Shohei Ohtani struck out by Nationals reliever whose mother received help from Dodgers star for cancer treatment
Gus Varland and his brother told his then-Dodgers teammates that they couldn't afford his mother's cancer treatment. Ohtani then provided help.
During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday, Nats reliever Gus Varland struck out Shohei Ohtani on three pitches in the seventh inning. The third-year reliever got the reigning back-to-back National League MVP to swing and miss at two sliders low and inside. By itself, Ohtani striking out might not seem notable, especially when the Dodgers had a 10-2 in the seventh.
Although the two-way superstar is off to a slow start as a hitter, posting a slash line of . 247/. 395/.
345 with one home run, four RBI and seven walks in 38 plate appearances. Aquí vemos un turno de Shoei Ohtani siendo ponchado por Gus Varland el día de ayer 3 de abril. Algo normal de un juego de béisbol.
Lo que pasaron por desapercibido del momento, es el reencuentro. Ohtani ayudó a salvar la vida de la madre de Gus Varland, su ex compañero de… pic. twitter.