Ohtani takes pitch-calling reins after rookie catcher's brutal honesty
Dalton Rushing’s admission of being 'embarrassed' behind the plate forced Shohei Ohtani to call his own pitches in a 4-3 Dodgers win over the Twins.
Shohei Ohtani had to call his own pitches in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-3 victory over the on Monday night. The move came after rookie catcher Dalton Rushing admitted he was “embarrassed” by his struggles to handle Ohtani’s arsenal, forcing the two-way MVP to bypass the standard battery partnership. The Dodgers’ bullpen coughed up a 3-1 lead in the eighth, but Ohtani bailed them out with a scoreless ninth to secure the win.
