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AP Photo/Frank Franklin II New York Mets’ Kodai Senga, of Japan, pitches to Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in New York.
AP
11:53 JST, August 28, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets had a message for Shohei Othani when the Los Angeles Angels two-way star walked to the plate in the first inning Sunday:
“PLEASE DON’T BREAK ANYTHING ELSE, SHOHEI” read an all-capital letters plea next to his photo on the giant 17,400-square-foot center-field videoboard.
Ohtani’s foul ball in the first inning Saturday night damaged a video panel in right field as a crowd of 35,890 gasped.
Ohtani, playing his first series since the Angels said he tore a ligament in his right elbow while pitching on Wednesday, went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in Los Angeles’ 3-2 loss Sunday. He was 3 for 9 with three runs, two steals and an RBI as the Angels took two of three from the Mets.
He had one hard-hit ball Sunday, a lineout to left in the first inning.
Ohtani leads the major leagues with 44 homers and a .666 slugging percentage. He’s also first in the American League with a .409 on-base percentage and ranks among the top five in batting average and RBIs.
“Kept Ohtani from hurting us,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “That’s quite a feat.”
