Blue Jays Manager Had One-word Answer About Walking Shohei Ohtani During World Series

It judge feels for illustration John Schneider is done watching Shohei Ohtani deed baseballs.

On Monday night, nan Dodgers beat Schneider's Blue Jays 6-5 in an epic, 18-inning showdown successful Game 3 of nan 2025 World Series. While Freddie Freeman's walk-off location run won nan crippled for L.A., it was Shohei Ohtani who terrorized Toronto for astir of nan night.

Ohtani vanished nan crippled 4-for-4, pinch 2 location runs, 2 doubles, and five walks. The three-time MVP doubled successful nan first inning, homered successful nan third, and doubled successful nan fifth. He came to nan sheet successful nan bottommost of nan seventh pinch nary outs, nan bases empty, and nan Dodgers trailing 5-4. Schneider decided against stepping nan champion subordinate connected nan satellite and alternatively allowed Seranthony Dominguez to transportation to him. Ohtani blasted nan first transportation he saw complete nan left-center section obstruction for a solo location tally that tied nan game.

Toronto pitchers faced Ohtani 5 much times aft that location run, and walked him each time. The first 4 times nan walks were intentional, earlier Brendon Little issued him a four-pitch unintentional walk successful nan bottommost of nan 17th.

After nan game, Schneider was asked if we should expect him to proceed stepping Ohtani for nan remainder of nan bid and gave a short answer: "Yeah."

I'd beryllium shocked if Ohtani saw immoderate bully pitches for nevertheless agelong nan bid continues, unless nan Blue Jays hap to person a ample lead successful a game.

Ohtani's capacity successful Game 3 collapsed aliases tied respective MLB records.

He reached guidelines 9 times, which is simply a caller MLB postseason mark. The erstwhile precocious was six. He besides tied nan all-time record, which only 3 players had accomplished before. Max Carey reached guidelines 9 times successful 1922, while Johnny Burnett (1932) and Stan Hack (1942) besides accomplished nan feat.

Ohtani became nan first subordinate pinch 2 doubles and 2 location runs successful a postseason game, while besides becoming nan first subordinate to person 5 walks successful a World Series game. He is besides nan first subordinate successful MLB history to person 4 hits and 5 walks successful a game, regular play aliases postseason.

Oh we're not done.

Before Monday night, only 1 subordinate had ever been issued an intentional locomotion pinch nan bases quiet successful a World Series game. That came erstwhile nan Rangers walked Albert Pujols during Game 5 of nan 2011 World Series. Ohtani was intentionally walked three times pinch nan bases quiet successful Game 3.

Ohtani became nan first subordinate pinch 4 extra-base hits successful a World Series crippled since White Sox 2nd baseman Frank Isbell had 4 doubles against nan Cubs successful Game 5 of nan 1906 Fall Classic.

His historical nighttime will almost surely alteration nan measurement nan Blue Jays attack him moving forward.

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