Shohei Ohtani delivers on Jackie Robinson Day
The Sporting Tribune's Fredo Cervantes writes about Shohei Ohtani's performance on Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium.
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts in the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. LOS ANGELES — The symbolism didn’t need to be forced Wednesday night. It was already stitched into every jersey, every base, every number 42 scattered across Major League Baseball.
On the 79th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier on April 15, 1947. Shohei Ohtani’s right arm and the left-handed thunder of a rookie who is quickly making himself impossible to ignore. Ohtani sets the tone — and the standard There was no Ohtani in the lineup.
No DH. No bat to extend that 48-game on-base streak. It didn't matter.
“I was a little surprised at first,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton about being used strictly as a pitcher. “But I understood it and just locked in. ” Locked in looked like 98 mph to open the game, blowing a fastball past Francisco Lindor to set the tone.
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