Los Angeles Dodgers Star, Mookie Betts, punished the Oakland Athletics with a punishing hit after the Athletics deliberately walked Shohei Ohtani.
Mookie Betts Punishes Athletics For Shohei Ohtani Stroll Determination
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics throughout the three-game collection because the Dodgers ended the ultimate sport in dominant vogue – successful 19-2.
It was a fairly spectacular turnaround for the Los Angeles franchise after shedding the opening assembly in opposition to the Athletics 11-1 and scoring 5 within the eighth inning to win 9-3 within the second matchup.
Nonetheless, the primary speaking level from the third and ultimate match between the 2, got here after the Athletics opted to deliberately stroll Shohei Ohtani within the seventh inning.
This meant that Ohtani was despatched to the first-base as a substitute of making an attempt to strike the ball and the subsequent pitch can be heading to Dodgers participant, Mookie Betts.
Ohtani had been on fireplace within the match, as the very best paid participant within the MLB hit two dwelling runs through the Dodgers’ 19-2 win and was again to his glowing greatest.
So, initially this appeared like a intelligent play from the Athletics as Betts had not made successful from his final seven makes an attempt, nevertheless, the 32-year-old selected the right time to alter that.
The Athletics deliberately walked Shohei Ohtani to face Mookie Betts
He doubled in two runs and appeared to let the dugout know they made a mistake 👀
— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) Could 15, 2025
His strike cannoned off the bat with a slight right-aim on it and scored an extra two runs for his facet and on his method across the bases he might be heard screaming ‘Yeah!’.
Los Angeles Dodgers supervisor, Dave Roberts, spoke about Mookie Betts’ latest poor kind and the way a second like this might be the spark that’s wanted to deliver the 32-year-old again to his greatest.
Roberts stated: “Typically that sort of unlocks a participant and Betts? He doesn’t maintain grudges, however he does take notes. I get it. I’d not wish to pitch to Shohei both. However you continue to gotta take care of me (Betts).”
