of their eagerness to be taught the opposite’s native language.
“He understands a whole lot of English and I perceive a whole lot of English,” Hernández says. “However generally I say one thing and he don’t get it immediately, so I’ve to clarify it the way in which that I do know, however I don’t know if he [gets it]. However I feel that’s a part of our job, to get to know one another, to assist one another, and simply to be taught. We be taught collectively a language that isn’t his language or mine.”
They met whereas taking part in for the American League All-Star staff in 2021 and made a degree to greet the opposite earlier than competing towards one another. Final April, Ohtani hit Hernández with a pitch and apologized dramatically. When Hernández signed with the Dodgers, Ohtani despatched him a direct message on Instagram welcoming him to the staff.
They’ve been there for one another, bringing smiles to faces within the dugout and the followers. It’s a novel bond; all that issues is that it really works, and each are having unbelievable begins to their seasons.
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