Ohtani gets furious at his rookie catcher and takes over the game - explained
A sports breakdown video about the night Shohei Ohtani got fed up with his rookie catcher and simply seized control — and then threw the fastest pitches of his career.
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There's really a couple ways of communicating. One is by words, but the other way is by example and just taking charge.
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After four consecutive bad splitters with no adjustment, Otani walked into the tunnel and informed Rushing he was taking over pitch-calling — then immediately installed Pitchcom on his own sleeve.
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It was pretty embarrassing. Thankfully he's as good as he is and he could take control of a game.
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When Rushing tried to wave off the challenge, Otani challenged anyway — then gave his catcher a simple nod after winning it. Just: I'm Shohei Ohtani. Don't forget it.
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Otani's fastball averaged 99.8 mph on the day — the fastest average velocity of his career — after he took over calling his own pitches.
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