Shohei Ohtani missed out on an opportunity because Australia’s catcher took a risk, a breakdown
What Happened
This is one of the ballsiest plays we've seen in the World Baseball Classic.
Why This Matters
Ohtani's at the plate in a tie game with bases loaded and two outs in the WBC, and Australia's catcher just pulls off one of the slickest backpick plays you'll ever see to end the inning. This is the kind of heads-up defensive baseball that changes tournament momentum in an instant.
Nearly 500K people watched this jaw-dropping defensive play, ranking it #615 all-time on Jomboy because sometimes the best moments aren't the home runs.
Key Moments
Who / What Is Involved
Players: Shohei Ohtani.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentThis is one of the ballsiest plays we've
seen in the World Baseball Classic. And
I'll break down why. This one's brought
to you by Amazon. It's Australia versus
Japan. Base is loaded. Two outs. Tie
game. Otani's up. They want a home run.
She wants some help from above. Otani
takes the first pitch now. Base is
loaded. Tie game. That one is hit hard
but foul. And then the one-1 pitch is
way inside. And the catcher sees the
runner on second dance off the base a
ton. So he stays locked in on his
infielder, nods at him and says, "Let's
do the dang thing." Next pitch,
immediately throws behind the runner at
second, backpicks him, the shorts stop,
runs in, catches it, and makes the tag
right before he hits the base for the
last out of the inning. Hey guy, no, no,
no, wait, wait. Challenge that, guys.
People in the dugout. No. Damn. Wow. How
about that? That could have went into
the outfield. Runs could have scored.
saves all the runs, takes the RBI
opportunity out of Otani's hands. Huge
move. HIS TEAMMATES LOVE IT. [ __ ]
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