Shohei Ohtani has produced three doubles and three RBIs for the Dodgers, but he has admittedly looked somewhat out of sync with his swing.
The moment was begging for a thunderous swing. So was the 91-mph fastball that St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos had grooved down the middle of the plate. Last Saturday night, in what could have been his first signature moment as a member of the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani tried to oblige. He saw where the pitch was headed, with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning.
He said that some pitchers have seemingly pitched Ohtani carefully, and that Ohtani himself is still learning about National League foes he faced sporadically during his time with the Angels. He acknowledged that the slugger’s “point of contact” — essentially, the spot in the swing where Ohtani makes contact with a pitch — has also varied a little bit in the early going, with Ohtani getting out in front of some breaking pitches, or getting his bat to the ball too late on hittable heaters.
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