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Dodgers fire back at Cubs manager Craig Counsell over criticism of 'bizarre' Shohei Ohtani rule
Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman says Craig Counsell's criticism of the Shohei Ohtani two-way player rules feels 'random' and 'strange' years after adoption.
For a few days last week, the Dodgers almost couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Because, for the first time in his three years with the team, Shohei Ohtani looked like a mere mortal at the plate.
An MLB season without debate around Shohei Ohtani‘s status as a two-way player seems incomplete. Once again, rival team managers are not thrilled with MLB allowing Ohtani to continue as a DH and a pitcher,
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Andrew Friedman: Craig Counsell’s comments on Shohei Ohtani rule ‘random and strange’
When the Chicago Cubs came to Dodger Stadium to face the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, the series became as much of a battle off the field as it was on it for the visitors.
The Los Angeles Dodgers manager offered a response on moving the two-way superstar amid some surprising struggles.
Shohei Ohtani got the start for the Dodgers and was terrific, striking out seven in six shutout innings. He has a 0.38 through four starts and 24 innings. More notably, Ohtani went 0 for 4 with one strikeout at the plate Wednesday,
Ohtani’s on-base streak is over, at 53 games, but it inspired Weird & Wild to put his staggering career into a whole new perspective.
YouTube Over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox made the shocking decision to fire Alex Cora, along with five other members of the coaching staff, in hopes of jump-starting the club after a rough start to the season.