Shohei atlanta braves vintage jersey Ohtani's switch to PitchCom after disastrous outing vs. Yankees leads to dominant June numbers
June 30, 2022
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Leading into June, Shohei Ohtani had a few good starts under his belt. He pitched six-plus innings in every start in May, but it wasn't translShohei Ohtani ating to wins. On June 2, Ohtani had a brutal start against the Yankees, in which they got to him to the tune of four runs, three of them homers. He was run out of the game after tCody Bellinger hree innings.
After the 6-1 loss, then-manager Joe Maddon suggested Matt Chapman Blue Jays Jerseysthe Yankees may have been picking up on some pitch tipping from Ohtani.
“They’re really good at reading pitchers,” Maddon said at the time, per SportsNet. “They’re very good at atlanta braves all star game jersey it.”
Ohtan atlanta braves world series hoodie i laughed it off, saying he didn’t know whether he was tipping his hand.
“I’m not sure,” he said. “You should probably ask the other side.”
One thing is for certain: If Ohtani was tipping pitches, pitching coach Matt Wise didn’t notice. Pitch tipping has been a recurrRobinson Canoing theme for the Angels. First it was Ohtani, then a few days later Michael Lorenzen consulted Mike Trout after the first inning about whether he was tipping pitches. Things came to a head Tuesday, when Trout noticed Elvis Peguero tipping from centerfield and coached him up a bit.
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Since that brutal start, Ohtani has aExpress djusted marvelously. The most readily apparent explanation? Modernization. Ohtan atlanta braves jersey 3t i has used PitchCom in his atlanta braves jersey nike small past four starts, and it’s led to some historic numbers.
Shohei Ohtani stats in April/May
Over the first two months of the season, while Ohtani was good he wasn’t quite the level fans became accustomed to after his 2021 MVP campaign. Over the first two months of the season, Ohtani’s stats were solid but less than great.
April/May stats
| Player | IP | ERA | SO | BB | FIP | WHIP | HR Allowed |
| Shohei Ohtani | 44 1/3 | 3.45 | 63 | 10 | 2.50 | 1.04 | 5 |
Shohei Ohtani stats in June
Ohtani had five starts in June. His numbers were vastly improved, but his outing against the Yankees hampered the overall numbers.
June stats
| Player | IP | ERA | SO | BB | FIP | WHIP | HR Allowed |
| Shohei Ohtani | 29 2/3 | 1.52 | 38 | 7 | 2.59 | 0.98 | 3 |
As good as that is, Ohtani’s numbers over his past four starts — since the change to PitchCom — have been even more alluring.
| Player | IP | ERA | SO | BB | FIP | WHIP | HR Allowed |
| Shohei Ohtani | 26 2/3 | 0.34 | 36 | 6 | 1.10 | 0.75 |
What Ohtani is doing is utterly unique. The numbers call to mind Max Scherzer’s ridiculous June in 2019, when he posted an ERA of 1.00 and a FIP of 1.59. Scherzer did have two more starts in that time, and that’s taking into account all six starts, but it’s a solid illustration of just how good Ohtani was in the past month.
Ohtani did suffer a back injury in Wednesday’s win ove atlanta braves jersey xl r the White Sox, so the hope is that he remains healthy. If he continues this pace on PitchCom, however, we may be in for a special back half of the season.